As Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger reports, every Group of 5 commissioner will meet in Dallas in late August to discuss the possibility of a Group of 5 postseason that would become the "NIT of college football."
"...chief among (the issues to be discussed at the Dallas meeting) is the possibility of a reshaped postseason incorporating the bowl system, an arrangement that may generate additional television dollars and provide a secondary championship for those G5 teams not competing in the CFP," Dellenger reported.
It's a genius way to make more bowl games matter. But there is one major issue this would cause nearly every year.
Creating an 'NIT of college football' will create a 2023 FSU every year
What you saw from the 2023 College Football Playoff field -- FSU not being chosen instead of two one-loss conference champions despite running the table and winning the ACC Championship -- would happen every single year with dominant Group of 5 teams.
What's the incentive for a Group of 5 team to be in the regular CFP field from here on out? The NIT of college football will suffer without the top G5 champions. The CFP would survive with more Power Conference teams in the mix though, and likely bring in more revenue.
This idea is good for most of the Group of 5 and great for at-large bids for Power Conference schools. But there's going to be controversy and angry fanbases every December, and it's going to be involving successful teams.
College football has always been built on snubs. They were more consequential when the AP Poll decided the champions and/or the two teams ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the standing to compete in the championship game.
That is only going to continue for the best Group of 5 schools every year if an NIT of college football comes to fruition.