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Originally Posted by Gorditadogg
Relegation is not the bast way, instead just have a 64 team tournament. The first 2 rounds could be the 1st 2 weeks of the season, when the top teams schedule warm-up home games anyway. Rank the top 32, have them play teams that are close by. The good teams should win, but everyone gets a chance.
After that you can have the remaining 16 teams play in week 6. That would give a month for the 48 other teams to schedule a game against each other.
The last 8 teams could play on week 12, instead of the conference championship, to get down to 4.
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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
So if you lose in the round of 16, is your season over after week 6? If not, since you don't know in advance who will win, how do you arrange the rest of the season which obviously has to be planned well in advance?
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Thanks for your input Al, not that it matters, and Peter, your points are valid and appreciated.
In defense of a relegation system, it seems to have worked very well for decades across the pond. With the increased shuffling of teams and players recently in college football, the conference identity is lost and the portal option has a negative impact on competitive balance.
So why not give relegation a whirl. In the premier division, the top ten or twelve teams would all have similar schedules, virtually identical. Having the cream rise to the top would establish a national champion.
Or is it better to have 6, 8 or 10 undefeated teams via for a playoff slot by a committee of 4 dudes who know that their choices will upset Ohio State and Florida State.
I say let the top 12 teams use the playing field to sort themselves out.