Realisticlally there should just be 4 16 team conferences. Make each conference 2 8 team divisions. Win your division, you play for the conference title against the other side of your bracket. If you win that you move on to the 4 team playoff for the Natty (winners of the 4 major conferences).
Gives teams 7 conference games, then you can schedule 5 non conference games however you see fit, keeps the money in the top schools (which is what is going to happen anyway) and whoever draws the pac 12 champ basically has a bye into the national championship (I say this as a Pac guy, we suck compared to all the other conferences). Also makes it so you can schedule big out of conference games and if you lose, who cares, you just have to win your division to have a chance for the Chip.
Gives teams 7 conference games, then you can schedule 5 non conference games however you see fit, keeps the money in the top schools (which is what is going to happen anyway) and whoever draws the pac 12 champ basically has a bye into the national championship (I say this as a Pac guy, we suck compared to all the other conferences). Also makes it so you can schedule big out of conference games and if you lose, who cares, you just have to win your division to have a chance for the Chip.