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Topic: The Death of College Football - Realignment, NIL, Portal, Etc.

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OrangeAfroMan

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« Reply #3164 on: January 03, 2026, 12:40:00 AM »
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« Reply #3165 on: January 03, 2026, 12:22:23 PM »
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« Reply #3166 on: January 03, 2026, 12:42:11 PM »
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« Reply #3167 on: January 03, 2026, 01:19:10 PM »
I think what the post refers to is players who enter the portal but aren’t picked up. 
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« Reply #3168 on: January 03, 2026, 01:47:20 PM »
and a lot more than a bunch are moving from P5 to lower divisions
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« Reply #3169 on: January 03, 2026, 06:13:51 PM »
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« Reply #3170 on: January 04, 2026, 11:56:42 PM »
Example of a very poorly-designed postseason:

12-5 Rams 
@
8-9 Panthers
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Yes, the NFL is the #1 sport in our country.  Yes, everyone knew the rules going in.
That doesn't mean it's a sane system.  
It's actively bad.

Hopefully college football doesn't do the same (despite last year's top 4 seeds...)
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« Reply #3171 on: January 05, 2026, 05:18:06 AM »
I'm rooting for the Panthers
Like I rooted for Tulane
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« Reply #3172 on: January 05, 2026, 09:41:23 AM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on January 04, 2026, 11:56:42 PM
Example of a very poorly-designed postseason:

12-5 Rams
@
8-9 Panthers
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Yes, the NFL is the #1 sport in our country.  Yes, everyone knew the rules going in.
That doesn't mean it's a sane system. 
It's actively bad.

Hopefully college football doesn't do the same (despite last year's top 4 seeds...)
Absolutely not.  You've cherry picked one anomaly out of a bunch of games when all the rest of the teams are very well matched.  

Panthers won their divsiion, Rams did not.  Thems the breaks.  
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« Reply #3173 on: January 05, 2026, 09:58:35 AM »
Its funny,  suddenly the whole idea of the NFL having 4-team divisions in a 16-team conference seems so out of date.  Especially when you consider you still have division teams playing twice a season.
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« Reply #3174 on: January 05, 2026, 10:22:35 AM »
What if the NFL just went with 8 team divisions?

NFC West
LAR,  SF, Sea, Ariz,
Minn, GB, Chi, Det

AFC West
LAC, LV, Den,  KC,
Hou,  Tenn, Indy,  Jax

NFC East
Dal,  Wash, Philly,  NYG,
Atl,  Carolina, Tampa, NO

AFC East
NYJ, NE,  Buf,  Miami,
Balt,  Pitt,  Cle,  Cincy

The main problem I see with this setup is Jacksonville playing in the AFC West,  but other than that,  the other teams might be ok with this.

Otherwise you could just get rid of AFC and NFC and combine geographic divisions

West
LAR,  SF, Sea, Ariz,
LAC,  LV, Den, KC

South
Atl, Carolina, Tampa, NO,
Hou,  Tenn, Indy,  Jax

East
Dal,  Wash, Philly,  NYG,
NYJ, NE, Buf,  Miami

North
Minn, GB,  Chi, Det,
Balt,  Pitt,  Cle,  Cincy
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Re: The Death of College Football - Realignment, NIL, Portal, Etc.
« Reply #3175 on: January 05, 2026, 10:24:34 AM »
Playing division rivals twice is one of the things the NFL has correct.  Generates more hate and more interest.  Changing that would be... silly.
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« Reply #3176 on: January 05, 2026, 10:26:17 AM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on January 04, 2026, 11:56:42 PM
Example of a very poorly-designed postseason:

12-5 Rams
@
8-9 Panthers
.
Yes, the NFL is the #1 sport in our country.  Yes, everyone knew the rules going in.
That doesn't mean it's a sane system. 
It's actively bad.

Hopefully college football doesn't do the same (despite last year's top 4 seeds...)
It’s wild to learn that sports have been done wrong the whole time.
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« Reply #3177 on: January 05, 2026, 10:40:19 AM »
Quote from: utee94 on January 05, 2026, 10:24:34 AM
Playing division rivals twice is one of the things the NFL has correct.  Generates more hate and more interest.  Changing that would be... silly.
Yet people freak out about CFB rematch possibilities.
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