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I have a contrary opinion on this by DakotaDomer

I think there would be absolutely no interest in these new quarterfinals matchups. The semifinals can't even sell out with a month of prep time...during Christmas...and there's only 1 game left to the title.

Now if they're on-campus...you'll probably sell them out depending on the cost of tickets. But imagine you're Clemson playing UCF in Death Valley. Are you going to spend your money on this game? Are you going to spend money on weeks 11 and 12 if you're already guaranteed your playoff spot?

The bowls have always been about an end of the year celebration of the football teams heavily focused on vacation spots...if the postseason becomes one big tournament you're going to lose that.