Not true. You make the playoffs 16 teams, and shorten the season to 11 games. Every conference champion gets an auto bid, so that's 11 spots, and the other five are at large bids based on the average ranking of the two main polls.You end the season Thanksgiving Weekend, have a week off, and start the playoffs, ending with the final game on New Year's Day.
Academics would be as affected as they are in I-AA, II, and III, all of which have playoffs.
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