Naval Academy athletic director Chet Gladchuk and American Athletic Conference commissioner Mike Aresco are in total agreement with regard to a proposal for a Group of Five playoff.
"It's absolute lunacy," Gladchuk said. "In my opinion, it's a non-starter. I can't imagine there would be any interest in creating some sort of secondary competition of this nature."
A recent article by Brett McMurphy of ESPN.com claimed there is growing interest in a Group of Five playoff. Northern Illinois athletic director Sean Frazier was prominently quoted as being in favor of a postseason tournament to determine a champion among the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference and Sun Belt Conference.