Specifically the way it all funneled the championship paths and opportunities to a handful of specific conferences (or more precisely, teams).
In the 90's, Miami and Florida State essentially needed to win 1 or at most 2 big games in cake conferences to arrive on New Year's Day unbeaten or with 1 loss and a shot at the voted title. For Miami and the Big East, that meant basically a home game against an overmatched Big 8 opponent.
The Rose Bowl collusion racket guaranteed that a legitimate contender would not be playing #1 or #2 if those teams were from the S.E.C., A.C.C., or Big 12. Hence we got split titles or teams like Penn State getting shut out altogether.
As for the B.C.S.....a computer determining which 2 teams were "the best" was the silliest thing that I ever heard. And as you mentioned, did virtually nothing to create a path to a championship opportunity for anyone outside the protected class.
Replies to: "You're preaching to the choir. I never liked nor trusted the old system."
- Playoff home games? I'm all in but the SEC will never agree. [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 9:26am 5/29/25
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- So now it’s hard to go to Pasadena in January when it’s 60 and 25% humidity - WoodstockIrish - 2:24pm 5/31/25
- Have you tried to reason with them? [NT]
- whatsamataU - 2:52pm 5/29/25
- You try reasoning with the Securities & Exchange Commission... [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 4:16pm 5/29/25
- For sure. Those suspicious bastards just will not listen to reason . . . [NT] - murph78 - 4:47pm 5/29/25
- You try reasoning with the Securities & Exchange Commission... [NT]
- TakethetrainKnute - 4:16pm 5/29/25
- They'd looked like cowards if they didn't [NT]
- D2 - 10:46am 5/29/25
- USC refuses to play us in SB after October... and they are uncomfortable with that month. - Curly1918 - 11:13am 5/29/25
- So…end the remnants of the major bowl games entirely? - TakethetrainKnute - 10:27am 5/29/25
- Exactly. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:39am 5/30/25
- The bowls were just post season exhibition games intended to lure northerners to spend dollars in... - Curly1918 - 11:02am 5/29/25
- Yes, everything developed over time to be what college football WAS... - TakethetrainKnute - 11:18am 5/29/25
- I listened carefully, but the only thing that I heard was a purple parrot panting. - BaronVonZemo - 7:54am 5/30/25
- . [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 1:16pm 5/29/25
- NY Day bowl games were must see TV & championships were won on that day. [LINK]
- ELP - 11:33am 5/29/25
- The final poll only moved to after the Bowls in 1973. - Curly1918 - 7:05pm 5/29/25
- I remember 1978, ND went in ranked 5th, had no chance, everything fell perfectly, and came out NCs!! [NT]
- murph92675 - 2:21pm 5/29/25
- What Tide fans fail to mention is the Irish demolished #1 Texas and Tide demolished #8 OSU. - ELP - 4:45pm 5/29/25
- It's what Chris94 used to base his love of the polls system on. - jakers - 1:24pm 5/29/25
- It was uniquely stupid, in my opinion. - iairishcheeks - 12:06am 5/30/25
- You're preaching to the choir. I never liked nor trusted the old system. - jakers - 9:54am 5/30/25
- Total agreement, I remember having these conversations with my dad. - iairishcheeks - 1:59pm 5/30/25
- You're preaching to the choir. I never liked nor trusted the old system. - jakers - 9:54am 5/30/25
- It was uniquely stupid, in my opinion. - iairishcheeks - 12:06am 5/30/25
- Yep. I hear ya! The New Year's Days of my youth were extravaganza's of College Football... - TakethetrainKnute - 1:17pm 5/29/25
- Yes, everything developed over time to be what college football WAS... - TakethetrainKnute - 11:18am 5/29/25