My thought is the first two rounds as home games for higher seed. Rotate the NYD Six yearly for the two semis, which allows the other four to be premium bowls in the years they are not used for semis.
I'm with you. Don't like byes (feel like "play-in" games) either. Been vocal about just going to 16 in a bracket based on an agreed upon ranking system. If you are a G6 or independent, you get in if you are ranked in the top 16.
Yeah, from afar he's seemed like someone who started on 3rd base and thought he hit a triple. Having seen him more now, I definitely grab a beer with the guy.