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[QUOTE="HtownOrange, post: 4693295, member: 622"]
The B1G and SEC did the math, as should you.  More conference games works against the big name schools.  Bama fought hard for four OOC games as the SEC needs everyone to win their four games so the conference looks better.

Wins and losses in conference play will always equal each other.  For each win the SEC champ possesses, another SEC team must have a loss.  Assuming eight teams can run the table, the remaining eight will have zero conference wins.  Assume every SEC team wins their respective OOC games, the SEC would have eight teams with 12 wins and eight with four wins.  Obviously, this schedule would be a joke and is virtually impossible.  However, if you evenly distribute the wins, you get the picture.  The picture gets worse with none or 10 conference games.  Again, this assumes each SEC teams wins every OOC game.  The numbers are worse if the don't, and they won't.

Now pick which big names will be happy being relegated to mediocrity or worse.  Fans will not follow a mediocre team in the same numbers as perpetual contenders.

Repeat for the B1G.
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