Another great reason for a D-1 football playoff:

It’s good for the economy!

Per Ben Maller at FoxSports:

March madness gambling has been the second biggest betting market in terms of dollars wagered right behind the National Football League. “According to the NCAA, 35% of male college students bet on sports and 7 of 10 adults are reported to have placed some sort of wager in the last year,” said RJ Bell.

Just think what a college football playoff could do for sports books everywhere…