[Mick]

At some point why play a regular season? Let’s just start a tournament day 1. 138 teams. Have 20 play in to get down to 128. Take 16 groups of 8. Top of 2 in the group advance to a 32 team single elimination bracket. Basically World Cup college football style. Bleep tradition. Bleep rivalries. Bleep conferences. nobody plays more than 13 games and realistically 12. Setup the groups and brackets by geography to curtail the travel madness. And cash the check baby.

Top 3 if you want to go 48 teams - 16 byes in the first knockout round - instead.

I know you meant this as a joke, but I suggested this about 15 years ago. First five games determines playoff seeding. After that, the remaining seven games are standard single elimination -- loser plays loser, winner plays winner.

[Mick]

At some point why play a regular season? Let’s just start a tournament day 1. 138 teams. Have 20 play in to get down to 128. Take 16 groups of 8. Top of 2 in the group advance to a 32 team single elimination bracket. Basically World Cup college football style. Bleep tradition. Bleep rivalries. Bleep conferences. nobody plays more than 13 games and realistically 12. Setup the groups and brackets by geography to curtail the travel madness. And cash the check baby.

Top 3 if you want to go 48 teams - 16 byes in the first knockout round - instead.

I know you meant this as a joke, but I suggested this about 15 years ago. First five games determines playoff seeding. After that, the remaining seven games are standard single elimination -- loser plays loser, winner plays winner.