(07-10-2017 10:07 AM)MplsBison Wrote:  

(07-10-2017 10:05 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  I see what you are saying. Then, yes----If you just want to use your 12th game as a CCG via the use of dynamic scheduling in the last game---you can do that. But you would face the same issue that the Big12 did---you'd only have 12 data points compared to 13 for most any other conference winner. That would likely play against the league champ in the CFP committee rankings.

Valid concern.

Oklahoma made it work last year though, with a de-facto CCG against OK St. They even delayed the end of their regular season by one week, to align this game with the rest of the P conf CCG's. But yes, valid concern.

I think the real problem is---what do you do with your already scheduled OOC games? And what happens if you already have a very attractive OOC schedule? For instance, last year I suspect Houston would have turned down a Premier League invite preferring to stick with their planned OOC that had Louisville and Oklahoma coming to Houston. If they had accepted the invite---that would have last minute created holes in other schools schedules and might result in the reluctance of P5's to schedule G5's (especially those likely to be promoted).

Its an interesting idea---but one that ultimately isnt really workable. I just dont think any kind of promotion/relegation system is going to work in college athletics because it affects budgets, ticket sales, and other revenue. Schools need to be able to count on revenue streams. By its very nature---a promotion/relegation system is unpredictable. I dont see university presidents, who, as a group, tend to be very conservative and risk averse--ever adopting such a system.

Which leads me back to a nationwide best of the rest being the ultimate answer for a group of high budget schools looking to try to hang with the P5 and hopefully be included in any future break away "power" division of football. Such a configuration remains the best (and probably only) chance to create a non-power conference with decent media value that MIGHT have a chance of making it into that final break away group (should it ever happen).