This we know: The first four-team playoff system to decide the Division I national champion will crown the victor on Jan. 12, 2015.

This we don’t know: Where the game will be played. But we have an idea.

The Bowl Championship Series commissioners are considering six locations for the first year, and all — surprise, surprise — are in warm climates. According to reports, the Fiesta (Glendale, Ariz.), the Orange (Miami), the Sugar (New Orleans) and the Rose (Pasadena, Calif.) — all current BCS bowls — are in the running, with the Cotton (Arlington, Texas) and the Chick-fil-A (Atlanta) also eligible to host the game.

A decision is expected early next year.

That’s fine … for now.

After 2015 a system similar to awarding of the Super Bowl — where all cities are eligible to bid to host the national championship — is expected to be put in place. Here’s hoping the powers at the BCS spread the wealth around.

I know the arguments about playing bowl games in warm-weather cities. Warm-weather games attract more fans and it’s a more enjoyable experience than being bundled up. Warm weather contributes to better football. And a better football experience is had by all heading out to game-related events, restaurants and other locations around town.

To have a true representation of college football, New York, Chicago, even Columbus or Ann Arbor, should have a chance to host. Don’t worry, the fans will come. And I’ve always wondered (and I’m sure I’m not the only one) how a warm-weather team would adjust to playing in the cold.

National powers like USC, Alabama, LSU and Texas, etc., shouldn’t be the only ones allowed the opportunity to play for the national championship in their backyard.