Conference realignment "Rumors" "tweets" "etc"

[olafberserker]

17 minutes ago, BULLSHTR said:

There should be a premier league of the top 40. 4 divisions of 10 teams each. Last place team team from each division gets relegated.

The lower league could have 4 corresponding divisions with 18 teams each, where every year the winner of each lower division gets promoted to replace the worst team in each division of the premier league.

This would save college football. It made soccer the most popular sport in the world.

While I don't disagree with your sentiment and novel approach (it will never happen though) ... I don't think that is why soccer (football) is the most popular sport in the world

[BULLSHTR]

12 minutes ago, olafberserker said:

While I don't disagree with your sentiment and novel approach (it will never happen though) ... I don't think that is why soccer (football) is the most popular sport in the world

Sure, it's arguable. Though, imagine if soccer did not have the relegation model. I'm sure fans of the smaller teams wouldn't care nearly as much if they had 0% chance of ever competing for it all (even if their chance is still effectively 0%). Fan bases really just want the opportunity.

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[olafberserker]

13 minutes ago, BULLSHTR said:

Sure, it's arguable. Though, imagine if soccer did not have the relegation model. I'm sure fans of the smaller teams wouldn't care nearly as much if they had 0% chance of ever competing for it all (even if their chance is still effectively 0%). Fan bases really just want the opportunity.

I think it would have marginable impact on it's overall popularity around the world but it probably helps.  I don't think college football has a popularity problem

[BULLSHTR]

Just now, olafberserker said:

I think it would have marginable impact on it's overall popularity around the world but it probably helps.  I don't think college football has a popularity problem

It's about to have a problem, if they don't do this right.

[USF_Bullsharks]

Soccer is so popular because of Ted Lasso let's be honest. 

[olafberserker]

29 minutes ago, BULLSHTR said:

It's about to have a problem, if they don't do this right.

relegation won't fix any problems they might have and "problems" are relevant

[Triple B]

I don't fully understand the relegation thing in soccer but I just can't conceive that there's even a microscopic chance of it working in college football ....... especially now.

[Bob Loblaw]

Relegation is antithetical to the greed that drives US sports. Media companies here would never let it happen in any sport. 

[Outlaw]

I mean we have been regelated to the little kids table since the Big East Football conference died. 

[Rocky Style]

1 hour ago, Bob Loblaw said:

Relegation is antithetical to the greed that drives US sports. Media companies here would never let it happen in any sport. 

Yeah I think it exists but just based on brand name and ad revenue instead of performance.