That ship sailed. Expand the playoffs to 24, give
the top 8 bye's and guaranteed home game, and let the other 16 play into it.
The portal and players being paid is what changed things. It's just coincidence that the expanded playoff format changed around the same time.
Thread Replies (11)
Who makes the six game schedule, and what's the methodology there?**
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Dec 10, 2025 at 09:40 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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12/10/25 09:40 AM ET
Similar to current conference schedules
-- Seikoh_04
Dec 10, 2025 at 09:59 AM ET
Seikoh_04
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12/10/25 09:59 AM ET
I like your concept. Here's mine:
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Dec 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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12/10/25 10:13 AM ET
Yeah but then everyone's football budget would have to 30 percent less
-- Vippie1
Dec 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM ET
Vippie1
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12/10/25 12:08 PM ET
Sounds familiar. We didn't know how good it was.
-- Seikoh_04
Dec 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM ET
Seikoh_04
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12/10/25 10:18 AM ET
The older I get, the more I recognize how great things were when the-
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Dec 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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12/10/25 10:24 AM ET
That ship sailed. Expand the playoffs to 24, give
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-- Big12 guy
Dec 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM ET
Big12 guy
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12/10/25 10:41 AM ET
I agree. The FCS model is the only way. Everything else is gatekeeper BS.**
-- Baltimore_Hokie
Dec 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM ET
Baltimore_Hokie
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12/10/25 10:56 AM ET
If the FCS had a few more conferences, then it probably could get away
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM ET
VTHokie2000
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12/10/25 12:52 PM ET
I'd be way OK with that. While a 64 seed in
-- Big12 guy
Dec 10, 2025 at 01:04 PM ET
Big12 guy
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12/10/25 01:04 PM ET
FWIW unseeded Illinois State beat #1 North Dakota State in the FargoDome
-- VTHokie2000
Dec 10, 2025 at 01:40 PM ET
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12/10/25 01:40 PM ET