Quote:For 16 teams i agree you need divisions. I was explaining the current order of business.
Oh, I agree. That's when MORE divisions come into the equation -- when your conference gets SO BIG. Not the opposite -- that'd be really really stupid with so many teams not playing each other in a big conference with such few games.
The MAC (12) altogether? I basically see 12 as the MAX you could feasibly do it with, without Too Much WTF. But still, in the MAC, you have the problem of wanting to play *4* OOC games for $$. The MAC ain't going to give on that, so anyone doing the "But WHAT IF" game on this, is applying it to the same concept as get laid by 2 hot married models on Sat night. It's not even worth considering.
Caveats for 1 Division: Lack of playing against each other if too big. Also, if #1 is WAY ahead of #2, while #2 is tied with #3 -- it kinda, well, makes it bad. No other sport plays this way for a championship. And yes, not even college basketball.
MAC: 12 teams, 8 In-Conf Games. Only 3 other teams you didn't play.
But there can still be some discrepancy. Remember, this is the only sport to do this. We're not looking to Call a division champ (aka conference champ; only 1 division) -- we're looking to call the Top 2 to play for it.