Divisions are split into 6s. ND is in the division with Stan, Cal and SMU, for expediency we will call it the "West" division. Two schools will take their turns in the West until everyone cycles through. So every 7 years your team will have their turn.

West: Stan, Cal, SMU, ND, Atlantic, Coastal

Atlantic: FSU, Clem, NCSU, Wake, UL, SU, BC

Coastal: UNC, Duke, UVA, GT, UM, VT, Pitt

Each Atlantic and Coastal team will get 3 permanent rivals which will carry over into the years they are in the West. ND still plays their 5 games; Cal, Stan, SMU's remaining 3 games is figured into the cross division schedule.

The West division winner will take the ACC's auto bid into the playoff, while the ACCCG will be played only between the Atlantic and Coastal divisions for the Orange bowl spot or an at large playoff spot.

You lost me at "The West division winner will take the ACC's auto bid into the playoff,".

Also, ND's not going for that.

(11-07-2023 01:17 AM)ChrisLords Wrote:  You lost me at "The West division winner will take the ACC's auto bid into the playoff,".

Also, ND's not going for that.

ND will not play more than 5 games as usual.

I don’t expect SMU, Stan, Cal to bring much fans to Charlotte (and ND disqualifies themselves) which is the reason this division gets the ͏Au͏to-bid and should make the rotated 2 teams eager to compete in the West. This is also a sneaky way get at least 2 teams in the playoffs every year; the ͏Au͏to bid in the West and 1 or 2 at large bids from the Atlantic and Coastal divisions. The ACC Champions can be the highest final ranking of the CFB Playoff poll.

After reading the OP, I was sure I misunderstood the proposal, since designating one of three divisions winners as the one to get the CFP autobid had to be a mistake. I see that it wasn't a mistake, and you meant it to be so. That wouldn't get a majority of votes, much less the 75% threshold.

I’ll make a change; the team with the best conference record or overall record gets the ACC ͏Au͏to bid, the other division winners play it out in Charlotte for an at large playoff spot or Orange bowl.

(11-07-2023 07:52 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  I’ll make a change; the team with the best conference record or overall record gets the ACC ͏Au͏to bid, the other division winners play it out in Charlotte for an at large playoff spot or Orange bowl.

I'm not sure there's going to be a conference auto-bid.

(11-07-2023 08:29 PM)ChrisLords Wrote:  

(11-07-2023 07:52 PM)Garrettabc Wrote:  I’ll make a change; the team with the best conference record or overall record gets the ACC ͏Au͏to bid, the other division winners play it out in Charlotte for an at large playoff spot or Orange bowl.

I'm not sure there's going to be a conference auto-bid.

If there is, I'm sure it would go to the conference champion. And conferences won't get to decide who gets an at large bid.

(11-07-2023 01:17 AM)ChrisLords Wrote:  You lost me at "The West division winner will take the ACC's auto bid into the playoff,".

Lost me at "ND is in the division".

(11-08-2023 02:22 AM)Schema Wrote:  

(11-07-2023 01:17 AM)ChrisLords Wrote:  You lost me at "The West division winner will take the ACC's auto bid into the playoff,".

Lost me at "ND is in the division".

Me too.

No more divisions

Divisions are not bad when most of the teams you regularly play get the fan base energized. My proposal could also work with basketball. Being a division winner wouid be a big deal for a place like FSU with not many post season banners just like being a division winner in football would be important to Wake, NCSU, BC, Duke etc. Without divisions only 1 team has bragging rights instead of 2 or 3.