BYU really needs chaos. Not just above them either. Specifically they need an Arizona win and many teams above Arizona to lose in a bad way. Having Utah and Arizona as wins in the teens will be helpful.

24 team auto bid model is vastly superior to the SEC committee driven model. Any college football format that relies on eye test is broken.

Unsolicited hot take: BYU vs Utah should be called “church and state” not holy war.

CFB playoff format that makes the most sense: 24 teams. 5,5,3,3 for the power conferences 4 G5 champs 4 at large. Too 8 byes host week two at home. First two rounds on campus. No conference champ. Ends week after new years. Everyone gets what they want.

Higher ranked teams can help SOS by winning, or hot lower teams can be Cinderella. Makes for the most entertainment and viewers. Could give us a #10 finished SEC team vs the G5 champ in the first round of the playoff. That would be compelling television.

Example: At the end of the regular season the SEC has 6 teams in the top 16. Which means, they have 6 spots to determine however they'd like. They can do whatever they want. Champ game both get in. But the 4 other spots could be via the play in games between teams 3-10.

Final CFP rankings would have to come out Sunday morning after rivalry week. SEC and B1G can have their desired extra matchups + conference champ games. Smaller conferences still send conference champ if they'd like. ND could play. Reseed after play in week for final bracket.

CFP compromise: 5 AQs and 11 at large BUT - everyone can arrange a "play in week game" however they/conference would like. Final CFP Rankings BEFORE play-in determine who has "spots". Conferences can then convey those spots after play in week however they'd like. Bid Thief Sys

You’ll never convince me the NBA draft lottery isn’t rigged.

How to fix the NBA: 1) 1 free throw for 2 points. Saves time. 2) fouls on missed 3 pointers only get 1 free throw 3) “and 1” of all kinds just gets added, no free throw. 4) Elam ending 5) cut number of timeouts in half Change the stats/meta, shorten boring free throws.

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I have never booed a ref and I have always respected their keen eyes.

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Annual post: if we must have time changes, the hour we skip should be 2pm on a working Monday. Not a perfectly good hour of weekend sleep.

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What an insightful article ;) Like the iterations to some of my thoughts. Finding stakes for a 4th/4th place game is interesting! Don't sleep on benefit of rivalry games a week early than other confs... Hey Big 12, Here's Your Football Scheduling Plan:

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