Crazy idea #32:
1. 4 conferences of 16 teams each ... basketball has seemingly thousands of schools [hyperbole] but only puts 64 in its tournament ... there really aren't more than 64 football teams legitimately capable of winning a national title anyway
2. 2 divisions in each conference, 8 per division
3. teams play 7 games within their division
4. teams play 2 teams from within the "other" division, rotating opponents every 4 years
5. teams play 3 games from outside their conference, 1 from each other conference on a rotating basis
6. Game 13 is for the conference title at a neutral site
7. game 14 for 4 teams is the semi-finals at Bowl sites
8. game 15 for 2 teams is the championship game at Bowl site
No-debate rule: don't win your division, you don't make the playoffs ... go to Bowl games instead
No political ploys from Herbstreit or ESPN ... no "eye tests" ... no voting by committee ... win your division and advance