I don’t even see the new league as being just the BIG/SEC. Some of those teams don’t belong in the Super Teams League. Rutgers see ya, Miss St you’re out, etc. Best 32 teams.
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Exactly.
The little guys are going to fight like mad though. They know damn good and well that only a handful of teams actually move the needle and they are just trying desperately to come along for the ride.
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Personally, I'd rather teams that won a conference championship (any conference) have a shot than teams that finished fucking 5th in a conference. I felt this way last year, too, though I'm happy we won it all, I'm not really sure we "deserved" to be there. But I guess I'm a traditionalist who remembers when 1 loss was basically the death knell for being called "national champion" but we still had the chance to win the B1G and go to the Rose Bowl.
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I feel like the 5th best SEC/B1G team is way better than the best Mountain West team and don't care to see the MWC team get ass pounded in a tournament just to be "fair" to little guys.
Domer tears are sweet stuff but the 12 team field would be better with them and one more major team in it than this JMU, Tulane nonsense.
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Well, I hate the fact that it's 12 teams, in general. But if we're including 12 teams, we should be looking at champions, not also-rans. We took a P5 argument (5 champions for 4 spots) and expanded it 3 fold for no reason. Should have just went to 6 teams, IMO. 5 Champs, 1 "best of the rest".
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They expanded Bowls back in the 70's for the same reason.
It's entertainment. People want more of it, not less.
They will make the field bigger, give all the little boys a seat at the table for a proper 1st round exit and then still leave room for the interesting teams from the big boy league(s) just like every other major professional sport does with wild cards.
No one is going back to division/conference winners only in any sport.
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Exactly. Follow the money.
It's never really been about finding a "true" National Champion.
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OHSportsFan
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Yuck. I know it’s all coming but it sure doesn’t make me enthusiastic about the future.
The bigger the league (32-48 teams), with only big boy teams, the more likely you get revenue sharing and then parity. Buckeyes’ chances at winning titles then diminishes.
Sorry but I quite like that Ohio State is positioned in the 1% now. I have enough shitty, pro teams that never accomplish anything.
The bigger the league (32-48 teams), with only big boy teams, the more likely you get revenue sharing and then parity. Buckeyes’ chances at winning titles then diminishes.
Sorry but I quite like that Ohio State is positioned in the 1% now. I have enough shitty, pro teams that never accomplish anything.
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CincyInterloper
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The other thing I see happening on this path to optimize profits is that the teams’ connections to their respective universities could become so attenuated that students/alumni lose their emotional attachment to the team. Not sure what effect that ultimately has on this new professional football league, but I think it’s a pretty fundamental change.
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LovelandBuckeye
You never lose to those pricks. Ever. Ever. - UFM
Yep, will Ohio State fans enjoy going 7-5 because the MAC, Rutgers, and Kentucky's of the world are not included? Now it is Bama, Texas, Oregon, and Michigan to finish the season.
I don't believe anyone will tune in to see the Columbus Buckeyes play the Bloomington Hoosiers. I have been wrong once before so who knows.
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cincibuck
You kids stay off my lawn!
The Domers want to get in under their own rules: 1. Independent 2. Semi-conferenced 3. No sharing NBC or playoff money with other schools who helped you get there. 4. Play games in every section of the country to help with recruiting. There's no doubt they'd be in the play offs if they had played in the ACC CCG, but they think they're above that. In short, fuck 'em.
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