I think it disincentivizes realignment. If Frank is right and CCGs will become divisionless (as they probably should be), then the only reason to switch conferences would be if the money difference is too great to stay where you are.

To my mind that means only Oklahoma has a decision, stay in the Big 12 and make (a lot) less money but have a better path to the Playoff, or move to the SEC (or B1G), face a more difficult path to the Playoff -- being ranked top 10 still gets you in (cannot imagine more than 2 conference champions outside the top 10 very often). There is no incentive for anyone else anywhere in P5. Their moving, should it happen, would trigger a single replacement move by the Big 12, or none at all, just dropping to 8 games.

My other observation of Notre Dame "losing" it's bye and being allowed a 13th game, is that you'll see a clamoring from other schools to be free to schedule a 13th game if they are not in the CCG. Certainly the B1G and SEC will have some schools on the cusp of top 10 but not in the CCG.

That's just floating thoughts off the top of my head, I don't hold any of this with much conviction.