First; when you've got 3 unbeaten teams, one gets jobbed. No way around it without a playoff.
Second; so what? College sports aren't pro sports. The purpose of college sports is to benefit the students playing the sport and to help build campus spirit. The fact that TV money has turned it into a monster is no reason to screw it up by lengthening the season even further (an 8 team playoff would require 2 more games, or more if you don't incorporate the bowl games into the playoffs). We don't need a college football national champion. Leave it be.
I disagree with you in too many ways to write them all. So I won't. Merry Christmas!
We don't need a college football national champion. Leave it be.
Division I is the only one without a playoff system for the national championship. All of the other NCAA divisions in football have a playoff system. You could take the top 4 teams and then pair them off for a two game national championship. In essence, you would be adding only one additional game. One could play four and two would play three. The winners would play one another for the national championship the second week in January.
The NCAA could reduce the number of games played during the regular season if that is a major consideration. The real reason there is no Division I national playoff system is the money and power associated with the bowls.