re: 12 Team Playoff

Possible unintended consequence: the death of the conference championship games. Why should the B1G, SEC, and ACC, etc. risk their #8 ranked team (Florida, or Northwestern, or Miami) getting blown out by Alabama, Ohio State, or Clemson, thus knocking them out of the playoffs? Better to remove that game and get 2 teams in guaranteed, and possibly sneak a 3rd in.

And if you're #1 or #2 going into the last week or two of the season, you've got a lot less incentive to give 100% and play dinged up starters instead of resting them for the playoffs. That's all well and good if you're playing Ga Southern, but what if it's Auburn? And imagine the uproar if a Ga Southern did the impossible and beat a blue blood because said blue blood was resting their starting QB and RB and MLB?

Will you guarantee the G5 a spot? Will players sit out the first round or any round of the playoffs to protect their NFL futures? I know you can say the same thing now, but that extra game could make a big difference to some kids. LOTS of questions, and possible unintended ramifications. They need to think this thing through carefully.