ralphiewvu
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If college had a playoff system like the NFL, that might make sense. They don't. There isn't a drive for parity in college football, which is why the NFL schedules as they do.
You also can't compare college conferences to NFL Divisions. Each conference has their own governing body, each has its own traditions, and each has its own way it wants to run its conference. Unless the P5 splits off, and forms its own association, what you are wanting simply won't happen.
Finally, absent a draft, which also is designed for parity, you can never accomplish what you want. And you can't have a draft because kids get to decide what colleges they want to go to. Even as we get further and further away from the idea of the student athlete, at the end of the day the players are going to school and trying to get an education and degree. At least a good number of them. You can't take that choice away from them.
I agree that the 8 game schedule gives the SEC and Clemson an advantage. They are being smart. That said, Clemson's game every year against USCjr is better than 95% of the ACC games they could play. And they typically play a good 10th game - they have the Dawgs in 5 games over the next decade. Accckkk, defending Clemson, just threw up in my mouth.
If you really want more and better OOC games, simply go to an 8 team playoff. When a team knows they can lose a big game and still have a chance to get in the CFP, you will see better games. Just look at the scheduling for the next decade of UGA, Clemson, tOSU, Bama, OU and the other top teams. They are scheduling ridiculously difficult OOC in anticipation of an 8 team CFP.
The only way you are going to see constant matchups of good teams from other conferences is the way I’m for. Any of the big boys will gladly schedule 1 P5 but 2 or more? What incentive do they have to do it own their own? Mandating every P5 has To play 2 P5 OOC doesn’t garuntee top games. That’s what I’m getting at with that how the nfl schedules.
If it’s a requirement to schedule 2 P5’s it won’t matter what conferences are.
I’m not for a draft at all.
I give the SEC and ACC credit, they are using the system to their advantage. No arguments about that.
I’m for an 8 team playoff.