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re: Slive says 8 vs. 9 decision to be made BEFORE spring meetings in Destin
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:07 pm to TeLeFaWx
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:07 pm to TeLeFaWx
the 9th game is still a bad idea for a bunch of reasons:
1) it is unequal giving 50% of the conference an advantage
2) it is suboptimal when an alternative like the roommate switch accomplishes the rotation more rapidly and more equitably
3) it punishes middle and lower tier SEC teams by making them less likely to make a bowl game (there are automatically an extra 7 losses for the conference with an extra 7 conference games).
4) teams which don't make bowls don't get to practice for the period of time between the end of the season and the bowls - this hurts their development for following years and their recruiting
5) money. an increase of only 7 conference games will not make networks pay out a lot more money per year for the television rights but it will mean every major program regularly loses a home game or a neutral site game they could have made additional bank playing.
6) it makes teams even less likely to play interesting (BCS) teams out of conference. 30 years ago a typical SEC schedule was 5-6 conference games and 3 BCS teams OOC. In going to 8 conference games back in 1992 we saw teams drop down to 1-2 BCS teams OOC. With 9 conference games the new norm will be 0-1 BCS teams OOC. This is terrible for college football.
1) it is unequal giving 50% of the conference an advantage
2) it is suboptimal when an alternative like the roommate switch accomplishes the rotation more rapidly and more equitably
3) it punishes middle and lower tier SEC teams by making them less likely to make a bowl game (there are automatically an extra 7 losses for the conference with an extra 7 conference games).
4) teams which don't make bowls don't get to practice for the period of time between the end of the season and the bowls - this hurts their development for following years and their recruiting
5) money. an increase of only 7 conference games will not make networks pay out a lot more money per year for the television rights but it will mean every major program regularly loses a home game or a neutral site game they could have made additional bank playing.
6) it makes teams even less likely to play interesting (BCS) teams out of conference. 30 years ago a typical SEC schedule was 5-6 conference games and 3 BCS teams OOC. In going to 8 conference games back in 1992 we saw teams drop down to 1-2 BCS teams OOC. With 9 conference games the new norm will be 0-1 BCS teams OOC. This is terrible for college football.
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Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:11 pm to molsusports
Oh, LSU fans are already bitching about it.
Nevermind
Nevermind
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:12 pm to molsusports
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1) it is unequal giving 50% of the conference an advantage
This is an imaginary advantage that the swamp kitten's lack of critical thinking skills have manifested. Every team in the division will have the same number of games. Therefor... NO ADVANTAGE.
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2) it is suboptimal when an alternative like the roommate switch accomplishes the rotation more rapidly and more equitably
Accomplishing this is also your fabrication. It destroys divisions in the process.
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3) it punishes middle and lower tier SEC teams by making them less likely to make a bowl game (there are automatically an extra 7 losses for the conference with an extra 7 conference games).
There are 40 bowl games. Boo fricking hoo.
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4) teams which don't make bowls don't get to practice for the period of time between the end of the season and the bowls - this hurts their development for following years and their recruiting
Such a psuedo-problem.
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5) money. an increase of only 7 conference games will not make networks pay out a lot more money per year for the television rights but it will mean every major program regularly loses a home game or a neutral site game they could have made additional bank playing.
It helps to eliminate the double directional problem and chronic shitty games that are hurting programs nation wide. In the long term it promotes quality, and will help revenue
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6) it makes teams even less likely to play interesting (BCS) teams out of conference. 30 years ago a typical SEC schedule was 5-6 conference games and 3 BCS teams OOC. In going to 8 conference games back in 1992 we saw teams drop down to 1-2 BCS teams OOC. With 9 conference games the new norm will be 0-1 BCS teams OOC. This is terrible for college football.
No. Every other conference is at, or going to games, and they are all increasing their number of exciting OOC games. You're dumb as shite.
Posted on 4/21/14 at 3:48 pm to molsusports
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the 9th game is still a bad idea for a bunch of reasons:
1) it is unequal giving 50% of the conference an advantage
2) it is suboptimal when an alternative like the roommate switch accomplishes the rotation more rapidly and more equitably
3) it punishes middle and lower tier SEC teams by making them less likely to make a bowl game (there are automatically an extra 7 losses for the conference with an extra 7 conference games).
4) teams which don't make bowls don't get to practice for the period of time between the end of the season and the bowls - this hurts their development for following years and their recruiting
5) money. an increase of only 7 conference games will not make networks pay out a lot more money per year for the television rights but it will mean every major program regularly loses a home game or a neutral site game they could have made additional bank playing.
6) it makes teams even less likely to play interesting (BCS) teams out of conference. 30 years ago a typical SEC schedule was 5-6 conference games and 3 BCS teams OOC. In going to 8 conference games back in 1992 we saw teams drop down to 1-2 BCS teams OOC. With 9 conference games the new norm will be 0-1 BCS teams OOC. This is terrible for college football.
The fans are demanding less games against cupcakes and it will make the playoffs that much better. It's a wonderful thing heading into 9 conference games.
You're only driving up interest that will be even greater than the BCS era. There is a reason every single conference is going to 9 games and the SEC is fiddle farting around with their own "traditional" game problems.
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