re: MLS Playoffs

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If anything go to 36 and create a first and second division

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That would be a long-term goal.

-Get to 36 (East/West, each conference has a champion each year, table format, no inter-conference play)
-Have a yearly tournament using the top 8(or all 18?) from each conference from the previous season (make that the MLS Cup). Run it concurrently like every other cup.
-Build up the USL pyramid. Get all 3 levels on stable ground.
-Once all that is done, then you can shift to something like a 20 team MLS 1, 20 team MLS 2, USL Premier League becomes the 3rd level, etc. Would be a total of 5 divisions.

I think more than just ~20 cities need to get that taste of 1st division soccer in order for us to really have a fully stable pyramid.