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Originally Posted by Burt the Butcher
yah, if we have not been using this rule, and its from 2007, then I agree a new poll would need to be done.
I guess I would use current NFL standings as example..Seahawks and Niners both currently have 10-2 records. Say they both finish 13-3 and Dallas finished 8-8 to win their division. Niners are superior team, but Dallas gets #3 seed only because they lucked out winning a mostly losing record division? Personally I don't think that is fair. I do like the friendly rivalry of division foes, so not really into not having divisions, and can see some merit in rewarding division winners...just not enough for me.
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I thought I saw the vote was back in 2010 when I was reading through old rules threads last night, but yes, it appears to go even further back to 2007. I have no idea why it wasn't ever implemented the following season, but agree it would absolutely need to be re-voted in at this point.
As for your example, I agree, and it's happened many times over the years.