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You wouldn’t need to extend it to beyond the first or second week of January. A 16-team Tournament would take four weekends. A college program could get 10 regular season games if they so chose, and would still only play a MAXIMUM of 14 games - about the same as is played now. And the wouldn’t HAVE to schedule more regular season games if they couldn’t take the burden. Plus, you’re not asking EVERY school to play in the tournament, just sixteen teams, and then eight, and then four, and then two. And if college for some reason decided to have an NIT-type consolation set of Bowls, nothing would be stopping them.

Somehow, despite the fact that it is impossible, the other Divisions have found a way to make it work:

NCAA Division II football playoffs:
First Round
Saturday, Nov. 18
North Dakota State 31, Northwest Missouri State 17
Northwood, Mich. 28, Indiana, Pa. 0
Bloomsburg, Pa. 46, Saginaw Valley State, Mich. 32
Catawba, N.C. 28, West Georgia 24
Nebraska-Omaha 14, Pittsburg State, Kan. 3
Delta State, Miss. 49, Valdosta State, Ga. 12
Mesa State, Colo. 40, Northeastern State, Okla. 21
UC Davis 48, Chadron State, Neb. 10

Quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 25
Delta State, Miss. 20, Catawba, N.C. 14
Bloomsburg, Pa. 38, Northwood, Mich. 14
North Dakota St. 43, Nebraska-Omaha 21
UC Davis 62, Mesa State, Colo. 18

Semifinals
Saturday, Dec. 2
Delta St., Miss. 34, North Dakota State 16
UC Davis 48, Bloomsburg, Pa. 36

Championship
Saturday, Dec. 9
Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, Ala.
Delta State, Miss. 63, Bloomsburg, Pa. 34

You are going to need therapy. The playoff system would destroy the Bowl System. These Bowl Games are in the Holidays and linked to many other events. How do you decouple the Rose Bowl from the Rose Parade and all the other festivities? The same is true for the Orange, Sugar, etc. All of these events are planned out in advance. Is someone going to make reservations to go to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans if their team is defeated? I attended the Sugar Bowl one year and the planning and logistics were huge. A week isn't time to do this. It's not going to happen. The college presidents and boards of trustees aren't going to permit it and they do have the final say. It doesn't matter to them what some sportscaster on ESPN or sportwriter in the local rag says. Money for the athletic programs is what this is about. Give it up and go root for the Titans and watch the NFL on Sundays.