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DAWGSANDSAINTS

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You’ve got to have some semblance of geography in the sports.
This makes sense if the money is split equally between conferences.
It’s ALL ABOUT THE MONEY but if those 7 Conferences were to spilt it all equally then yes this would work I think.
 
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patdog

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This is all just click bait, the SEC/Big 10 aren't giving up any power whatsoever and ND is likely not. The SEC/Big 10 will not be part of the path forward, they WILL BE the path forward.
It’s a fantasy. The super leagues are already here. They’re called the SEC & Big 10. The Big 12 is the 2nd division league. And the ACC is just living in borrowed time until the SEC & Big 10 can plunder the top schools and the rest merge into the Big 12 & AAC.
 

patdog

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You’ve got to have some semblance of geography in the sports.
This makes sense if the money is split equally between conferences.
It’s ALL ABOUT THE MONEY but if those 7 Conferences were to spilt it all equally then yes this would work I think.
Oh it would work. No doubt. But it’ll never happen. Because of history & greed.
 

L4Dawg

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I think that would be outstanding. I would restore the regional appeal that was always the essence of college sports. It will never happen because of greed.
 

johnson86-1

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You’ve got to have some semblance of geography in the sports.
This makes sense if the money is split equally between conferences.
It’s ALL ABOUT THE MONEY but if those 7 Conferences were to spilt it all equally then yes this would work I think.
That's exactly why it won't happen. You're asking the Big10 and SEC to give up a lot of money per school and to make it more equitable. Even schools like MSU would fight it because we'd get less money but still be stuck with a brutal conference with schools that wouldn't be hurt as badly by the reduction in conference revenue.
 

travis.sixpack

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What's more likely to happen is the Big 10 and SEC gooble up more schools (incl. UNC/FSU/Miami/UVa) to move to 40-48 teams total. They would then have four 10-12 team divisions and play themselves ala the AFC/NFC. The divisions could be a little more geographically based and the two conferences could form a super league.
 

Dawgg

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I honestly don't hate this. For scheduling, you could do something like:
9 Division Rivals (of course, we're in the toughest division in college football, but what the hell else is new?)
1 3 Cross Division teams
2 Under League Division or Relegated Teams

Wondering if the Under League would be playing each other or if they would get spread out as non-divisional teams.

ETA: I just saw it calls for a 14 game regular season with the capacity for up to a 24 team playoff. That would be an 18 game season for a 1-8 seed that advances to the championship game and a 19 game season for a 9-24 seed team that advances to the championship. I love college football, but that's an NFL season.
 
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SwampDawg

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I propose a modification. Let's rotate teams to different conferences every year. Just so nobody gets bored.***
 

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I actually like. I would like to see relegation like EU Soccer. Teams could float up and down between leagues according to their final record.