(06-09-2021 11:07 AM)PicksUp Wrote:  

(06-09-2021 10:39 AM)schmolik Wrote:  I voted for the AAC (duh), the ACC and SEC since non divisional teams can play more often and the MWC (not sure why). I think the better question would be FBS conferences that would object to just getting rid of the divisions rule. IMO the rule is stupid, why have it. If a conference wants to have divisions, let them have them. If they don't, they can do something else.

AAC can play without divisions. Play full round robin. Why not?

Well the reasons I believe Power 5 conferences don't play ten conference games:

1. Many need to play seven home games every year and playing ten conference games guarantees five road games every year. If any teams play an annual non conference rivalry game, they will have to play six road games every other year. In addition, they will be unable to schedule home and homes with top non conference teams. Nine games seems to be the peak.

2. More conference games for most P5 conferences tend to be "harder" games, teams would rather have more G5 and/or FCS games which are "easier" (the other reason the play more G5/FCS games is #1).

Now I would believe lower level FBS conferences won't want to go to ten conference or even nine games is because if you're a MAC team why play an extra game at Ohio U when you can play a game at Ohio State and make twice as much? The P5's also want to play them because they see them as easier competition and are more likely to agree to either 2 for 1's or even home games without return trips.

The AAC is right in the middle. They're not the easy wins for the P5's so they aren't as likely to get games vs. them (and they usually are pickier). FCS and lower G5 teams won't play them as much as they will the P5 teams because they can't offer as much money.

From Temple's standpoint, we have no permanent non conference rivals. The only non conference team I would want to play every year would be Penn State. I get why Penn State wouldn't want to play home and home with Temple every year even though most Penn State games in Philly would probably be PSU home games. So I'm not sure I would object to playing 10 AAC conference games. I don't like playing more basketball conference games west of the Mississippi but football games are usually weekends. I don't know how other AAC teams feel. Ideally I'm sure other teams would like to play more home games or lucrative road games but the question is do AAC teams get that many and would 10 conference games be that worse?