If it wipes out the CCGs, I'm for it

by Jeff (BGS) , A starter home in suburban Tempe, Friday, May 15, 2026, 07:01 (10 days ago) @ Dallasdomer

The only trick is that the playoffs are closing in on being half as long as the regular season:

Week 1: 8 games to go from 24 to 16 teams
Week 2: 8 games to go from 16 to 8 teams
Week 3: 4 games to go from 8 to 4 teams
Week 4: 2 games to go from 4 to 1 teams
Week 5: championship game

Depending on the team, 12-game schedules already have a bunch of scrimmages baked into them. So a team with a schedule like Indiana's can play 2-3 meaningful regular season games, then 4-5 meaningful playoff games.

I honestly don't think this encourages teams to put together difficult regular season schedules. It lowers the floor to allow for a slip-up or two, but the best strategy is still playing as many cupcakes as possible to lock in a playoff spot and as high a seed as possible.

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