I think the playoff has proven that the old way probably wasn't all that broken. Yeah it lead to some seasons where there was some controversy, but this isn't all that better (if at all) This is dumb and unnecessary. It will be hard for anyone to convince me that the playoff games have generated a better product than the non-playoff bowl games the last few days. Every year in the middle of the season people chirp about expanding the playoffs, and every year by the time we get to the championship game it has been proven that no more than four schools belong in the playoffs, if that. This is where I'm at. I realize I'm in a tiny minority, but I wouldn't care at all if we went back to the old way. I disagree that "the other games don't matter" Watching the Rose Bowl was fun. It mattered to the players, the fans, and ostensibly, to the people watching. The Tennessee/Purdue game was fun. *Maybe* the defenses weren't trying, ha, but those guys were out there giving it all they had to get to 9 wins. I know there's people that think that doesn't matter, but those games were fun to watch. Even the Iowa/Kentucky game was a good, defensive battle right to the end yesterday. Most of these schools know that "4th 10 win season in school history" or something like that or "Sugar Bowl Champs" is the goal that they can realistically shoot for. The Natty is for Bama, Clemson, Ohio State, and maybe 3 to 5 other schools to scrap over. That's 100% the reality of college football. It is. If you're a fan of college football, you have to accept that or just not be a fan. If you're a fan of Wisconsin, you accept that going to the Rose Bowl once a decade (or the Orange Bowl, or whatever) is in reality, the goal of the program. Natty's aren't in our DNA. Unless/Until there's a massive, fundamental way the NCAA changes the business side of the sport, this is how it is.