Chattanooga Butchslappers
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Why does everyone say that an expansion makes the regular season less meaningful?
current state, you lose one game and you’re probably out of contention unless you were a preseason top 3 team. I almost think that expansion makes the regular season more meaningful for the majority of fans. Now this is not applicable to the ultra elite/top tier teams, but if someone is a fan of a really strong team floating in that #5-25 range, it extends your high level postseason hopes a little longer.
Say you’re an Iowa fan, or similar program ….perennial top 15-30 but not elite right? You might get on a hot streak and inevitably you slip up mid season, and for all intents and purposes your post season high level aspirations are done. I feel like an 8-12 team playoff at least allows you to hold onto postseason playoff hopes longer into the season instead of week 6 those dreams being crushed.
Maybe I’m completely wrong, but in my mind I think the expansion perhaps makes the regular season more meaningful to a broader spectrum of fans than the current setup, or any previous iteration….
current state, you lose one game and you’re probably out of contention unless you were a preseason top 3 team. I almost think that expansion makes the regular season more meaningful for the majority of fans. Now this is not applicable to the ultra elite/top tier teams, but if someone is a fan of a really strong team floating in that #5-25 range, it extends your high level postseason hopes a little longer.
Say you’re an Iowa fan, or similar program ….perennial top 15-30 but not elite right? You might get on a hot streak and inevitably you slip up mid season, and for all intents and purposes your post season high level aspirations are done. I feel like an 8-12 team playoff at least allows you to hold onto postseason playoff hopes longer into the season instead of week 6 those dreams being crushed.
Maybe I’m completely wrong, but in my mind I think the expansion perhaps makes the regular season more meaningful to a broader spectrum of fans than the current setup, or any previous iteration….