My favorite last night was John Saunders , "I think USC against Oklahoma is the game people wanted to see." Excuse me but, wanted to see? So because people want to see a certain matchup should make it so? I didn't know sports worked like that? If that's the case let's kick the Patriots out of the playoffs because they've won it and people want to see someone else win now.
Until there is a +1 or other playoff college football will continue to be a beauty pageant; and this season, any "Champion" crowned as such will be forever tainted with an asterisk noting "that other team."