Wow, people are absolutely flipping out about revenue sharing.
I don't get it . . . maybe I'm too far removed from being a struggling level 13-18 team. But when Tonga was that low, we didn't "plan" for playoff income, even though we've never been lower than a #2 seed. Playoff money was bonus money, and it went a long way towards building our stadium, but it was never in the budget.
As an owner of a team that has always experienced the playoff windfall, I welcome revenue sharing. It just makes sense. Not 50/50 or even 60/40, but 20-30% doesn't seem to be asking a lot.
Part of it might be playing in competitive leagues where the difference between a 7/8 seed and a 1/2 seed is fairly minimal. In mean, if the playoffs started today, we'd be playing Fiji Sea Turtles, and I hardly consider them a team that would "squeek" into the playoffs, barely making the 8 seed as a less talented and poorly run team.
Maybe there are some leagues where making the playoffs is no big deal, where pathetic teams manage to make it in due to league disparity, but that isn't the case in any of the leagues I'm involved in.
SO what's the problem with revenue sharing?