use whatever system the FCS schools use.
Whether you want to admit it or not, cartels are very real things. The "Power 5" is a cartel.
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I've been thinking about the next move for the cartel. Eight is logical, but I think they will hold off as long as possible. Many think this year w/out a Big 10 or PAC 12 will start the ball rolling. I don't believe rolling in 4 more bowl games into the mix will be a steep hill for them to climb.
I don't believe 16 is doable for several reasons, but the main one being the watering down of 12 more of the top bowl games. As others have mentioned 4 weeks of fan travel is probably a big reason the cartel won't do it, but they'll never admit it. The cartel will never consider going back to 11 regular season games to provide more room for a 16 team playoff.
Speaking of national championships...
NDSU and JMU are hooking up in Frisco for the FCS title. Early lead to NDSU. I see the south EZ is open for seating, and the stadium is "near capacity."
It's a neat little stadium.
4 teams is just not enough to call this sham a playoff.
If they create an 8 team playoff, the quarterfinals should be on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day at neutral bowl sites. That way there could be no conflict with December exams and only 4 teams would be playing after January 2 at the latest.
A 12 or 16-team playoff could start the week after conference championships and quarterfinals could still be at New Year's. Conference championships could be moved up a week if playing the first round the second weekend in December raised academic objections.
Any way you cut it there wouldn't be 4 straight weeks of fan travel.