Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown wants changes to NFL playoff format ahead of game for top seed
For the first time in NFL history, a team with 14 wins will be required to earn a wild-card spot in the NFL playoffs. The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, both 14-2, will meet Sunday night for both the NFC North crown and the conference's top seed. The loser will fall to the fifth seed […]
Legendary coach Nick Saban highlights potential issue with new College Football Playoff format
During his storied coaching career, Nick Saban rarely shied away from the opportunity to express his thoughts on subjects related to college football. During a recent appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” the seven-time national championship-winning coach talked about some of the potential drawbacks of the new 12-team College Football Playoff format. In the expanded […]
The new NBA All-Star Game format is a weird disaster
Let's say the Lego company wants to re-release the old Death Star Lego. This is an iconic set, but some pieces have been recalled because so many children have eaten them, others are no longer in production, and the overall structure has aged well. Not yet. Alas, that instruction may be too difficult for today's […]
WNBA Doubles-Down on Caitlin Clark’s Record-Breaking Season with Expanded 2025 Playoff Format
The WNBA received huge ratings during Caitlin Clark's record-breaking rookie season. Now, the WNBA is doing its best to secure an even bigger payday. Taking advantage of a season in which 19 of the 22 regular season games saw viewership surpass the 1 million viewer mark, the WNBA decided to not only expand the regular […]
WNBA announces new 2025 playoff format, capitalizing on historic season headlined by Caitlin Clark
The WNBA will expand its regular season and move to a seven-game series format for the 2025 Finals, a move that capitalizes on the records set this year, thanks in large part to the Indiana Fever stars. Caitlin Clark. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the news Thursday before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between […]
Why the WNBA needs to change its playoff format
It's easy to forget that we are a relatively young generation, WNBA That's right: As the final stretch of the 28th season approaches, the playoffs have officially begun, but saying it out loud doesn't really sound like anything new. But compare that to other leagues across the U.S. and it quickly becomes clear: the NFL's […]
Viktor Hovland provides the truth about the unpopular FedEx Cup playoff format
The FedExCup has a unique format at the Tour Championship that not all PGA Tour players like. That’s foolish, said Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 ranked player, at the FedEx St. Jude Championship last week. He started the week with more strokes than he has in the past two years but hasn’t been able […]
Superflex format fixes fantasy football quarterback problem
Madmen are hypocrites. We admit it. Those of you who read our articles regularly will be well aware of our “football with a football flavour” philosophy: we want fantasy gaming to be as close as possible to the real-world product. So in the real game, it doesn’t matter if a player gets the ball on […]
Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa disagree with Scottie Scheffler, applaud FedEx Cup Playoff format
The PGA Tour’s three-week playoffs begin Thursday with the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, but debate continues to rage among the top players over its format. Some, such as Scottie Scheffler, don’t like that structure. Scheffler even called it “absurd,” adding that he doesn’t like the idea of it all boiling down to the […]
Scottie Scheffler rips ‘silly’ PGA Tour playoff format: ‘It is what it is’
Scottie Scheffler is all but certain to win his first FedExCup title, but a poor weekend could ruin it all. That’s why the reigning Olympic gold medalist (and Masters champion) isn’t a big fan of the PGA Tour’s current playoff format. “I’ve been talking about this for a few years now, and I think it’s […]