Comments on: MLS Half-Assed Attempt at Change Part II (Is it bright over the Hill?) http://chivas.theoffside.com/team-news/mls-half-assed-attempt-at-change-part-ii-is-it-bright-over-the-hill.html News from Chivas USA MLS Soccer Team Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:31:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ipuha http://chivas.theoffside.com/team-news/mls-half-assed-attempt-at-change-part-ii-is-it-bright-over-the-hill.html#comment-7833 Ipuha Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:48:30 +0000 http://chivas.theoffside.com/team-news/mls-half-assed-attempt-at-change-part-ii-is-it-bright-over-the-hill.html#comment-7833 Keep up the great work. Keep up the great work.

]]> By: David http://chivas.theoffside.com/team-news/mls-half-assed-attempt-at-change-part-ii-is-it-bright-over-the-hill.html#comment-48 David Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:38:36 +0000 http://chivas.theoffside.com/team-news/mls-half-assed-attempt-at-change-part-ii-is-it-bright-over-the-hill.html#comment-48 Your right, I miss read it quickly and thought it was the top 2 teams and four wild cards. But if that the case then this is, like you said, very confusing and still has not fixed the problem. Way to many teams are getting into the playoff. It should be the top two teams in each conference and that is it. Thanks Jeff for the catch. Your right, I miss read it quickly and thought it was the top 2 teams and four wild cards. But if that the case then this is, like you said, very confusing and still has not fixed the problem.

Way to many teams are getting into the playoff. It should be the top two teams in each conference and that is it.

Thanks Jeff for the catch.

]]> By: Jeff Bull http://chivas.theoffside.com/team-news/mls-half-assed-attempt-at-change-part-ii-is-it-bright-over-the-hill.html#comment-47 Jeff Bull Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:11:10 +0000 http://chivas.theoffside.com/team-news/mls-half-assed-attempt-at-change-part-ii-is-it-bright-over-the-hill.html#comment-47 "This is a small step in the right direction as it reduces the number of teams." Changes to the playoff format seem to be causing a hell of a lot of confusion; I see this so much that I'm starting to think <i>I'm</i> the one who's confused. But notice the text reads, "the top TWO TEAMS in each conference...along with four 'wild cards.'" Also, if you look at the rules in the <a href="http://www.mlsnet.com/about/league.jsp?section=regulations&content=playoffs" rel="nofollow">about MLS</a> section, check out how they break down the pairings: "In the first round, the match-up's shall be: 1 v. 8; 2 v. 7; 3 v. 6; 4 v. 5" So, taking everything together, there will be eight teams in the playoffs, not six. “This is a small step in the right direction as it reduces the number of teams.”

Changes to the playoff format seem to be causing a hell of a lot of confusion; I see this so much that I’m starting to think I’m the one who’s confused. But notice the text reads, “the top TWO TEAMS in each conference…along with four ‘wild cards.’”

Also, if you look at the rules in the about MLS section, check out how they break down the pairings: “In the first round, the match-up’s shall be: 1 v. 8; 2 v. 7; 3 v. 6; 4 v. 5″

So, taking everything together, there will be eight teams in the playoffs, not six.

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