Apples and oranges though dfw. Many more fans of football and many LESS home dates to see your school’s team.
I think there are serious issues w/ seat licensing (cost of tickets) at many schools, but the passion is there. It’s certainly enough passion to successfully propel a playoff format.
But one of the great things about the Auburn-Alabama game was that it did eliminate Alabama.
Had that game occurred next year, it wouldn’t have mattered as much, since most likely Bama would have still made the playoffs.
The bowl games have way too much power...and big name sponsors...even for smaller games. The book Death to the BCS really outlines how corrupt the bowls are