royals119
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With the teams that played last season, plus the expansions already announced, you end up with a pretty easy division setupBrampton is done without their insane subsidy. No ifs ands or buts. The only thing left for them to decide is when to announce their intentions to fold. Norfolk still has some life, but I do not see them surviving much longer. When Savannah joins the league in 2022, that would push them to the north and increase their travel costs. Do not see them surviving the transition in their current state.
West - Allen, Tulsa, Wichita, Rapid City, Utah, Idaho, KC (7)
Central - Kzoo, FTW, Indy, Cincy, Toledo, Wheeling, Coralville (7)
North - St John, 3R, Brampton, Reading, Worcester, Adirondack, Brampton (7)
South - Florida, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Greenville, SC, Savannah, Orlando, Norfolk (8)
Since Savannah isn't coming on until 2022, Norfolk will certainly stay in the south for 21-22, even if Brampton folds. If Brampton sticks around, or is replaced by another market that fits the north, like say Manchester, then Norfolk still stays in the south. Even if Brampton folds and no one else joins, they likely still keep Norfolk in the south and go with 7,7,6,8 - or they nominally add Norfolk to the north, but they continue to play a schedule that includes mainly Reading, Wheeling, and the SC and Georgia teams, and Newfoundland subsidizes a trip there and comes down for a weekend. That way the economic impact is minimal, except for playoffs -and playoff haven't been an issue for Norfolk recently.