LOL....Well..I am retired....but in a past life...etc.
You must look at the rule itself...not the casual or offhand discussion of it...
The amendment that was passed...NCAA Division I Proposal 2015-81-1....
Intent: To amend Proposal No. 2015-81, to specify that to be exempted from the limit on the number of contests, a conference championship game shall be either (1) Between division champions of a conference that is divided into two divisions (as equally balanced in number as possible) and conducts round-robin, regular-season competition in each division; or (2) Between the top two teams in the conference standings following full round-robin regular-season competition among all members of the conference.
The rule, in its amended form...
17.10.5.2 Annual Exemptions.
17.10.5.2.1 Bowl Subdivision. In bowl subdivision football, the maximum number of football contests shall exclude the following:
[17.10.5.2.1-(a) unchanged.]
(b) Conference Championship Game. One conference championship game either:
(1) Between division champions of a conference that is divided into two divisions (as equally balanced in number as possible) and conducts round-robin, regular-season competition in each division; or
(2) Between the top two teams in the conference standings following full round-robin regular-season competition among all members of the conference.
[17.10.5.2.1-(c) through 17.10.5.2.1-(h) unchanged.]
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