"This entity needs to be separate," [DeLoss] Dodds told the Austin American-Statesman of his ideal playoff plan. "It needs to be their own bowls, their own TV, their own sponsors. Those four selected would not play in the bowls. And I'd have ‘em bid it out to cities and stadiums for the three games, and I favor neutral sites for the games because using the campuses (as semifinal hosts) would be too much of an advantage."