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[QUOTE="Hoo's That, post: 1048767, member: 3609"]
It's my understanding that the ACC is the one proposing the rule change which will allow the conferences to choose their championship game participants however they wish, with or without a division structure.  We're still waiting for the NCAA approval.  While it hasn't been formally announced by Greensboro, the 3-5-5 plan seems to be how they want to accomplish the selection without divisions.  The 8 games + P5 schedule requirement will be implemented regardless of what the NCAA decides about the no-divisions rule.  It works in either set-up.  We're playing 8 conference games now and that would continue under 3-5-5.  One of the (I will very reluctantly acknowledge not the only) arguments in favor of going to a 9-game schedule was getting through the cross-division rotation faster.  That falls by the wayside with 3-5-5 because you'll play everyone H&H in a 4-year span.  3-5-5 also reduces the demand to play ACC teams in an OOC game because you're playing everyone more frequently.  I disagree with the "more content for the ACC Network" argument because the ACC owns all the rights to the ACC teams' home games regardless of opponent or the opponent's network.  So, if the ACC Network is up and running in 2017, they can replay the UVa-Stanford game in C'ville all they want even though the Pac-12's rights are owned by Fox.
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