I realize it isn't in the American sports culture, but it should be.
And if "big changes" are coming to college football, maybe college football should go bold and be the trend setter. WRT to JMU, they would probably start off in the 4th or 5th tier. If they would ever make it to the 1st tier, it would take quite some time. And if they become good enough to win games against the elites, then why shouldn't they be able to stay? If they can't win games, they will be relegated back down. So again, the winning and losing takes care of the decision making, as it should be.
You bring up a good point about academics. But all that will need to be communicated before the league starts. But once the league starts and the schools are meeting the standards, then let the chips fall where they may.
Moving away from the promotion-relegation debate, you bring up Pac-12 and BigXII expansion. Maybe they should expand and maybe they shouldn't. I don't know. But I do know that adding teams without adding conference games dilutes the schedule. That's a big complaint about the ACC. I can't imagine that Oregon State would want fewer dates with USC so they can fit Boise on their schedule. And also, there is the payout per school. The reason the BigXII stayed at 10 is that it would be less of a payout per school if they added teams. Maybe the equation has changed, and now expansion is more profitable. I don't know.
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Posted: 04/13/2022 at 3:34PM