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The Conf Championships DO matter for seeding in the bracket and first round byes.  That is significant.

To be honest, not really, or at least not enough to justify the added injury risk and distraction from academics when most students will be preparing for finals.  Again, some of these players will play 17 football games by the time this is all said and done, and reducing the wear-and-tear that they face and shifting the balance from being semi-pro athletes to being students is good, actually.

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[BostonCard]

The Conf Championships DO matter for seeding in the bracket and first round byes.  That is significant.

To be honest, not really, or at least not enough to justify the added injury risk and distraction from academics when most students will be preparing for finals.  Again, some of these players will play 17 football games by the time this is all said and done, and reducing the wear-and-tear that they face and shifting the balance from being semi-pro athletes to being students is good, actually.

BC