SB Nation runs a relegation simulation from 2005 - 2012 similar to EPL rules.....

[DowntownDawg]

SB Nation runs a relegation simulation from 2005 - 2012 similar to EPL rules.....

....SEC cliff notes - Ole Miss and Vandy bounce back and forth to the Sun the Belt and exchange places with Troy and App State. Interesting read.

College Football Relegation

 

[The Peeper]

SB Nation runs a relegation simulation from 2005 - 2012 similar to EPL rules.....

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[BulldogBlitz]

SB Nation runs a relegation simulation from 2005 - 2012 similar to EPL rules.....

maybe it would have been better to start at the first of the series of articles, because now i don't know that i want to read it considering they've pushed AppState into the conference.

 

[Hansome Jimmy Valiant]

SB Nation runs a relegation simulation from 2005 - 2012 similar to EPL rules.....

nm

 

[CEO2044]

SB Nation runs a relegation simulation from 2005 - 2012 similar to EPL rules.....

Kinda surprised we weren't relegated somewhere in there.<div>
</div><div>It's a different system, but that's part of what makes the EPL fun to watch to me. Their seasons usually come down to the final day. 'Course, you're always an injury or two away from relegation. It's easier for them because their season is about 9 months long. (Really probably 8 considering breaks.) A little injury here or there won't kill hope.</div><div>
</div><div>It's different, but I think it would be cool. We'd also have to switch up how the national title is played for. It'd make for a longer season.</div>

 

[DowntownDawg]

SB Nation runs a relegation simulation from 2005 - 2012 similar to EPL rules.....

....to the Sun Belt after 2010 and 2011's disasters.

 

[DowntownDawg]

SB Nation runs a relegation simulation from 2005 - 2012 similar to EPL rules.....

...because of recruiting. No kid with an offer from a school with little to no chance of relegation would, in their right mind, take a chance on a school that might be relegated. Plus, the difference in money is so vast that athletic departments couldn't function. You can't go from getting $20 mill from your conference to $500k or whatever the difference might be. State and Ole Miss make it because of the subsidies from the league. Being in the SEC is everything to us. Plus, the stakes are already high enough - people are willing to lie, cheat, and steal for their school to have sustained success. Imagine what they would do if it meant relegation.

And correct me if I am wrong, but don't the same teams usually win the EPL - for example a team that bounces between Tier 1 and Tier 2 rarely has a chance to beat Arsenal, ManU, etc?

 

[shsdawg]

SB Nation runs a relegation simulation from 2005 - 2012 similar to EPL rules.....

(that's the second tier in England) promotes it's top two teams to the EPL. Teams 3-6 have a play off for the final promotion spot. That game is said to be worth $90 million to the winner. You are correct in that promoted teams rarly compete for the EPL title BUT........ask Manchester City if it can happen. They were down in the third tier a few years ago. In reality promoted teams genearlly fall into two catagories: 1) big clubs who fell on hard times and got relegated. City would fall into that catagory. MOST teams have been relegated at least once in their history. Teams in this catagory can and do compete again at the highest level. 2) smaller clubs that have an usually good run and wind up in the top tier. These generally don't compete and rarely stay up very long.

 

[RobbieRandolph]

SB Nation runs a relegation simulation from 2005 - 2012 similar to EPL rules.....

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[shsdawg]

SB Nation runs a relegation simulation from 2005 - 2012 similar to EPL rules.....

same for Chelski and the Russian. It's pretty much all about money in the EPL, and has been for a long, long time. Same for the other big European soccer leagues. The big clubs have the most money. The only thing that has really changed in the last decade or so is the rise of the "club as atoy for a gozillionaire owner" stuff. There are only really a very few of them but their impact has been huge. It's kind of upset the traditional order and hence the new "fair play" rules. It's going to be interesting to see ifthey areactually enforced. If they are it will be interesting to see what happens to clubs like City and Chelski.