Changes to sports

[Bruce]

A game played primarily on the ground definitely suffers in the snow. Almost as if we should call it foot-ball. 

[Henry]

Baseball should play just twice in a week, in some weeks just once. There would be 50 games in MLB regular season.

This is probably your best suggestion ever, but it will never happen due to $$$. As is, there are simply way too many games to make any individual game worth watching.

"Crushing loss last night for the Red Sox, as they fall 4 games back in the wild card race. They've only got 83 more chances to make up for it."

MLB should take some "cooldown" breaks in season when there are few consecutive days without games and the players are in their homes. Also, there should be single-table round-robin minor baseball leagues where teams play in e.g. 12 team league every other team 11 times for a total of 132 games.

Having MLB play only twice a week is an absurd idea. This would make it resemble the NFL.

However, I can get behind the round-robin idea in the minor leagues.

[mgk920]

Football: some lower leagues would play midweek rounds.
Soccer: there would be leagues of 24 teams playing 46 games. These leagues would play in winter and play many midweek rounds. US Open Cup would be played on weekends.

Considering that the current MLS schedule (34 reg season + at least 2 LC + at least 1 USOC) is already taxing enough...are you trying to kill these players? The league already has to play through international breaks to make the schedule work, so a lot of teams would suffer.

And playing through winter is dumb. We've got snowy cities and outdoor stadiums.

Some European federations take a few weeks off during winter.  If the normal 'international' schedule (October through May regular season) is done in North America, I would reasonably expect that more northerly teams will play most of their home games early and late in the season and more southerly teams will play most of their home games during the mid season.

Mike

[Bruce]

Football: some lower leagues would play midweek rounds.
Soccer: there would be leagues of 24 teams playing 46 games. These leagues would play in winter and play many midweek rounds. US Open Cup would be played on weekends.

Considering that the current MLS schedule (34 reg season + at least 2 LC + at least 1 USOC) is already taxing enough...are you trying to kill these players? The league already has to play through international breaks to make the schedule work, so a lot of teams would suffer.

And playing through winter is dumb. We've got snowy cities and outdoor stadiums.

Some European federations take a few weeks off during winter.  If the normal 'international' schedule (October through May regular season) is done in North America, I would reasonably expect that more northerly teams will play most of their home games early and late in the season and more southerly teams will play most of their home games during the mid season.

Mike

Long road trips are terrible for soccer. MLS is very reliant on home-field advantage, so teams that have been on long roadstands (mostly for stadium construction that bleeds over from the offseason) have had horrible starts to the season that they never recover from.

[Poiponen13]

I think that MLS should not play during international breaks because too many palyers would be left off from their teams. MLS should instead play some midweeek rounds to get the schedule work.

[Bruce]

I think that MLS should not play during international breaks because too many palyers would be left off from their teams. MLS should instead play some midweeek rounds to get the schedule work.

Take a look at the schedule. MLS is already playing too many midweek games, plus they have to leave room for potential CCL/CCC and USOC games that also take place in the middle of the week.

[Poiponen13]

The hottest states, Arizona and New Mexico, should definitely play in winter to avoid summer heat. The season would start in late August and end in early May. And if soccer were played through midwinter, always a game can be postponed if pitch is waterlogged or snow-covered. In Englang, many games are postponed due to this every winter.

[Poiponen13]

Could college sports venues be used in minor professional leagues' games when the college sports are in offseason? At least my proposed minor league football teams would play in the spring on college football stadiums.

[hotdogPi]

AFC is too strong and NFC is so weak that anyone could make it.

Eliminate divisions and conferences. Top X (12?) teams make it to the playoffs.

[NWI_Irish96]

AFC is too strong and NFC is so weak that anyone could make it.

Eliminate divisions and conferences. Top X (12?) teams make it to the playoffs.

Wouldn't eliminate divisions but would eliminate conferences.

[texaskdog]

AFC is too strong and NFC is so weak that anyone could make it.

Eliminate divisions and conferences. Top X (12?) teams make it to the playoffs.

Wouldn't eliminate divisions but would eliminate conferences.

Super bowls would be much better that way.  two best teams!  I'd love a Chiefs vs Bills Super Bowl

Quote repaired.  --J N Winkler

[Poiponen13]

Is basketball the most popular sport in China? And baseball in South Korea?