Hey, if you're not first, you're last, Ricky Bobby!
Honestly, you guys really solved the promotion/relegation problem, as long as you can stomach in your world that the last place teams fight in a playoff game/series to try to stay in the big show.
Sounds like a truckload of fun, actually. Now that I only am writing about one league anymore, this might be one I mess around with in my off time, thanks for the idea, guys!