The eight BCS team could play in the first round of playoffs in the Sugar, Orange, Fiesta, and Rose Bowls on New Year’s Day. The surviving four teams play two more rounds of playoff ending with the college championship game the “dead” weekend before the Super Bowl.
Everybody would win with this system!
If a playoff would be utilized, I think it would be horrific if there was a 1 month delay between the final reg. season week and the start of the playoffs.
Think about this. For the final two teams, their players would be in organized practice & play from late July to the end of January. While only true for two teams, that is still an enormous amount of days actively playing. What is that, nearly 180 days? Don't Div II & III schools play 10 weeks then have their playoffs?
As for keeping the other non-premier bowls if a playoff occurs, I guess that's conceivable.
I have more thoughts on the matter, for sure.