Enough Is Enough Full Season Championship.

[gnomesayin]

How do you know this is a failure? There is no side by side comparison in this environment. Isn’t it entirely possible that the result would be the same with a season long championship?

Kind of like letting me taste a Snickers bar and asking if I like it better than a Milky Way without letting me try the Milky Way.

The counterfactual scenario never exists in the real world. When changes are made, results are observed and judged. In this case, late season viewership has declined more than the rest of the season since the playoffs were introduced, and are sinking to new record lows this season as the debate rages.

While "It would have been even worse if we hadn't made that change" is always technically possible, this kind of excuse making is rarely accepted in environments that demand performance.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I like him, but does he understand that the last couple of races could become meaningless? I will go to the same number of races as I always have....maybe more, but I would be less inclined to by tickets to late season races not knowing if there would be any greater significance.

That's the thing about late-season races. Even if the championship is decided, the race will still be run. Drivers will still be competing for the win just as hard as they did the previous 34 or 35 races. IndyCar put on two great races to close the season despite the title being locked up.

You need significance? Those other 35 cars will still be fighting for final season rankings, and those can make a big difference in cash. Indeed, the lock-ins at the end of each playoff round are counterproductive; a team that was 12th or 14th before the playoffs has little reason to bust its ass when it can't end the year better than 17th.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Also this thread has gone on a while so why not bitch about some new contentious thing

You'll want to avoid the Lawsuit thread.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I'm not looking forward to listening to every other word being about the playoffs instead of the race at Talladega.

I find plate races intolerable enough without tossing the booth's playoff rantings in on top of its bloodthirsty eagerness for The Big One.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Hey that's a good idea. Also, why do the cars have these meaningless numbers on them? Why does Chase Elliott drive the #9 car and Ryan Blaney #12? Who cares about that? Elliott should be driving the -23 car today.

Revive the idea to put sports car-style LED numbers on the rear quarter panel to show position.

 

[StandOnIt]

Revive the idea to put sports car-style LED numbers on the rear quarter panel to show position.

Go all out Nascar. Put them all the way across the rear window also. With the numbers on their suits, and blinking playoff points on the cars we will always know where they are in the epic playoff battle. Blue numbers for those already advancing to the next round, green for the in guys and red for the ones below the cut line.