The "Playoff" has to go, it has put a premium on winning the championship but only a select few teams, selected by, "The Committee", get a chance. So entrenched in this way of doing things, Bill Hancock, Executive Director Of The College Football Playoff, didn't see any reason to change anything this last season, a season that was anything but normal.
The good thing is, football fans outside of Tuscaloosa, Columbus, Clemson, don't have to take it anymore.
The NCAA doesn't run , "The Playoff", Bill Hancock, ESPN and its contracted conferences do. But the NCAA does run the Playoffs for Division 2 football, and those schools and their fans love it. So, why can't the NCAA take over the playoffs for Division 1 and run it the same way for Division 2?
I'm sure the answer comes down to money. The NCAA can't decide tomorrow to start their own Playoff. But I don't think that the "Invitational" is ever going to do anything that doesn't serve the needs of ESPN's chosen few first.
Back in the 1930's, the NIT was the big thing in college basketball. But, in 1939, the NCAA started its own tournament, and crowned its first champion, the Oregon Webfoots , winners of the first championship game over Ohio State.
Things have changed. The NIT now doesn't mean as much as does the Idaho Potato Bowl. The same thing can happen for Division 2 football.
When the contracts come up in 2024, the NCAA has a decision to make. Does it continue to finance the Beauty Pageant masquerading as a Playoff? Or does it decide to run Division 1 football with as much care and consideration as it does Division 2?