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Tovarich · 05-24-2012, 09:26 PM

The 4 conferences can break away if they have 12 or 14 or 16...or if the 2 teams left in the WAC wanted to break away and Idaho wanted to play New Mexico State for their own little national championship every year, nothing is stopping them either. I don't get the obsession everyone has that everyone needs to have 16. I get someone from the SEC is pushing for that, and obviously if that passes, then everyone better get to 16. But as long as you have divisions, you can have a conference championship game. If you want a 3-game conference championship, a conference can simply have 4 divisions of 3 instead of 4 divisions of 4. It's not as nice of a round number, but its purpose is the same. Or you could do 3 divisions and let a wild card team into your little 4 team conference title. 16 isn't a must unless someone phrases the rule that way, and that to me seems unnecessary.

05-24-2012, 09:26 PM	#2801
Tovarich Hall Of Fame OVR: 26 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona	Re: Conference Re-Alignment Thread Part Who Knows The 4 conferences can break away if they have 12 or 14 or 16...or if the 2 teams left in the WAC wanted to break away and Idaho wanted to play New Mexico State for their own little national championship every year, nothing is stopping them either. I don't get the obsession everyone has that everyone needs to have 16. I get someone from the SEC is pushing for that, and obviously if that passes, then everyone better get to 16. But as long as you have divisions, you can have a conference championship game. If you want a 3-game conference championship, a conference can simply have 4 divisions of 3 instead of 4 divisions of 4. It's not as nice of a round number, but its purpose is the same. Or you could do 3 divisions and let a wild card team into your little 4 team conference title. 16 isn't a must unless someone phrases the rule that way, and that to me seems unnecessary.