Who needs the NCAA? Major college football programs might not, at least if the idea of Michigan football head coach Kyle Whittingham gets any traction.
There has been plenty of discussion about the College Football Playoff. The field is 12 teams now, but there has been talk of expansion to 16 or even 24.
Whittingham weighed in on the debate, along with other head coaches, in an article for On3, saying that 16 teams would be the right number, but only under the right circumstances, which mean getting out from under the NCAA's "leadership."
Kyle Whittingham's bold stance on College Football Playoff expanison
“16 is the right number, but only in a super-conference structure. You govern yourselves. The NCAA is not involved, and you have your own commissioner," Whittingham said via On3.
Whittingham, entering his first season as Michigan football head coach, believes that the college football, at least some of the bigger schools, will eventually separate into a 48-60 team league. It's not a new idea. It's been talked about extensively, especially as the Big Ten and SEC gain more power.
Who knows what will eventually happen, but having the NCAA out of the way wouldn't be the worst thing. Maybe there would be a salary cap, which would make it feel like a mini-NFL, or a minor league version of the NFL, but that would level the playing field.
It seems like adding four teams will eventually be the solution to get to 16 for the CFP. There are 24 teams in the FCS playoffs, run by the NCAA, so there is some precedent for that number, but the season would need to be shorter.
At any rate, I like the idea of a college football commissioner. As long as it's not Nick Saban.
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