I went with 20 since that is the EPL number. Maroon Baboons scheduling
Complaint don't get resolved in any realignment scenarios. Complaining is as much as part of college football Fandom as tailgating.
Yes you are right, any college football super league would have 32 to 48 teams. That realignment does NOT solve unbalanced schedules. There may be balanced schedules within a region/conference, but there won't be balanced schedules across college football, unless you go to 15 to 25 games per year.
There never was schedule balance across college football. Fans of various conferences (cough SEC cough) always complained that their schools played a tougher schedule than anyone else and took losses that others with weaker schedules did not.
We don't like the polls and playoff committees,because they are subjective. Division winners plus wild card teams defined by objective criteria may feel better. Even with that, there will always be fans of the 1st team out complaining that the last team in don't deserve it. It's what college football fans do - It's an ingrained part of the Fandom.
In the NFL, the Patriots played a 4th place schedule this year. They won the games on the schedule, but their SOS was lower. They got a favorable bracket to the Super Bowl, with no Ravens or Chiefs due to in season injuries, Bills knocked out before playing the Pats, and the Broncos losing their QB the previous game. It feels better than playoff committees choosing teams from the players, but don't think that it is balanced.
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Just finished reading The Club,about the business of the Premier League
-- PadrosWindup
Feb 20, 2026 at 08:33 AM ET
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02/20/26 08:33 AM ET
A must read for anyone that wants to understand conference realignment.**
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Feb 23, 2026 at 11:36 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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02/23/26 11:36 AM ET
Just think what we could get rid of if we went an EPL/EFL model
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 20, 2026 at 05:45 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/20/26 05:45 PM ET
Reducing to 20 teams leaves out VT
-- PadrosWindup
Feb 20, 2026 at 09:02 PM ET
PadrosWindup
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02/20/26 09:02 PM ET
Where are you getting the 20 number for the P2? Saban says 32, same as NFL.
-- Stech
Feb 21, 2026 at 08:06 AM ET
Stech
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02/21/26 08:06 AM ET
I went with 20 since that is the EPL number. Maroon Baboons scheduling
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-- PadrosWindup
Feb 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM ET
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02/21/26 11:30 AM ET
I think if there is a P1, it should be 48, but Saban saying it repeatedly
-- Stech
Feb 21, 2026 at 02:22 PM ET
Stech
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02/21/26 02:22 PM ET
To show you the folly of making a permanent 32 (or 48),
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 21, 2026 at 02:55 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/21/26 02:55 PM ET
I don’t want the P1, but if they do relegation and promotion it would help,
-- Stech
Feb 22, 2026 at 08:36 AM ET
Stech
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02/22/26 08:36 AM ET
What two conferences might look like in a "P1" relegation-promotion model.
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/23/26 12:34 PM ET
If there is ever a mythical P1, it
-- Big12 guy
Feb 23, 2026 at 02:23 PM ET
Big12 guy
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02/23/26 02:23 PM ET
Trust me, I would be more than willing to run it back.
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 23, 2026 at 02:45 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/23/26 02:45 PM ET
Uneven scheduling isn't a complaint. It's a fact.
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 21, 2026 at 12:57 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/21/26 12:57 PM ET
I would lobby for a 24 team playoff with
-- Big12 guy
Feb 21, 2026 at 09:35 AM ET
Big12 guy
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02/21/26 09:35 AM ET
Two major omissions in your post.
-- Maroon Baboon
Feb 20, 2026 at 11:19 PM ET
Maroon Baboon
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02/20/26 11:19 PM ET
Relegation is an anachronism. No new leagues will sign on to it.
-- PadrosWindup
Feb 21, 2026 at 10:37 AM ET
PadrosWindup
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02/21/26 10:37 AM ET
“Supposedly this Greg Sankey's #1 book.” Why people should read your post
-- Stech
Feb 20, 2026 at 11:15 AM ET
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02/20/26 11:15 AM ET