Jason Patton wrote:
 
[. . .]
 
>>I read the article and had a very hard time understanding the "sponsorship
trends" item.<<
 
I assume "sponsorship trends" is a euphemism for "money."
 
[. . . ]
 
>>I guess my idea would be to consider proposing 14 teams next year and see
if
> that works  [. . .]<<
>
What would your criteria for success be?  i.e. who would we know if it
"works?"
 
Not sure that I see the advantage in 14, unless your object is merely to
increase the number of participants.  While I'm personally in favor of
keeping it at 12, I'm sympathetic to folks who dislike byes.  If anything,
increasing to 14 only increases the value of the remaining byes.
 
Clay
 
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