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[QUOTE="PhatOrange, post: 18442, member: 229"]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]14 team model versus 16 team model[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Obviously pros and cons for each but I think the football scheduling is much better with a 14 team conference.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]In the 14 team model you’re split into two 7 team divisions your intra-division schedule breaks down to 3 home and 3 away. You could then play 1 or 2 home/away cross division games and either have 2 or 4 OOC games.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]At 16 and two 8 team divisions you are going to have 4 and 3 (home/away) every year intra-division. That hurts finding a true division champion. The balance would have to come in the cross division games. So every other year you swap 2 home and 1 away to balance your home/away schedule; 5 and 5. That means 10 conference games every season and only 2 OOC.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]What’s the ideal OOC #? [/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]I think 3 is but looks like we’ll end up at 2. Four is to many. One OOC game will be a 1 AA leaving just one other opponent. Probably would typically be a mac team. At 16 teams the days of a quality OOC opponent will all but be dead.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]14 teams would be my ideal conference size from a scheduling standpoint.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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