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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129470014" data-attributes="member: 1428007">Rematches in CCGs can occur, but they aren't guaranteed to occur as with a 10 team conference.&nbsp; There are many drawbacks to a ten team CCG that outweigh the benefit of playing a 10 team CCG which is just to get that extra &quot;data point&quot;.Playing a 10 team CCG can not only knock out your best team from playoff contention, it might also knock your league out of an access bowl.&nbsp; This means considerable money and prestige.The conference likes round robin play and not playing a CCG.&nbsp; They thought they would be advantaged with these things.&nbsp; The reverse is true and they now see that.&nbsp; There's no benefit to playing a round robin schedule in the committees eyes or those that rank teams eyes--its about what you do OOC.&nbsp; There's a significant disadvantage to not having a CCG--it means with a loss you are getting dropped after everyone else plays their CCG-and some years that means dropped out of the playoffs.Expansion can bring more fans and viewers, more and better recruits, more success for existing schools athletically, and future revenue streams not possible without it.&nbsp; There are more benefits than just getting a data point for playoff inclusion.&nbsp; Surely though, giving yourself an even shot, rather than disadvantage to make a four team playoff is very important and can't be overlooked.&nbsp; Playing a 10 team CCG with guaranteed rematch is never going to give the BIG 12 an even chance--just increase the chances of a loss by the top teams.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129470014, member: 1428007"] Rematches in CCGs can occur, but they aren't guaranteed to occur as with a 10 team conference. There are many drawbacks to a ten team CCG that outweigh the benefit of playing a 10 team CCG which is just to get that extra "data point". Playing a 10 team CCG can not only knock out your best team from playoff contention, it might also knock your league out of an access bowl. This means considerable money and prestige. The conference likes round robin play and not playing a CCG. They thought they would be advantaged with these things. The reverse is true and they now see that. There's no benefit to playing a round robin schedule in the committees eyes or those that rank teams eyes--its about what you do OOC. There's a significant disadvantage to not having a CCG--it means with a loss you are getting dropped after everyone else plays their CCG-and some years that means dropped out of the playoffs. Expansion can bring more fans and viewers, more and better recruits, more success for existing schools athletically, and future revenue streams not possible without it. There are more benefits than just getting a data point for playoff inclusion. Surely though, giving yourself an even shot, rather than disadvantage to make a four team playoff is very important and can't be overlooked. Playing a 10 team CCG with guaranteed rematch is never going to give the BIG 12 an even chance--just increase the chances of a loss by the top teams. [/QUOTE]

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