I misunderstood. You were saying a conference of 16 teams would have four divisions consisting of four teams each that would play each other every year....which would would be 3 games. For fun I will play along. Let's call the 4 divisions N,S,E,W. Everybody plays the other 3 teams in their division and the winner moves on to the conference semi final game. Then I guess they would play the other semi final winner for the conference championship. That would mean the regular conference schedule would be 3 games before the playoffs began. I guess they could mix in some other meaningless conference exhibition games or other meaningless out of conference exhibition games before the conference playoffs began, but there are still some real challenges to this arrangement......what would happen in the 3 game regular season among the 4 teams ended in a tie? How about three teams with a 2-1 record and the last with an 0-3 record? The contingency planing would be a logistical nightmare for the fans and teams not knowing where they would be playing the two conference playoff games in potentially 15 different locations. I guess you anticipate the NC playoffs going from there to include the other 4 super conferences after they have determined their conference championship. I can't imagine how that would work. This year's completely unknown possible sites of where we might wind up in post season makes it nearly impossible for fans and the athletic department to plan. Anybody made their travel plans yet? If we do make it to the 4 team playoff -and I think we will- I know there are some people trying to decide if they are going to the semi final game or just going to wait and hope to go to the NC finals.
I know some will say two eight team divisions in a conference would streamline the playoff system, but that would still mean a team's path to the playoffs would be through the same 7 teams they would play every year. Every other game would be nothing more than an exhibition or warmup for the only seven games that mattered. Personally, I don't think most true college football fans would want a playoff if they understood the impact it would have on the game that some of us love and enjoy. The only exception would be those who only get to watch the game on TV. I can understand that the site and game day experience aren't important to them. A great deal of money comes from TV but I think college football maintains its character built around the game day experience of the fans. Just my opinion but I sure as heck hope I am right.
