This makes sense and I agree. No way you retain divisions with this change. My vote for every year games would be Furd, baby bruins and $C. Rotating the others is fine with me.
Divisions should be gone next year and I'm fine with that. I don't really see much merit in backing into a conference championship due to a weak division. Yeah, there's the chance for pulling off an upset (and more Cal football to watch) but I'd prefer the Pac get our best teams into the playoff (with the revenue sharing). I really want that Rose Bowl and/or playoff slot and finishing Top-2 (or 1st) has long been the expectation.
As I understand it, no one wins the North ever again, including this year. My understanding is that divisions are now gone and we only have the schedule this year (which look like divisional pairings) because it's too late to change the games. Now, CAL can't even win the North when it doesn't matter...Of course, technically the only reason we ever had these divisions is because the NCAA required divisions in order to hold a championship game. Now we get to have a championship game and schedule the regular season any way we (well, all the anti-CAL folks in conference power) want...
I like how the ACC is approaching it. With 14 teams and an 8-game conference schedule, each team has 3 permanent rivals (who they play every year), and they rotate through the remaining 10 teams, 5 one year, and the other 5 the next.
This means we are destined to win the North. Honestly I’ve never seen a more “because Cal” sign in my life.
Translation: They are expecting USC and Utah to be the best teams in the conference this season and don't want the divisional races to mess that up.
This makes sense and I agree. No way you retain divisions with this change. My vote for every year games would be Furd, baby bruins and $C. Rotating the others is fine with me.
An improvement for sure. But then watch the bears win the north and not make the championship game.
- Mr Goldenone
I am sure Cal will have no problem beating whoever they play in the Championship game. Go Bears!
The right decision that I'm sure will bite us at some point, because that's what being a Cal fan is all about.
Divisions should be gone next year and I'm fine with that. I don't really see much merit in backing into a conference championship due to a weak division. Yeah, there's the chance for pulling off an upset (and more Cal football to watch) but I'd prefer the Pac get our best teams into the playoff (with the revenue sharing). I really want that Rose Bowl and/or playoff slot and finishing Top-2 (or 1st) has long been the expectation.
As I understand it, no one wins the North ever again, including this year. My understanding is that divisions are now gone and we only have the schedule this year (which look like divisional pairings) because it's too late to change the games. Now, CAL can't even win the North when it doesn't matter...Of course, technically the only reason we ever had these divisions is because the NCAA required divisions in order to hold a championship game. Now we get to have a championship game and schedule the regular season any way we (well, all the anti-CAL folks in conference power) want...
I like how the ACC is approaching it. With 14 teams and an 8-game conference schedule, each team has 3 permanent rivals (who they play every year), and they rotate through the remaining 10 teams, 5 one year, and the other 5 the next.
This makes more sense and should depict the "best team". I like it. Larry McCormick
It's good but also sort of dumb if you're still leaving the divisions in place.
I like this!