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CFB stat expert proposes 4 mega-conferences of 16 teams, expanded College Football Playoff
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:32 pm
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Recent events are reminding college football fans and media members that some things are not as permanently “set” as they may seem. The coronavirus pandemic has already led to major conferences adjusting schedules and canceling games. A recent report says Alabama is close to scheduling BYU for Week 1 in place of the Crimson Tide’s canceled game against USC.
“If Alabama and BYU can agree on the details of a game within a couple of weeks, please, for the umpteenth time, why do we need to schedule these things 15 years in advance?” Stewart Mandel of The Athletic wrote on Twitter.
Brandon Marcello of 247Sports recently wrote that if all of the Power 5 conferences opt for conference-only schedules, TV scheduling could lead to contracts being ignored for this year in a delayed/adjusted season and, more significantly, the College Football Playoff could be expanded beyond a field of four teams.
If COVID-19 can lead to big changes to schedules and the CFP, why not rebuild from scratch? That’s the thinking of Kyle Umlang, a college football stats expert with over 10,000 followers on Twitter.
Umlang recently suggested converting the 64-team Power 5 into 4 new 16-team mega-conferences. Umlang proposes that in the new system, the 8 division winners would be Playoff teams with conference championships serving as the first round.
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Below you can see how Umlang’s system would look. The SEC would add Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas while Missouri would move to the new “Big 16.”
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What do you think of the proposed realignment and expanded CFP?
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Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:34 pm to AUFan2015
I have been proposing this for 3 or 4 years minus the expanded playoff 
4 Super conferences and the 4 conference champs have a 4 team playoff.
4 Super conferences and the 4 conference champs have a 4 team playoff.
This post was edited on 7/20/20 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:35 pm to AUFan2015
Neat
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:37 pm to AUFan2015
No more Mizzou? 
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:37 pm to AUFan2015
Jesus, The winner of the SEC should automatically be in the Natty.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:37 pm to AUFan2015
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:37 pm to AUFan2015
Toonces sighting 
Looks good to me
Looks good to me
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:37 pm to AUFan2015
Clickbait...and pointless.
We are arbitrarily declaring teams like UCF and Boise worthy of these conferences now? What happens when UCF slinks back to a losing record?
This stuff is played out. We need games.
We are arbitrarily declaring teams like UCF and Boise worthy of these conferences now? What happens when UCF slinks back to a losing record?
This stuff is played out. We need games.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:40 pm to AUFan2015
The only conference which gets beefed up in this is the SEC (by virtue of losing Mizzou)
Everybody else still has a cakewalk
Everybody else still has a cakewalk
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:42 pm to AUFan2015
LSU fans getting an erection at the idea of their toughest divisional game being no-defense Oklahoma
In all seriousness, that would put the following in the SEC:
Alabama (5-time playoff member)
LSU (1-time playoff member)
Georgia (1-time playoff member)
Oklahoma (4-time playoff member)
Total: 11 playoff visits
As opposed to:
B1G: 4 playoff visits
ACC: 7 playoff visits
PAC: 2 playoff visits
In all seriousness, that would put the following in the SEC:
Alabama (5-time playoff member)
LSU (1-time playoff member)
Georgia (1-time playoff member)
Oklahoma (4-time playoff member)
Total: 11 playoff visits
As opposed to:
B1G: 4 playoff visits
ACC: 7 playoff visits
PAC: 2 playoff visits
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:46 pm to skrayper
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LSU fans getting an erection at the idea of their toughest divisional game being no-defense Oklahoma
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:47 pm to AUFan2015
Hell ya I'll take that B10 west ALL DAY.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:50 pm to AUFan2015
Cannot imagine wanting this.
I do not give a shite about playing any team outside of this conference. Would rather we went to 10 teams before doing this shite
I do not give a shite about playing any team outside of this conference. Would rather we went to 10 teams before doing this shite
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:50 pm to AUFan2015
I’m all in.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:51 pm to skrayper
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Oklahoma (4-time playoff member)
Do they really count though?
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:52 pm to AUFan2015
That SEC east division is brutal
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:53 pm to TigerLunatik
Id really miss playing auburn. Can we swap with Kentucky?
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:54 pm to AUFan2015
The NFL sucks. Lets make CFB more like the NFL! No thank you
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:55 pm to AUFan2015
Not to mention the SEC East would have 5 of the traditional Big 6.
And I just don't see the SEC taking Texas with A&M in the conference.
And I just don't see the SEC taking Texas with A&M in the conference.
Posted on 7/20/20 at 3:58 pm to TexasTiger08
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Clickbait...and pointless. We are arbitrarily declaring teams like UCF and Boise worthy of these conferences now? What happens when UCF slinks back to a losing record? This stuff is played out. We need games
Well.... Arkansas, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Louisville and lots more are consistently terrible.
UCF should join big boys
Boise already proved they can hang. Cough Georgia beat down Cough
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