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<blockquote data-quote="ncurd" data-source="post: 780078" data-attributes="member: 72205"><p>The problem with 24 teams is simply in 8 years will any of additional 4 teams provide enough of a threat to cause an upset.</p><p></p><p>Lets seed 6 groups based on the top 12 teams</p><p></p><p>Tier 1</p><p>New Zealand</p><p>Australia</p><p>South Africa</p><p>Wales</p><p>Argentina</p><p>Ireland</p><p></p><p>Tier 2</p><p>France</p><p>England</p><p>Scotland</p><p>Japan</p><p>Fiji</p><p>Italy</p><p></p><p>Your looking at the bottom 4 of tier 2 before they'd have an upset likely to stop who would be in the top 2</p><p>But on top of that 4 3rd place get through so that would be the tier 3 teams</p><p></p><p>Tier 3</p><p>Tonga</p><p>Georgia</p><p>Samoa</p><p>USA</p><p>Romania</p><p>Russia</p><p></p><p>So likelihood of one of the big 10 being upset? To the extent they won't make the playoffs? Almost none barring a weird set-up of groups and almighty upset. Not sure that's to the benefit of the competition at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ncurd, post: 780078, member: 72205"] The problem with 24 teams is simply in 8 years will any of additional 4 teams provide enough of a threat to cause an upset. Lets seed 6 groups based on the top 12 teams Tier 1 New Zealand Australia South Africa Wales Argentina Ireland Tier 2 France England Scotland Japan Fiji Italy Your looking at the bottom 4 of tier 2 before they'd have an upset likely to stop who would be in the top 2 But on top of that 4 3rd place get through so that would be the tier 3 teams Tier 3 Tonga Georgia Samoa USA Romania Russia So likelihood of one of the big 10 being upset? To the extent they won't make the playoffs? Almost none barring a weird set-up of groups and almighty upset. Not sure that's to the benefit of the competition at all. [/QUOTE]
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