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The sport wouldn't need to leave the NCAA to institute a new playoff system.  The NCAA runs football playoffs at three other levels already.  The issue has always been that the big football schools don't want to share tournament money with the rest.  They don't want a football equivalent of March Madness.

Except that isn't really an issue because they don't have the football equivalent of March Madness. While smaller schools might dream about getting some slice of that potential revenue, they clearly don't have the clout to get it. 

The NCAA doesn't do much in football other than setting rules, both playing rules and eligibility rules. But rules are set by division, and almost everyone in Division 1A (actually FBS now) is also represented in the CFP. 

I do agree that the overall motivation would seem to be to cut out the unworthy from the pot of gold. 
Not sure what the Group of 5 presidents are thinking, maybe just trying to hold their tongue and praying they'll get into a better conference. 
Another set of motivations are the Power 5 seeing this is a route to cutting out the Group of 5, and the SEC/Big Ten seeing this as a route for cutting out everyone else.

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The sport wouldn't need to leave the NCAA to institute a new playoff system.  The NCAA runs football playoffs at three other levels already.  The issue has always been that the big football schools don't want to share tournament money with the rest.  They don't want a football equivalent of March Madness.

Except that isn't really an issue because they don't have the football equivalent of March Madness. While smaller schools might dream about getting some slice of that potential revenue, they clearly don't have the clout to get it. 

The NCAA doesn't do much in football other than setting rules, both playing rules and eligibility rules. But rules are set by division, and almost everyone in Division 1A (actually FBS now) is also represented in the CFP. 

I do agree that the overall motivation would seem to be to cut out the unworthy from the pot of gold. 
Not sure what the Group of 5 presidents are thinking, maybe just trying to hold their tongue and praying they'll get into a better conference. 
Another set of motivations are the Power 5 seeing this is a route to cutting out the Group of 5, and the SEC/Big Ten seeing this as a route for cutting out everyone else.