Pac-10 and Big 10 are already saying not to blame them.
I am going to take the opposite of every other sportswriter here.
I don't care for a playoff or the plus 1 system. College football is tremendous, keep it the way it is. It's not a prefect way to end the season, but why is having a national champion even that important? Besides television and the want of sports fans for a decisive and dramatic matchup, is it really necessary?
The NCAA tournament has ruined college basketball. Will a 16-team playoff do the same for college football? What happens if 8-3 Florida runs the table?
Do you do neutral site playoff games? Yeah right, that's a money loser.
How does a fan base travel 3 or 4 straight weeks? Do you do home games? Maybe, but why would UConn want to play a round of 16 game at Florida St for example instead of a bowl game against Florida St in Charlotte?
The bowl game is the be all and end all and can be heavily marketed. The playoff means UConn likely loses with 5000 of its fans in attendance.
Let the professionals have definitive champions. Colleges need not mess with a system that has worked for 100 years.
Bowls promote schools. Playoffs determine champions. Unless you are the No. 1 or No. 2 ranked team, promoting your school is more important. What happens to the other 40 teams? Is their season over at the end of the regular season?
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