takethepoints
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I like this, but it would be even easier to only play teams in our division. That keeps the championship game and reduces the number of games.
- The ACC would get to try out the pod system they have been pushing for a long time. They will probably push for a waiver to play a championship game in the pod system.
- It would increase chances of changing schedules in the middle of the season. If on Monday you find out that you are playing team X on Saturday instead of team Y, it is a team that you have already had people scouting and planning for. If you aren't scheduled to play team Y at all until team X had issues, then it would be tough to scout, plan, and practice with 4 days notice.
- It would make games even with ND in the mix.(No odd man out during the season)
- Buy games can be coordinated more easily.
- It could minimize travel: Put (FL State, Miami, GT, Clemson, one of the NC schools -- 3 NC schools, VT, Virginia --- All of the Northern and Western teams) Furthest travel would be between Lousiville and BC. The next longest would be an NC school and Miami. The Virginia-NC cluster would all be within a few hours drive of each other.
But … I continue to think that the season will have to be punted. Both the number of cases and the number of deaths are going up. If that continues through to September - and, unless we close down partially again, it will - then I don't think anybody much is going to risk going to the games. Or, for that matter, playing them. A football game is a perfect super-spreader event for the participants. One player with the disease could infect 30+ on both sides with ease.