Why must college football adopt a playoff system? Why must everything be homogenized, made the same, made bland. College football has been exciting for years. If you don't like college football, then don't watch it. Why force it to be more like every other sport? There was nothing wrong with the old bowl system. It's a shame they did away with it, because it wasn't "good" enough. Maybe college football season should be scripted, so that maximum ratings can be achieved.
I agree; I was clearly complaining about the new (BCS) system, not the old bowl system. But if/when the BCS is abandoned there's little or no chance of college football going back to the old system, and if that's the case then an attractive option, imo, would be to incorporate the bowls within an 8-team playoff format.