(10-13-2014 11:59 PM)TrojanCampaign Wrote: The best idea for 8 teams IMO would be to just seed it and have 1-4 get home games. Then have the semi final teams play at bowl sites.
That would tick off the B1G and PAC with their Rose Bowl.
I'm struggling to find a way to have a set of quarterfinal bowls into the system but there may be a way of doing that.
National Championship Game (Neutral Sites)
Semifinal Games (Rose, Orange)
Quarterfinal Games (Peach, Alamo, Holiday, Citrus)
Access Bowls (Cotton, Sugar, Fiesta)
What I've done here is make the Rose and Orange permanent semifinal games. Anytime a B1G or PAC team is in the Semifinals they automatically will play there which in most years is likely to have at least 1 or the other.
Quarterfinal bowls will be seeded 1 through 8 for the Top 8 teams. No automatic bid for the G5 and no contracts for the P5. The round will be played Christmas weekend and other non-CFP bowls can be precursor to that game midweek leading up to it.
Access Bowls would be for teams #9 through #14 plus the G5 representative. They'll be played the weekend of the Semifinal games.
In this system there are no contract bowls but for the B1G, PAC, ACC, SEC it shouldn't be a problem getting in one of theses bowls. The B12 may not be worth a contract by the time this system could be put into place.