The NCAA is not in control of the bowls, period. They exist outside of the NCAA purview. Right now, nearly 50 teams play in bowls and receive money from them. James suggests that there should be no bowls, and only sixteen teams in the playoffs. Those would, ostensibly, be held in the stadiums of schools. A maxiumum of 15 games would be played, and as many as four at a single location. … which leads to this:

Tell me they couldn’t charge double, or triple, for tickets and rake in more money in one game than they could, net, even at a BCS game much less the Holiday or Gator bowl type games.

No, not really. Back-to-back-to-back home games begins to take a toll, especially with escalating ticket prices. Students get squeezed. Alumni begin to pick and choose what games to attend. The revenue you generate is not going to exceed the amount of money that one BCS bowl game provides ($34 million to the two teams.)

Fact, is the NCAA basketball tournament($420Mil from CBS alone) generates more than the bowls and conference championships combined. When at the same time, on the pro level, the NFL playoffs DWARF the revenue generated by the NBA playoffs.

Yes, that is a fact. And with it, CBS gets the ability to televise regular season games and received internet rightgs, and all merchandising rights. It gets to sell advertising for 63 games - not 15 football games. CBS’s contract with the NCAA is on behalf of over 300 Division I basketball teams, not 117 Division one football teams. For a contract to be that large, there would need to exist revenue streams from a big TV company… which leads to

An NCAA D1A playoff & championship game would rival the superbowl in its first year and probably overtake it in its second or third TV contract. Why? 117 Teams…117 communities with ties to the system. …ridiculousness. There will be no buy in from 117 communities when only 16 make the playoffs. And furthermore - when exactly do you expect these games to be played? And who will provide the contract ? What college fans forget is the that the NFL playoff gorilla dominates the weekends in January, so CBS and Fox are out *right* there. They’ve already ponied their millions into the NFL. That leaves ABC and NBC to decide if they want to challenge the NFL. And furthermore, the Super Bowl is watched by about 2 BILLION people, generating $2 million per 30 second spot. You will NEVER see that kind of viewership or advertising revenue for a college football game.

I would go on, but there is only so much time.

- UT(Texas) claims to have won a “national championship” in a year that saw them lose their bowl game.
- Nebraska got to play for the “national championship” in a year they didn’t even earn a spot in their own conference championship game.
- Many, many, many teams have gone undefeated only to see others crowned the “national champion”

Fact is though, there has NEVER been a “national champion” in D1A ball. Its NEVER been decided on the field.

Its funny, you article is essentially one “straw man” arguement after another.

How bout his scenario: Let them play it on the field…otherwise…it might as well be Ice Dancing. Or hey, we could just line the kids up in preseason, do some bench presses maybe some height & weigh ins and then VOTE and call it a season.

Revenue…you wan’t revenue….then to hell with the bowls. Why should the NCAA share money with anybody?

16 team tournament…top seeds get HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE!

Tell me LSU, Florida, UT(both of them), OSU, Michigan, USC, Notra Dame wouldn’t love the opportunity to host a college football playoff game!

Tell me they couldn’t charge double, or triple, for tickets and rake in more money in one game than they could, net, even at a BCS game much less the Holiday or Gator bowl type games.

Tell me they wouldn’t go hog wild in Arkansas for a SECOND ROUND Home game.

Tell me FSU fans wouldn’t be doing the tomahawk chop all week in anticipation of home Semi-final game.

…you’d be lying if you did…and you know it.

Fact, is the NCAA basketball tournament($420Mil from CBS alone) generates more than the bowls and conference championships combined. When at the same time, on the pro level, the NFL playoffs DWARF the revenue generated by the NBA playoffs.

An NCAA D1A playoff & championship game would rival the superbowl in its first year and probably overtake it in its second or third TV contract. Why? 117 Teams…117 communities with ties to the system. Thats why the NCAA BB tourny does better than the NBA. Thats what makes me shake my head at the $600-800 MILLION that the NCAA is leaving on the table every year by not having a playoff system.

What folks like you really want to keep is…your teams advantage. Open your eyes. You’d still have the advantage. The big boys, with the big stadiums, would get the lions share of home games in a playoff system. Home games = wins. Wins = more home games.

Clowns like you are costing your U 10s of millions of dollars. Wake up and smell the green.

So if it’s such a bad idea and would be such a loss for all these D-1 teams then how is it possible in all other divisions?