College Football 2013 Season

[rah]

No one care about your opinion.

Hmmm, this is an internet forum where everyone expresses their OPINIONs.

The people whose opinions matter (university presidents and conference commissioners) aren't going to force Notre Dame into a conference.

Sounds like an opinion to me.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I think he was speaking on opinions that actually will be weighed in decision making in a playoff.

[rah]

Since he can't possibly know that for sure, I think it still counts as an opinion.

[Tupac Shakur]

In my opinion, this tangent is completely irrelevant.

[Tupac Shakur]

SB Nation and Spencer Hall join my long-standing crusade to introduce relegation to college football.

Relegation: Why College Football Needs To Embrace Cannibalism

Changes that increase the importance of the regular season...

[Ming]

Changes that will never happen....

[-Jrabbit]

I've been a fan of relegation in major league baseball (which is disinclined to level the spending field like the NFL and NBA), which has both spending and talent disparities, plus a stupidly long regular season. So yeah, I can see it being an effective tool in NCAA football. I've always liked the concept.

But I agree that it's pretty difficult to see it happening anytime soon.


[Full disclosure: I did not know the term "relegation" until just now. But I've always thought it was the coolest thing about the English league system.]

[H Tower]

On April 28th.

There's still a lot to work out. This may get done, but it might not. SEC teams are hoping to play at "neutral" site games in the first round in Florida, or New Orleans. The Big Ten wants true home games, which might lead to a game being played outdoors in Ann Arbor in December. Who gets the advantage/disadvantage? Everyone is still looking out for themselves. I don't think that everyone would even agree to a one team per conference rule.

I thank all of you for proving my point.

[Imran Siddiqui]

I've been a fan of relegation in major league baseball (which is disinclined to level the spending field like the NFL and NBA), which has both spending and talent disparities, plus a stupidly long regular season. So yeah, I can see it being an effective tool in NCAA football. I've always liked the concept.

But I agree that it's pretty difficult to see it happening anytime soon.


[Full disclosure: I did not know the term "relegation" until just now. But I've always thought it was the coolest thing about the English league system.]

MLB is the WORST league to introduce relegation. For one, just about all the minor league teams are owned by a major league one. Therefore the only way it'd work is if you'd have two leagues with 15 teams - which is ridiculously small in modern US sports.

But that college football relegation plan is like the best thing ever!

[H Tower]

Relegation works in the EPL because they play a balanced schedule. I wouldn't call college football scheduling balanced.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Read the article - what he's calling for is some minor conferences to be the "relagation partner" to the major conferences. The conferences have balanced schedules inside the conference structure

[H Tower]

Read the article - what he's calling for is some minor conferences to be the "relagation partner" to the major conferences. The conferences have balanced schedules inside the conference structure

No, college football doesn't have balanced schedules, even within the conference. The Big Ten has 12 teams, but plays only 8 conference games. Illinois doesn't play Michigan State or Nebraska, two of the better teams from last year. Nebraska doesn't play either Illinois or Indiana, the two worst teams from last year.

EPL plays home and home every team plays each other twice. College Football isn't even close to that.

[-Jrabbit]

MLB is the WORST league to introduce relegation.

I'm not saying it wouldn't require massive reorganization. The same is true for college football.
But let's not hijack the thread over a side point.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well this is interesting:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7945482/big-12-sec-champions-play-new-year-bowl-game

Big 12 vs. SEC champs starting in 2014, a la Pac-12 vs. Big 10 champs in the Rose Bowl. Big East has approached ACC to propose a similar championship matchup (I doubt the ACC will approve - though Boise has re-affirmed its committment to Big East). An opt out if the champ is selected for the new 4 team playoff they are discussing.

[H Tower]

No, college football doesn't have balanced schedules, even within the conference. The Big Ten has 12 teams, but plays only 8 conference games. Illinois doesn't play Michigan State or Nebraska, two of the better teams from last year. Nebraska doesn't play either Illinois or Indiana, the two worst teams from last year.

EPL plays home and home every team plays each other twice. College Football isn't even close to that.

Northwestern's 2015-16 schedule has been released. They miss out on playing Wisconsin, Ohio State and Penn State. Northwestern fans are already hoping for a trip to the Big Ten title game that year. So much for balanced conference schedules.