We are in the thick of the holiday bowl season, and this year added to the mix is the extended playoff bracket. Twelve schools qualified for the playoffs, and so far, the results have been underwhelming.
Of course, this being the college championship method, there will be those carping about the process, no matter the solution. The polls determining the champion were said to be too arbitrary, then the determination for the final game was not acceptable, so a four-team seeding was created — but this was deemed too exclusionary, so now it is spread out to a dozen schools, and those on the outside complain while others moan about who does qualify or get first-round byes. Basically, they are already discussing tweaking this new system.
Face it, there will be complaints, so just sit back and try to enjoy whichever solution is delivered. Meanwhile, the portal…
