As an example of embracing the "new and improved" (and certainly not the stuff of tradition), college football overtime's system was pure genius. Initially I was skeptical of the plan, but seeing it in played out in action over the past several years (like that thrilling UDub game this past weekend) has made me a believer and a fervid advocate.
There’s got to be something better than what we have now... It simply sucks and is an abject failure - see the current rankings of Ohio State and Wisconsin! It’s heavily tilted towards favorites and subjective feel.
Decide it on the field, let the better team prove who it is. You don’t get that shot if you’re TCU or BSU. You may have a great football team but you’ll never get a chance to prove you’re “the best” because the coaches and sports writers will never vote for you in the numbers required, because they will never consider you a “big school”. Doesn’t matter what the talent really is like.
And like you, I love the overtime rules. I wish the NFL did the same thing; it’s not cool to have a hard-fought game come down to who wins a coin toss for overtime possession!