(11-09-2020 11:55 AM)Shannon Panther Wrote: 1. Scrap the divisions and go with 5 permanent opponents and rotating 3 for an 8 game annual schedule.
2.This allows every class in their 4 years to play a home and away with every member school. Currently there are classes that never play several opponents in their 4-5 years on campus.
3. 5 permanent and 3 rotating will allow the traditional rivalries to be enhanced, while sparking new ones with more frequent play.
4. Mathematically this makes the schedule work perfectly on a 3/6 year cycle.
5. Best conference records meet in the ACC Championship game. Tie breaker could be CFP ranking.
Having presented the merits of my proposal, I offer the following question. Who would you want as your 5 permanent opponents and why?
I don't think the bolded is right ...
5 permanent opponents, with 3 rotating, would leave you 6 spots short of achieving home and away in 4 years.
You could see every school at least once, but not home and away.
Taking your preference for 5 permanent opponents to demonstrate this:
Pitt Year 1
5 Perm: Cuse, ND, Miami, Va Tech, Louis
3 Rotate: Fla State, Ga tech, Clemson
Pitt Year 2
5 Prm: Cuse, ND, Miami, Va tech, Louis
3 rotate: Duke, UNC, Wake
Pitt year 3
5 Perm: Cuse, ND, Miami, Va Tech, Louis
3 Rotate: Nc State, BC, UVA
In 3 years you would have played every school at least once.
In year 4 you can start getting the second year of your first 3 rotated in, to achieve the home/away balance. But you would need 2 more years to get through home and away for every conference member in this set up.
Pitt Year 4
5 perm: Cuse, ND, Miami, Va tech, Louis
3 Rotate: Fla St, Ga Tech, Clem
Pitt Year 5
5 Perm: Cuse, ND, Miami, Va tech, Louis
3 Rotate: Duke, UNC, Wake
Pitt Year 6
5 Perm: Cuse, ND, Miami, Va tech, Louis
3 Rotate: NC State, BC, UVA
Having said all that ... it's an interesting way to schedule, and superior to the system we have in place today, for sure. The NCAA really needs to allow conferences to do away with divisions if they want ... this restriction prevents easier scheduling for all conferences.