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MEGA Conference Realignment and lawsuits Megathread: Stories, Tales, Lies, and Exaggerations

TheOriginalCane said:
I love Josh, but I'm gonna have to disagree with him on this one point.

"Maximum participation" just means you try to cover everyone, including ND and G6, without causing the SEC to cry and pout over not getting 16 of the 24 slots.

As for losing the conference championship games, so be it. Originally, it was the 2 best teams in a 12-team conference, but if the P2 expands again (and having observed the obscene ACC tiebreaker in 2025), you could make the argument that the conferences should be having a Final 4 to crown a champ, which is just ridiculous.

Just crown a "regular season" conference champ and move straight to the CFP.
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I have mixed feelings on how big the playoff should be but agree with everything else. The Conf championship games used to be the final gatekeeper for a trip to the title game or (for everyone not in the SEC) the 4-team playoff. They're useless if both teams are in, or, if neither team is in, the playoff.
My concern with the size of the playoff is the guaranteed selections issue. Who picks the team is something we're always going to argue over and find fault with, but telling conferences you will have x number of teams, or telling ND you are in if you win 10 games (or are ranked at or above a certain number), sounds like a bad idea.
They also have to figure out the Army-Navy issue. One of these years one of them will be in condsideration for the playoff, and having the playoff scheduled around that game is going to be impossible if if is played during (or even after) the first-second rounds.
 
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TheOriginalCane said:
I love Josh, but I'm gonna have to disagree with him on this one point.

"Maximum participation" just means you try to cover everyone, including ND and G6, without causing the SEC to cry and pout over not getting 16 of the 24 slots.

As for losing the conference championship games, so be it. Originally, it was the 2 best teams in a 12-team conference, but if the P2 expands again (and having observed the obscene ACC tiebreaker in 2025), you could make the argument that the conferences should be having a Final 4 to crown a champ, which is just ridiculous.

Just crown a "regular season" conference champ and move straight to the CFP.
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yup and CFB, statistically, has the lowest participation rate in their playoff system of all the major sports. Many of the people crying about 24, were crying about 12 and were crying about a CFP at all. And at the end of the day, they are all watching in January. The sport is going to continue to grow, here and internationally, and CFP expansion will help tremendously.
 
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CaneinBroward said:
They played FSU vs GT in Ireland so why not?
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True, but I do think that FSU and GT are at least considered to be more "football schools." Can't imagine Wake is going to travel well to another country, even if an ocean isn't going to be crossed. Syracuse should be okay.
 
Tony4Canes said:
P4 right now, requires just 1 P4 OOC? I can't see someone playing all P4 games honestly. Does anyone do that right now?
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Nah lol no one does; just wishful thinking on my part.

P4 doesn’t have OOC requirements whatsoever. Teams play them for a multitude of reasons but one of which is without them there’d be a lull in TV coverage. Certain states do have requirements; i think UF and FSU is required. Probably Clemson v South Carolina too although im unsure.
 
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cookies said:
Nah lol no one does; just wishful thinking on my part.

P4 doesn’t have OOC requirements whatsoever. Teams play them for a multitude of reasons but one of which is without them there’d be a lull in TV coverage. Certain states do have requirements; i think UF and FSU is required. Probably Clemson v South Carolina too although im unsure.
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"In transitioning to a nine-game conference schedule, 12 ACC programs will play nine league games and at least one Power Four non-conference opponent in 2026, while the five other ACC programs will play eight league games and at least two Power Four non-conference opponents."


Seems requirements. Let me search B1G.
 
Looks like B1G doesn't have requirement but SEC does

"SEC teams are still required to schedule at least one additional high-quality nonconference opponent from the ACC, Big Ten or Big 12 conferences or Notre Dame each season."

www.espn.com

SEC to go with 9-game conference schedule starting in 2026

The SEC said Thursday that it will go with a nine-game conference football schedule starting in 2026.
www.espn.com www.espn.com
 
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