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This seems like a good point to remind people of the playoff comparison

And I agree that more games means more money. So that is likely what everyone will push for.

Perhaps the simple solution is to expand the playoffs to 16 teams (with certain conference limits), and put in some controls over the regular season.

I see the best balance of player safety and the playoffs as something like this.
10 regular season games (impacts all 130 schools)
1 conference champ game (impacts 20 schools)
1 first round playoff game (impacts 16 schools)
1 second round playoff game (impacts 8 schools)
1 third round playoff game (impacts 4 schools)
1 championship game (impacts 2 schools)
1 non-playoff bowl game (impacts 70 schools; ~35 non-playoff bowls)

Or another way of looking at it:
130 teams get at least 10 games
20 teams get at least 11 games (due to conf championships; ND gets 11 regular season)
70 teams get at least 11 games (due to bowl games)
NOTE: a CFP team might not have played in the conf champ game
10-16 teams get at least 12 games (conf champ and 1 round CFP)
2-8 teams get 13 games
up to 4 teams get 14 games
up to 2 teams get 15 games

(In response to this post by M-I-C)

Posted: 09/13/2021 at 1:59PM

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Guess u smell a rat???? -- Mercury 09/13/2021 6:06PM

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I really enjoy your post and perspective goldendomer. -- Stech 09/13/2021 7:55PM

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From my view, no -- M-I-C 09/12/2021 8:06PM

Re: From my view, no -- VPIGUY 09/14/2021 10:01AM

As I read the proposal -- M-I-C 09/14/2021 5:49PM

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8 is enough... I hope greed does not win out, but it usually does. ** -- goldendomer 09/12/2021 8:48PM

8 so long as -- Vippie1 09/13/2021 10:04AM

Should be mandatory that no conference can send more than 2 to the playoff! -- EDGEMAN 09/13/2021 1:02PM

Get your point but I wont die on that hill -- Vippie1 09/13/2021 4:36PM

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That set-up is fine. We have access and the CCG matter -- goldendomer 09/13/2021 11:58AM

Agree 1000% ** -- Hokester 09/13/2021 10:54AM