ok, worrying about the GS formula without having a clue of the actual formula is kinda bonkers but anyway they can just add 12-24 mins to the 48mins threshold that we have now and boom the trick is done.
the economy is a little trickier because less weeks means less salaries paid but less TV income as well, if the GS formula is tweaked correctly having the teams need larger roster can compensate the higher weekly revenue. That and some adjustments to the TV income should do it.
The point is things can be figured out on the way, you cant these nonsense block you and stop any kind of improvement. This game has been the same for 10years... if you want to keep playing till it dies same as it happened to Charazay is one thing if you wanna see it live on you gotta do something.