It creates a bubble. Everyone just plays each other. A conference-only schedule

Jul 13, 2020
4:42:45pm

SandYFan Troublemaker

means the bubble is smaller.

If every team ALSO plays two teams that are not on the other conference members' schedules, that introduces 20+ new teams to the bubble.

Smaller bubbles are better.

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Please help me to understand the reasoning behind conference only fb scheduling.

bluecheese

7/13/20 4:19pm

Less games = less exposure. Conference games are more meaningful. Also keeps the TV money in house.

shimmy

7/13/20 4:21pm

Can a football game be safe or not safe? If 8 games are safe, then 11

Rocketman

7/13/20 4:42pm

I'm not advocating for the decision, just explaining my take on the thinking. IMHO I think it is all or nothing and I'm

shimmy

7/13/20 4:53pm

Travel is part of it. The main reasoning they're mentioning is that they can

ZacSeljaas'Stache

7/13/20 4:21pm

I don't think it's about travel. The Big Ten stretches from Nebraska to NJ

mannheimadler

7/13/20 4:27pm

logistics. It will be easier to fit 10 games into the 14 week window than to

cwilke1

7/13/20 4:23pm

Plus if they're conference only games, it's much easier to move them

displacedute

7/13/20 5:10pm

Easy way to signal that you care while still optimizing your revenue stream (without actually caring)

2FarGone

7/13/20 4:24pm

Flexibility. A conference can unilaterally move games and adjust schedules,

Scratch

7/13/20 4:24pm

I think this and uniform safety guidelines are the main argument

mannheimadler

7/13/20 4:26pm

This makes the most sense. Conferences control their schedules.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/13/20 4:31pm

Yep. For example, the Big 10 is saying that they are going to start out by

Scratch

7/13/20 4:42pm

They can also work in 2 or 3 flex weeks into the schedule to play makeup games

Doogal McCougar

7/13/20 6:48pm

Very good points.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/13/20 7:35pm

Money and virtue signaling

Endocoug

7/13/20 4:32pm

It creates a bubble. Everyone just plays each other. A conference-only schedule

SandYFan

7/13/20 4:42pm

I've said this over and over again, the primary benefit of conference only is

CrimsonCoug81

7/13/20 4:46pm

It’s a power move to separate from the lesser conferences and to put together a

Malathion

7/13/20 5:10pm

^^^This!

TrueBlue58

7/13/20 5:37pm

Logistics, logistics, logistics, and logistics.

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