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you are probably right - the conference in it's current form is nearly

dead. But I am not sure that teams will jump around - there will need to be a way to comparatively rank teams within an organization/group of teams for the purposes of seeding, who gets in playoffs, etc. Maybe it's divisional. This stupid committee that "selects" the playoff teams will no longer exist I think (and hopefully soon). Many things I dislike about the NFL, but the one thing they do (mostly) correctly is determining who is in the playoffs. Yes, sometimes weak teams who win weak divisions get in and get slaughtered, but similar has happened over the years in college football also (see ND in ANY big bowl game/playoff over the past 30 years). It will become pure exhibition (more so than now) if we end up with 8-12 teams with the most money playing each other with no divisional structure that they belong to.
Posted: 05/26/2024 at 07:11 AM ET
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Oh this graphic is sure to touch off some conversation
Marooned 05/25/24 12:11 PM ET
They should make an exception for them
HokiesACC2004 05/26/24 07:46 AM ET
The flaw lies in that these schools don't play anywhere nearly equal
Maroon Baboon 05/26/24 12:54 PM ET
Big Red in Tier 4 - would anyone have imagined this 29 years ago watching
VPI_1998 05/26/24 06:07 AM ET
Arbitrary but does illustrate the competition for a Super League
mjfhokie 05/25/24 07:35 PM ET
Just do relegation and promotion. Far better for almost everything:
Maroon Baboon 05/25/24 08:01 PM ET
Can you imagine the spending, stealing of players and a whole bunch of
VTCALS72 05/26/24 01:17 PM ET
The P2 conferences would never go for that...
EDGEMAN 05/26/24 06:33 AM ET
The top end teams would likely make even more money.
Maroon Baboon 05/26/24 12:47 PM ET
Never liked the idea of relegation and promotion. Either you are in the
wwhokie1 05/25/24 11:01 PM ET
The concept of the "conference" is over.
Maroon Baboon 05/25/24 11:26 PM ET
you are probably right - the conference in it's current form is nearly
VPI_1998 05/26/24 07:11 AM ET
Arbitrary system begets arbitrary system.
Maroon Baboon 05/25/24 12:36 PM ET
Well it is arbitrary except for one objective fact
Vippie1 05/25/24 12:45 PM ET