I am not for reducing the number of games in the regular season. There's something like 125 teams in Div 1 football. We are talking about the top 4-8 teams and how they get chosen into a playoff. So, you're going to diminish the number of games 117-121 teams worth of players and fans get to experience, just for the top 4-8? No, I won't support that.
We easily could have more of an official playoff if the NCAA would just force the issue. All you have to do is have 8 conference's (16 teams)....everyone plays a CCG. The champions of the CCGs go into the playoffs.
Absolutely nothing would be diminished from the regular season.
Right now, we have the best system Div 1 has ever had. It can be improved even more.