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re: How long until we go to 16 teams?
Posted on 5/2/12 at 12:28 pm to Draconian Sanctions
Posted on 5/2/12 at 12:28 pm to Draconian Sanctions
I highly doubt the SEC goes to 16. Once the 4 team playoff works, and expands to 8, whether the NCAA sanctions a playoff or the BCS, is not important, it only creates the effect of the major conference champions automatically qualifying for a national title every year, and expanding to 16 is past the point of diminishing returns. Especially for others trying to join.
The SEC is much more likely to expand to 9 or 10 conference games before the expand the number of teams, imo.
The SEC is much more likely to expand to 9 or 10 conference games before the expand the number of teams, imo.
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Posted on 5/2/12 at 12:37 pm to TeLeFaWx
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The SEC is much more likely to expand to 9 or 10 conference games before the expand the number of teams, imo.
It is hard to see a profit motive for that. With fewer home games you would lose home gate revenue across the board.
If the NCAA were to approve a format where 16 team conferences with 4 divisions could do a two round conference champ playoff then there could be a strong profit motive for the SEC to expand to 16.
If that doesn't happen there's not much obvious advantage to expanding from 14 to 16 - or at the very least any expansion has to be done very selectively because it decreases the percent of the take home for everyone
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