[82lsju]

Playing eight conference games is certainly an advantage but the conference's sheer dominance isn't because of that, it's because they really have the best programs in the country.

They do have the best talent but a season becomes a lot easier and more successful if you're playing 8 conference games and a high school team in November when everyone else is playing a P5 conference foe. Until the committee cleans up that horse schit (I'm looking at you, ACC, too) there's a pretty serious stain on the accomplishments of the $EC.

if the Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 (but that would spoil their round robin talking point) think this is a brobdingnagian disadvantage they can all go to eight conference games, of course then the SEC and ACC will probably go to seven conference games....

after OU and UT join the SEC then there will be seven intra-division games and one cross division game a year.....I'd assume UT and OU both end up in the SEC west, if not it will be interesting to see how the reshuffle the divisions to keep the traditional rivals in the same division so they can play every year.

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A more inclusive playoff format wouldn’t help either, because the more games played, the greater the chance that a fluke loss will disqualify the “best” team.

BC

bring back the sixteen team NCAA men's basketball tournament!!!!

[82lsju]

Playing eight conference games is certainly an advantage but the conference's sheer dominance isn't because of that, it's because they really have the best programs in the country.

They do have the best talent but a season becomes a lot easier and more successful if you're playing 8 conference games and a high school team in November when everyone else is playing a P5 conference foe. Until the committee cleans up that horse schit (I'm looking at you, ACC, too) there's a pretty serious stain on the accomplishments of the $EC.

if the Pac 12, Big 10, and Big 12 (but that would spoil their round robin talking point) think this is a brobdingnagian disadvantage they can all go to eight conference games, of course then the SEC and ACC will probably go to seven conference games....

after OU and UT join the SEC then there will be seven intra-division games and one cross division game a year.....I'd assume UT and OU both end up in the SEC west, if not it will be interesting to see how the reshuffle the divisions to keep the traditional rivals in the same division so they can play every year.

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A more inclusive playoff format wouldn’t help either, because the more games played, the greater the chance that a fluke loss will disqualify the “best” team.

BC

bring back the sixteen team NCAA men's basketball tournament!!!!