Bowl Games

One argument against a playoff system for college football is that it would end the tradition of Bowl games. That has to be the worst reason for not going to a playoff system of all. Most Bowls long ago traded whatever tradition they might have had for lucrative sponsorship deals. And a lot of those bowls have been around for less than 20 years anyway. So the tradition is, shall we say, flexible.

The other problem is that most Bowl games are about as meaningless as NIT games. Rutgers v. Ball State? Would anyone care about that game during the regular season? Utah v. Navy? Boise St. v. E. Carolina? There are too many games, with too many low profile teams that have no national audience playing.

Sure, every year brings at least some interesting match-ups, games you care about. This year features Arkansas v. Missouri, Texas v. Arizona among others. S. Florida v. Oregon is a great opportunity for S. Florida. But a playoff system would produce just as many interesting match-ups, and the games would mean something.