So you're saying that a true playoff bracket for FBS is too much for these young men? What about the FCS who play a 24 team bracket to a champion (usually about the same time as the FBS National Championship game)? Or how about the 28 teams in the Division II football bracket? Or the 32 Division III teams in the football bracket? And I haven't even mentioned NAIA. Is it too much for those young men? Remember that the academic eligibility requirements and drug testing mandates are the same for ALL levels of NCAA sports, not just FBS.
On a side note, I hope to attend the Stagg Bowl (Division III National Championship) if my brother-in-law's team, Central, qualifies. At the pace they are going now, Central may go undefeated; so far each game has been a bench-clearing blowout.