re: The PODS - the one thing you need to know

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You can preserve them without fixed opponents. See my post on page 3. When your rival isn’t in your pod or the pod you play that season, one of the 2 remaining games on the schedule can be used to preserve that rivalry game. It doesn’t require everyone to have a fixed opponent.

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Given the complexity I tend to disagree. Otherwise you can end up with irrational things like conference opponents not being official conference games. Plus the typical shenanigans where teams try to find a competitive advantage