Someone correct me wrong, but is he essentially suggesting that college football move to the format that the EPL uses?

I mean, that could be kind of interesting. Obviously it's going to be larger than each table, but think about it.

The top 30 or something are in the "premier" league. The bottom 5 teams are relegated and the four above them must play a tiebreaking game to relegate 7 teams. The top 5 teams in the "Second division" get automatic promotion, while the next four teams play a play-in style game to get to the top flight.

Idk if that is really what he is suggesting, but I actually would be kind of interested in something like that. Now, given, I am at work and glancing at this without truly digging in so I might be totally off base

(05-18-2016 11:22 AM)zdsmith Wrote:  Someone correct me wrong, but is he essentially suggesting that college football move to the format that the EPL uses?

I mean, that could be kind of interesting. Obviously it's going to be larger than each table, but think about it.

The top 30 or something are in the "premier" league. The bottom 5 teams are relegated and the four above them must play a tiebreaking game to relegate 7 teams. The top 5 teams in the "Second division" get automatic promotion, while the next four teams play a play-in style game to get to the top flight.

Idk if that is really what he is suggesting, but I actually would be kind of interested in something like that. Now, given, I am at work and glancing at this without truly digging in so I might be totally off base

I think he was influenced by Leicester City and their 5000-1 odds. Maybe he hopes to get those odds on an EMU or N. Texas some day.

(05-18-2016 10:25 AM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  

(05-18-2016 10:02 AM)Huskie_Jon Wrote:  

(05-17-2016 06:04 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  Sadly I don't think that this theory is that far off. I understand why fans like seeing Boise play OU, Houston play UT, or NIU play Ohio State, but those bigger schools hate the match ups and more than likely paying for the privilege of possibly being upset. wouldn't they rather just play each other all the time in these super conferences and not have to worry about the little guy taking money from them? it's Capitalism folks, the goal is to make as much money as possible in a legal fashion. If they can break away from the NCAA and not have to adhere to their rules and schedules why wouldn't they? Then of course it's basically NFL Jr, and college athletics as we know them would certainly be completely different, and not just in football. Sadly, this was where we were heading the moment apparel, stadium, and bowl sponsorship came into college football.

The early OOC games are supposed to be "tune up" games for the big schools. It is more exciting than the NFL method of just having meaningless pre-season games. Since the games still count, they will still draw fans. A team like '15 Ohio State would like to see how their new lineup does against a couple MAC schools before running it against their Big Ten opponents.

They won't like the "tune up" games if they start costing them playoff games because the teams they scheduled aren't any good. It's bad enough playing Purdue, it's even worse playing a terrible G5 team.

Yes and no. That is why they would hypothetically schedule 1 nonP5. If they want to or are permitted to play an EIU, go for it and know the price. Others would be crossover between conferences. And let's realize that if they go to 16, rewarding conf winner, perhaps division winner, that still leaves 6-11 at large. Yes, it may cost the 16th team, who may be a top 10 rated team, but so be it. If 3-4 teams from a conference aren't enough that would be too bad....for the SEC.

I don't see a 24-team 'league', really. 6 teams in 4 conferences... playing each other twice in conference season (10g) then 2 non-conf games? Or 1 in-conference each (5g) then 7 non-conf games?

Don't see it happening. What I see is the P5 sectioning off into it's own world, while picking up a few more G5s by that time, where people will be playing 9 conference games a season, leaving just 3 non-conf games. I'd see them saying no D1AA games, and limiting to only 1 G5 game a year with "exceptions" if they play 2, one being a more highly desired game by fans and the other being a winning team the previous years (play CMU? That's all you get. Want to play 2 G5s? Play an East Carolina + NIU).

(05-18-2016 11:22 AM)zdsmith Wrote:  Someone correct me wrong, but is he essentially suggesting that college football move to the format that the EPL uses?

I mean, that could be kind of interesting. Obviously it's going to be larger than each table, but think about it.

The top 30 or something are in the "premier" league. The bottom 5 teams are relegated and the four above them must play a tiebreaking game to relegate 7 teams. The top 5 teams in the "Second division" get automatic promotion, while the next four teams play a play-in style game to get to the top flight.

Idk if that is really what he is suggesting, but I actually would be kind of interested in something like that. Now, given, I am at work and glancing at this without truly digging in so I might be totally off base

It would be awesome, but would never happen. The "haves" in college football would never risk relegation.

(05-22-2016 08:29 PM)The Frisky Biscuit Wrote:  

(05-18-2016 11:22 AM)zdsmith Wrote:  Someone correct me wrong, but is he essentially suggesting that college football move to the format that the EPL uses?

I mean, that could be kind of interesting. Obviously it's going to be larger than each table, but think about it.

The top 30 or something are in the "premier" league. The bottom 5 teams are relegated and the four above them must play a tiebreaking game to relegate 7 teams. The top 5 teams in the "Second division" get automatic promotion, while the next four teams play a play-in style game to get to the top flight.

Idk if that is really what he is suggesting, but I actually would be kind of interested in something like that. Now, given, I am at work and glancing at this without truly digging in so I might be totally off base

It would be awesome, but would never happen. The "haves" in college football would never risk relegation.

Then don't suck.

(05-22-2016 11:17 PM)zdsmith Wrote:  

(05-22-2016 08:29 PM)The Frisky Biscuit Wrote:  

(05-18-2016 11:22 AM)zdsmith Wrote:  Someone correct me wrong, but is he essentially suggesting that college football move to the format that the EPL uses?

I mean, that could be kind of interesting. Obviously it's going to be larger than each table, but think about it.

The top 30 or something are in the "premier" league. The bottom 5 teams are relegated and the four above them must play a tiebreaking game to relegate 7 teams. The top 5 teams in the "Second division" get automatic promotion, while the next four teams play a play-in style game to get to the top flight.

Idk if that is really what he is suggesting, but I actually would be kind of interested in something like that. Now, given, I am at work and glancing at this without truly digging in so I might be totally off base

It would be awesome, but would never happen. The "haves" in college football would never risk relegation.

Then don't suck.

I'm with you.