Good question. Makes you wonder what really will stick after this year.

So I'm going with option 2. But maybe this crazy season will teach the conferences some real lessons here.

It's entirely conceivable to see the P5 leagues next year go with 9-10 conference games, push the regular season all the way to mid-December every year in order to build in off weeks for cancellations (12 games over 15 weeks maybe), schedule any non-conference games during a quasi-mandatory window of early September, and finally get rid of about 15-20 useless bowl games, and expand the playoff to 8. It's a silver lining to a dreary reality right now, but I'd love to see these temporary 2020 changes become permanent going forward. Actual conference shuffling - not likely. Positive conference changes - very possible.
[Post edited by Roanokie at 10/03/2020 12:43AM]

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Posted: 10/03/2020 at 12:43AM

If you had the option, which would you choose. -- wwhokie1 10/02/2020 08:49AM

Option 2 - The ACC may have to provide ND 3 home games in odd yrs and get 3 -- anotherdamnyankeehokie 10/06/2020 09:10AM

Option 1, but with more creative scheduling to play each other more often. -- Maroon Baboon 10/04/2020 2:52PM

Option 2 because the ACC could adopt this scheduling format -- VTHokie2000 10/03/2020 07:52AM

Good question. Makes you wonder what really will stick after this year. -- Roanokie 10/03/2020 12:43AM

You had me until you mentioned getting rid of useless bowl games. Many -- IB4TECH 10/03/2020 10:39PM

It's hard to see how they can be held this year, -- Roanokie 10/04/2020 11:18AM

I agree but none of that makes any of the bowl useless. ** -- IB4TECH 10/04/2020 12:55PM

It's opinion obviously. But it has started - 3 bowl games canned so far -- Roanokie 10/05/2020 11:52AM

My only problem was that you said the bowl games were useless. -- IB4TECH 10/05/2020 12:11PM

Me too :) ** -- TerryD 10/02/2020 1:51PM

Option 3: 16 teams with 4 quads. Play your quad & another 1. Mandate 10 P-5 -- Stech 10/02/2020 12:15PM

I prefer #1 with pods. I don't think rivalries will suffer that much and -- IB4TECH 10/02/2020 12:10PM

Unless ND is in our pod, we would not be playing them more often than now. -- wwhokie1 10/02/2020 1:32PM

I think we currently are in line to play ND more than any current Atlantic -- IB4TECH 10/02/2020 3:53PM

Option 2 feels more conference-like -- Victor Tango 10/02/2020 11:49AM

Good question. Makes you wonder what really will stick after this year.

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