I say get rid of the "minor bowls" they're useless, and almost universally horrible games with two teams that nobody outside of their immediate circle cares about. Do away with those and you save a lot of time that can be used for playoff games and still not lengthen the season too much. I'd much rather watch the top 8 or 10 teams or whatever play playoff games then watch Tulsa date rape Bowling Green in a "bowl" game.
Seriously? No way, That is unless you can get 30 or 40 teams into the playoffs. Would Colorado have had a legit shot at the NC this year? No way, but, who would have thought, dare I say, Hampton. Lesser Bowls may not mean squat to outsiders, but, It's what a lot of kids play for during the year. It's what a lot of fans look forward to going to. Even if you went to 16 teams, that's almost 86% of college football teams that aren't going to be playing for anything during the season. Hell, that leaves about 50% of Division one schools that would be never playing for any post season hope.
The only way I would ever like to see a play off is if they kept the current bowl system somewhat intact. It may not sound like much, but, 6-6 with nothing to play for next year sounds like crap to me. 6-6 and getting to even a junk bowl would mean a lot for the Cyclones next year. I agree, lesser bowls become junk to a certain point, year after year of going 6-6, 7-5, but, just as teams can make a case why they should have played in the NC game, I think a lot of teams can make a case for wanting to play in a lesser bowl. Even though you may not have ever played on a team that had a shot a the NC, you could at least graduate knowing you were champion of something. Even if it was the Blue turf Bowl, you got to go somewhere in December and play football. That means a lot for recruiting too. Just like BBAll, you don't have to win it all to show you get to do something in the post season.
