dont you think more teams are deserving of post-season play? I think there should be 7 teams from each leage, then 1 wildcard from each league. It would make the league much more fan-friendly because there are more hopes of their team making post-season. I do believe that it should be a 3 or 5 game series though because they play so many games as it is....I think it should be like the NBA, more teams, more fun, more marketing opportuties! agree?
138230
No way.  All the other sports let so many teams in, it kind of cheapens the regular season.  In baseball, the regular season actually means something.  I think the wild card is enough.
611895
Personally, I think it should be the team with the best record. I don't like the old system of switching leagues like they used to do. Basing on the All Star is silly. The All Star is supposed to be a game for fun and the fans, don't tie it into the "World" Series.
339160
OK, OK, here we go.............\n\nFirst I will address the concerns some of you have about a playoff.\n\nIT WILL MAKE THE REGULAR SEASON MEANINGLESS - and you cite the NCAA basketball tournament.  First of all, there is no need to include 65 teams.  I would make it "a tough to get in" 16 teams - the so called 5 BCS conference champions plus 11 at large teams to be voted in.  The "at large" category takes care of the independents (ie - Notre Dame) and the so called mid majors (non BCS) conferences.\n\nTHE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WOULD LOSE MONEY - This is complete nonsense.  A few years back, a corporation which wanted to promote such a 16 team tournament, offered about 3 to 4 times that amount of money that all the bowl games combined.  The predominant reason it has not happened is that the bowl sponsors and the Bowl Committees would not get the money for their personal pockets.  It's a matter of self interest, not what's best for the colleges or college football fans.  By the way, the Bowl committees are a bunch of do nothings who because of connections sit around and collect allot of money for doing nothing special!\n\nAn NCAA football tournament would soon be more popular than the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl!  We would finally have a true national champion.  Under the current system,  an undefeated team in a weak conference which plays a bunch of non-conference nobodies could easily be in the BCS title game.\nSuch a team might not even be one of the best 15 in the nation!
353218
I'm with ya!  John Garret (as much as I don't really like him) has come up with what so far in my opinion is the perfect schedule.  It looked like this\n\n6 x division = 24 games\n4 x conference = 40 games\n1 x opposite conference = 15 games\nthree remaining games are played against the team in the opposite conference that finished in the same spot as you last year.  1v1 2v2 3v3 etc.\n\n= 82 games.\n\nFans & teams get to see other teams at least once each year and end up seeing equal talent from the opposite conference. And we don't go years with out seeing a team.  Like the Habs!
325126
Sometimes I also think that way too. Too many games and not so much pride at stake compared to college hoops. Plus, the league itself is already "too much" commercialized. You're right. It's boring. I just watch the playoffs because that's the only part that has a bit of excitement. But the regular season? Hah! NO WAY JOSE!!!
309145
Great Question. I think, selfishly, that the Old Firm should be playing the top teams in the UK. However, the idea of them playing in the premiership has already been voted against overwhelmingly. So, if it is going to happen then a new "premiership" may need to be formed and I really don't know the legalities of that one! It could be very refreshing for the teams involved in the spl to have some competition other than the same old teams 4 times a year. I think this could best be done through a british knock-out cup competition.
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I agree with cooley.  The are not overall fixed.  However, by extending the series, companies can make money on broadcasting and advertisement.  Sometimes, I feel the refs are biased in their calls..but for the most part I don't think they are fixed.  I really feel the first round should go back to a 5 game series.
290390
I really enjoy watching inter league play.  It affords me the opportunity to see some of the top NL players that I generally only hear about on Sportscenter.  It's also nice to see your team play in a different light.  If you are in the AL playing in an NL park, you get to see what your pitchers have at bat or how your DH plays at 1st Base etc...  I like it and I do not think it should change.
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I'll quote Charles Barkley here:  "In a seven game series, the better team almost always wins."  \n\nIn a five game series, the weaker team can get a lucky streak going.  But the Suns coming back this post-season and the Spurs catching the Mavs is a clear indicator that the better team can come back in a seven game series.  But if either of these series had been 5 game series like the NBA USED to have, both would be gone.  \n\nIn a longer series, the better team usually wins.
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I think it has to do with it being football season. If it were baseball season, there would be more baseball stuff. ESPN always has its "Instant Classics" during the season. I'm sure that then the NBA heats up, you will see more NBA stuff on there, although I'm not sure about the NHL, seeing how ESPN no longer carries it. They just go with whatever is the major sport at the time.
160984
7 players per team in the game and many alternates that you can switch in and out. i'm not really sure how many alternates you can have but i think maybe up to 14 or something.
71142
Good idea! And i have something to add there:\n\nWhat about giving 3 points for an away victory, but just 2 points to a home victory?\n\nTogether with your rule, this would be a break-trough in soccer...\n\nCheers
659165
Yeah, that would be cool.  You'd get some good teams that don't always team together.  The Crockett Cup was good....Sting & Luger, The Koloffs, Midnight Express, Rock n' Roll Express, the Varsity Club.  Yeah, bring it back!
427148
There are already too many bottom feeders (I know I'm from Detroit!!) to expand to more cities although a couple more to make each conference have the same amount of teams would be the best situation.\n\nWith Canada having the CFL and Toronto already having a good football team, it is HIGHLY unlikely that there would be an expansion to compete with the CFL. (An interesting alternative to that would be to combine the CFL and the NFL... Hmmm would it work??)
46349
Wrong!  It's not 1st and then 10th if there's ten teams....  It goes, from 1st pick to 9th pick, then the 9th team gets first pick in the second round and the 1st team gets the last pick in that round.  So, the 9th team would get the 10th pick and the 1st team would get the 18th.  \n\nIt's done that way so it's fair.  Think about it - if you were the last team to pick, would it be fair if you had to pick last EVERY time, and the 1st team got to pick FIRST?  So no, it switches every round.
125830
Yes. The way baseball is now teams that can spend a lot of money, and do it wisely, stand a much better chance of being competitive. I expect that both teams will be in the playoffs this year and I'd give it a 1 in 4 chance that there will be one this year.
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They should and it would cut out a lot of games in division races.  A team in any division plays another team in that same divison at least 15-20 times a year.  It would be great to see for example the Yanks against the Houston Astros instead of them seeing each other every three years if possible.  \n\nThe downside is the traveling would wear the players down but then again they do play 162 games a year.  Hope you're reading this Bud Selig (needs to go immediately!!!)