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But, according to you, he should ignore his classes/finals because he's just some dumb nobody you want to watch on TV? Because that's what you're insinuating.

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I tend to watch a lot of bowl games and every year, there are at least a couple where the announcers do a video package about how someone like Memphis had to take their finals 1000 miles away from home in between practice and media day for a bowl that hardly anyone really cares about.

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Everyone -- Stop saying that, plenty of people care. Stop assuming you speak for every student, player, fan, and alumnus of that program. It's driving me nuts - no one cared about PSU v Tenn last year? Really? LOLOL. No one in Nevada cared about playing Miami? WTF.

I've cheered my ass off at the Peach Bowl and then some.

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If the NCAA really cared about academic concerns, they'd change the scheduling on those games so that there were no conflicts.

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They don't for Div 2, isn't that the 'argument.' Div 2 is perfect? Why should academics revolve around a game?

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If you have to, you can always just chop a game off the regular season.

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So the Big 10 is going to have only 7 in-conf games? And the P10 and the ACC and...? Why not eliminate Nov and Dec and make them all playoff games, more is better, right?

Okay, here's an outside the box suggestion:
If you go undefeated in conf, you must play all of the teams in the conf before advancing to either Conf Championship or Bowl game. If you're in the Big10 and can't play Wisky and Iowa, go back and play them first before advancing. If you're BC, go play Miami before advancing to Conf Title game. That will eliminate virtually *all* seasons with >2 undefeated teams.

Then, proceed as normal. More games -- all important games, virtual 'playoff' games in conf, and more data to choose the top 2 teams. More revenue. Everyone wins!