North American Football. What If...

What if there was a promotion/relegation system in North American football?  The rest of the world does it.  Why couldn't it be done in Canada and the United States.

I doubt it will ever become a reality, but I am going to take a look at what the top three leagues would look like if there was such a system in America.

With the current amount of teams, I am assuming a promotion/relegation system of two teams.  Wouldn't it be much more exciting to watch FC Dallas, Kansas City, San Jose and New York battle to avoid relegation?  There also is a 4-team race to see who gets promoted from USL Divison 1.  Thrilling!

Is this what they mean when they say "the American dream" or am I just dreaming of a real football system.  We probably will never know.

Current tables:

MLS W-L-T Points

1. Houston 11-7-7 40
2. Columbus 10-4-9 39
3. Los Angeles 9-4-11 38
4. Chicago 10-6-8 38
5. Seattle 8-6-10 34
6. New England 9-6-6 33
7. Colorado 9-7-6 33
8. Chivas USA 10-9-3 33
9. Real Salt Lake 9-9-6 33
10. D.C. United 7-5-11 32
11. Toronto FC 8-8-7 31
12. FC Dallas 6-7-5 23
13. Kansas City 5-10-6 21
14. San Jose 5-12-5 20
15. New York 4-16-4 16

USL Division 1 W-L-T Points

1. Portland 14-1-10 52
2. Carolina 14-5-7 49
3. Charleston 12-4-10 46
4. Puerto Rico 12-5-8 44
5. Rochester 9-8-8 35
6. Montreal 9-10-6 33
7. Vancouver 8-9-8 32
8. Miami FC 7-14-4 25
9. Minnesota 5-12-8 23
10. Austin 4-13-8 18
11. Cleveland 3-16-7 16

USL Division 2 W-L-T Points

1. Wilmington 12-5-3 39
2. Richmond 11-3-6 39
3. Harrisburg 9-7-4 31
4. Charlotte 8-5-7 31
5. Real Maryland 8-10-2 25
6. CP Baltimore 6-9-5 23
7. Western Mass 6-9-5 23
8. Pittsburgh 6-10-4 22
9. Bermuda 4-12-4 16