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Post by CFLstyle on Apr 12, 2006 19:58:20 GMT -5
See standings 4th post if you want an explanation.
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Post by cl525 on Apr 12, 2006 20:33:24 GMT -5
I vote know because just like bbruins said, this eliminates the reasoning of having divisions. With the cross over rule, it is just lumping all of the teams into one pile, and picking the top four. I say keep it the way it was  |
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Post by CFLstyle on Apr 12, 2006 20:41:11 GMT -5
I vote know because just like bbruins said, this eliminates the reasoning of having divisions. With the cross over rule, it is just lumping all of the teams into one pile, and picking the top four. I say keep it the way it was Wrong! The first place teams in each division will still be the same. Plus it opens up rivalries, teams in the same division play 4 times, while they only play teams of the opposite division twice. Divisions are there to open up rivalries. Crossover helps make it so that the top teams are in the playoffs, not some team that's undeserving. |
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Post by bbruins on Apr 12, 2006 20:51:06 GMT -5
You could make that case in nearly every sport that the last playoff team in one conference is worse than the best team to miss the playoffs. Souldn't the playoffs have some aspect of rivalries. Think back to the old NHL when the first two rounds were against teams in your division. Back when there were 21 teams before expansion and the stupid way they run the playoffs now.
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Post by CFLstyle on Apr 12, 2006 20:58:05 GMT -5
The thing is though, it's not something that would happen very often. I know the CFL is different (for the record it's the Canadian Football League) but in that league the crossover rule has been in affect for almost 10 years now, and not once has a team crossed over. It's not something that would happen all the time. Just once in a while if that.
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Post by bbruins on Apr 12, 2006 21:19:59 GMT -5
Fact in the NHL this Vancouver could miss with a better record than Tampa Bay, in the NBA Utah would be 6th in the east and currently outside the playoff picture in the west also NO/Oklahoma City would be in the 8th spot. In the NFL Kansas City would have taken the place of Washington in the playoffs last year and in MLB Clevland would have disssed the NL wildcard and Oakland had a better record as well. Never mind that the Padres won the NL West with an 82-80 record. Those are the four major sports in the US and all would have been affected by this rule.
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Post by mike on Apr 13, 2006 10:02:33 GMT -5
I vote no b/c except u said CFL does it but other than that no other major sport really does this. In the NFL an AFC team with 11-5 almost missed the playoffs while an 8-8 NFC team could have gone. I think yes it sucks but its the way it should be done.
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Post by CFLstyle on Apr 13, 2006 11:45:36 GMT -5
Looks like the league has spoken, we need a few more votes still but it's likely we won't do the crossover.
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Post by gohabs9 on Apr 13, 2006 14:02:07 GMT -5
no crossover, or have all 8 temas make playoffs for the 1st year and then see from that how it would go
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Post by CFLstyle on Apr 13, 2006 14:55:52 GMT -5
We're stick with 2 from each division make the playoffs.
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