BDA2K26 PLAYOFFS | LEAGUE OFFICE
WHEN THE BRACKET BROKE THE RULEBOOK
The 2026 bracket exposed an ownership gap the rulebook never fully anticipated. A temporary controller solution is locked for this postseason; the permanent rule goes to the Owners Meeting.
2026 postseason governance record. Temporary controller procedure applies to the current postseason only.
The 2026 bracket exposed an ownership gap the rulebook never fully anticipated.
A temporary controller solution is locked for this postseason so competition can continue without changing franchise ownership. That operational answer expires with the circumstance it was created to solve.
The permanent policy belongs in the governance pipeline: Pressing Topics, Owners Meeting, formal proposal and vote, Commissioner certification, then a Rulebook amendment. Until that process is complete, discussion is not law.