Drop all non-conference games at the start of the season. All 3 or 4 of them. Start the season with conference games and have conference championships in October.
Then start the playoff. Seed the teams by final ranking. First three rounds go to the home stadium of the higher seed in November. Teams that are eliminated can negotiate with other teams to play extra games.
1: Clemson
2. Oklahoma
3. Georgia
4. Alabama
...
58. Montana
59. UTEP
60. Oregon St
61. Indiana
...
124: Furman
126: Alcorn St
127: Citadel
128: Bethune
Round 1: Furman at Clemson, Alcorn St at Oklahoma, Citadel at Georgia, Bethune at Bama
Round 2: Oregon St at Clemson, Indiana at Oklahoma
Round 3: Washington at Alabama, USC at Ohio St....
Each school that plays visitor gets 1/2 of game revenue. Nobody gets left out, no matter how lowly.
Then start the playoff. Seed the teams by final ranking. First three rounds go to the home stadium of the higher seed in November. Teams that are eliminated can negotiate with other teams to play extra games.
1: Clemson
2. Oklahoma
3. Georgia
4. Alabama
...
58. Montana
59. UTEP
60. Oregon St
61. Indiana
...
124: Furman
126: Alcorn St
127: Citadel
128: Bethune
Round 1: Furman at Clemson, Alcorn St at Oklahoma, Citadel at Georgia, Bethune at Bama
Round 2: Oregon St at Clemson, Indiana at Oklahoma
Round 3: Washington at Alabama, USC at Ohio St....
Each school that plays visitor gets 1/2 of game revenue. Nobody gets left out, no matter how lowly.