[#GoCougs]

If you want to play more games, go back to the set up in the late 80's early 90's.  11 game regular season, top 2 teams from each district make the playoffs.  At least that way you avoid all the 1st round blowouts and everyone still gets that extra game in the regular season.

I see the logic in that approach. I am still in favor of having every team eligible for the playoffs but your suggestion makes much more sense than the others who recommend changes that would reduce the amount of football played.

In this set up you could call the last 2 games of the season post season games.  It would be no different than the district tournament games in basketball, baseball/softball, soccer, and volleyball.

It could be fun to do maybe post-season games that aren't part of the playoffs. Maybe do cross-district but say District 1 #5 plays District 2 #5. Nothing really at stake but you get the extra game & get a chance to play a team that you normally wouldn't. Or maybe could even do at a neutral site centrally located where maybe the highest RPI team not in the playoffs from the west meets the highest RPI team not in the playoffs from the east and so on. Idk what kind of interest there would be in doing that or if it would even be logistically feasible but it sounds like something I'd have fun with if I was a player on one of those teams that missed out on the playoffs.