I know it is a tall task, but I hope that they not only are able to figure out how to incorporate a pods system into the game since that is what the ACC is scheduled to use next year when the game comes out, but I hope EA is able to build off the custom conferences feature from NCAA 14 and allows users in EA CFB 24 to completely add or remove conferences and do traditional scheduling or different pod systems.
I know it is a lot of complicated math to get schedules to work with custom conferences, but with the current state of college football, custom conferences with different scheduling structures is something that feels necessary.
I wouldn't even be opposed to the game allowing the user to go all out with custom conferences with some real craziness, e.g. allowing the user to straight up delete the ACC and PAC, allow them to set up some weird pod system, but then warn the user that if they go too wild the game may not be able to generate a schedule and the user may be forced to create a schedule themselves to get it to work. Obviously the game would check and validate the schedule, but I'm sure some of the more hardcore players would gladly take the time to setup schedules around the nation if it meant they could truly go wild with the conferences. The only question is, do the conferences that are signing their likenesses over to EA give EA the permission to allow users to straight up delete whole conferences from the game.
It would be pure fun, though, to have the ability to add brand new conferences with custom names and logos, to be able to delete conferences altogether, to be able to go with traditional 2 division setups, pod systems, 3 division setups with a conference playoff structure for the championship, etc. I think that is asking for too much at this point, but you never know, EA may surprise us with how robust they can make some things.