After reading "Death to the BCS (2011 edition)" by Dan Wetzel and others, I've come to accept the idea of a larger playoff system that includes all conferences. The book proposes a 16 team playoff, which includes 11 conference champions and 5 at large spots.
With the news of the CUSA/Mountain West merger, that means we'll be down to 10 conferences within a couple of years. Seeing as how scheduling 8 playoff games in one weekend could be problematic without having them be simultaneous, perhaps a 12 team playoff is more equitable? Ten champions, 2 wildcards, and the top four get byes. It would basically be the NFL system.
And, if each conference has an equal chance of getting into the playoffs, then there shouldn't be so much conference realignment. Unless you get some middle of the road team thinking they could become the big fish in the small pond of the Sun Belt or MAC.
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