The bowl system was part of college football and made it unique, and fun.
And again, I was a big fan of that bowl system, and would like to see it return. But understand that it no longer exists, and it's not coming back. So the options remaining are the current BCS (which almost nobody likes) and a playoff system incorporating the bowls (which many longtime fans are lobbying for).
If you want 100% certainty, go watch a math exposition.
How is a playoff system equate to 100% certainty?
If you want "sytle points" go watch figure skating or gymnastics.
If you like the bowl system, why is the BCS worse than playoffs? The BCS was just meant to be a transition to playoffs. At least it's preventing playoffs from happening.