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Message: [QUOTE="LIuconn, post: 2372035, member: 134"] Hatched a half-baked idea while on a run this afternoon. Includes pro/rel. Two 12-team conferences. Helps ease travel, regular season sees each team plays conference mates 2x, other conference teams 1x. In each conference: Top 4 make playoffs. Home and home series, no away goal bonus. Higher seed selects who hosts first game. MLS Cup (East vs West) one game final. [LIST] [*]Teams 1-2 receive first round bye [*]Team 3 is safely in [*]Teams 4-5 one game playoff to get in. Played at #4 home stadium [*]Teams 6-8 are safe, season over [*]Teams 9-12 Round robin home-and-home series, last place team is relegated. Played concurrent to playoff schedule [*]MLS final weekend triple header - relegation battle at the bottom, Div 1 promotion playoff, MLS Cup [/LIST] Creates a few races and elevates each game - Conference championship, playoff bye, make playoffs, stay out of relegation battle and to stay in the league. Or something like that [/QUOTE]