(06-03-2020 04:16 PM)Keeper Wrote:  

(06-03-2020 11:33 AM)Alanda Wrote:  

(06-02-2020 10:45 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(06-02-2020 11:59 AM)Alanda Wrote:  

(06-02-2020 11:27 AM)Stammers Wrote:  You would have to think that the CCG and bowls are a huge chunk of that.

But you're looking at it from the perspective of them not changing much when creating the new association. Since they are creating something new they have the freedom to rebuild it like they want. That could include dropping CCGs altogether and shifting more money into media deal for regular season and playoffs. Not saying it's likely, but the removal would open up more space for an expanded playoff.

They have the freedom to do it, but the most powerful conferences are so resistant to change in so many areas; I think it will limit the amount of change.

As an example, if they go to 80 schools, the logical move would be for Memphis to end up in the $EC and Cincinnati to end up in the Big Ten. I would have to think that the odds of that are close to zero.

You are going to have conferences and schools pushing and pulling in every direction. It will be interesting to see who actually runs it and if they even have control over it.

I agree. Where these extra 15 football teams go is a part of why I could see them reorganizing conferences quite heavily. With the pushing and pulling like you said, some schools will remain elitist and not want to be in the same conference with a Memphis or Cincinnati. Others may jump at the opportunity to get away from an Alabama or Ohio State to set themselves up for a better shot at a playoff bid since the money will still be guaranteed and larger than before in the new association.

My ideal scenario on the football side would be 8 conferences with 10 teams each if the goal is 80 teams. You would be looking at 7 conference games and 4-5 OOC games. The OOC games would only be against the other 7 conferences and could borrow from the NFL in how it's handled. With this you could have an 8-team playoff of all the conference winners unless they just really wanted to take the top 2 from each one to make it 16 teams. I would think they try to cap things at 15 games max like it is now so it would either be 11 regular season games with a 16-team playoff or 12 with an 8-team playoff. The latter would be most likely IMO due to potential OOC home game revenue for non-playoff teams.

11 regular season games with each team not in the playoffs able to then schedule a home and away game after the end of the season before the 4 week playoff begins. Don't say who would watch those games, who watches all the pointless bowl games? You do.

I can see that. With the pool of teams they would be from the postseason games may likely rate better than a lot of the bowl do now.