CFP has huge problems

[SouthernBelly]

It's obvious that bowls are no longer a reward for an exceptional season - the CFP has assumed that role (for the most part, politics aside). But I don't understand why people are so opposed to extra football, even if they don't want to watch it. Treat it like all the other programs you don't care for - don't tune in.

The gripe isn’t extra football. There has long been plenty of extra football. Most of the bowls never really meant anything other than for the team’s playing in them. But they were fun and teams & fans cared about them so they were kind of a big deal. But then opt outs came and everyone cares less and the playoff exponentially exasperated that.

The playoffs as they are, mean less football to watch with teams at their best. It used to be enjoyable to know that throughout most of December and then capped off on Jan 1st there would be competitive football games to watch. The playoffs don’t replace that, it was a unique culture in sports.

The playoff will continue to expand, at least to 24, but then you’re looking at least half to two thirds of the field not being legit natty contenders. I just don’t find that to be better.

 

[Dabo's Weenie]

Nobody is against you watching lower tier bowls if that is your thing. However, I just made it known that I can't join you on that. These are not the old days where you get 2 games on network TV on a Saturday if you are llucky. With all these networks tapping into sports, you have your choice of about 50 games each Football Saturday. By the end of November, I become tapped out on football especially if the Gamecocks are not good. The Gamecocks have chased me to basketball several years. So, I have to have something like the CFP to bring me back me in. That's me, but I don't begrudge your enjoyment of the Gasparilla Bowl.

The comment wasn't directed specifically at you, it was more in response to the people saying most (if not all) of the bowl games should be eliminated because there are so many, sub .500 teams get in, etc., they aren't a reward for success. Kind of hard to watch something that doesn't exist.
And I don't watch tons of football during the regular, I just find the bowls to be unpredictable and usually have two teams matched that seldom, if ever, play each other. A great game isn't the exclusive domain of "big games" - I find I can enjoy a game watching two teams I have no rooting interest in (because I'm much more objective ) and inevitably there's at least one "lesser" bowl that turns out to be a great, exciting game.