This is probably true, and I think it is going to be one more nail in the coffin of college football. The gap between top 20-30 programs and the other 100 programs is getting bigger and bigger. Basically there is going to be 24 teams at the start of any given season competing for 12 spots in the CFP, and the remaining 100 teams will have little to play for after the first month of the season. The bowl game was a realistic goal for most teams even into November, even if many didn't live up to the hype. I personally think that teams should list the bowl at TBN on the schedule and make it clear to players that the bowl is an expectation for the season, not an optional add-on.
If this all plays out as predicted, I think more and more teams outside the Power 4 will start to look at FCS/DII as a much more realistic option to keep football on campus.