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The part that's frustrating is the conferences won't change because they like the money generated by the BCS. In fact the 6 major conferences rigged it so they could get the lions' share of the revenue and make it nearly impossible for any other conference team to get into a title game. If they would do their homework they might understand that a playoff could generate a lot more revenue. The article below shows how a playoff could actually generate 3-4 times as much money and would crown a winner worthy of calling themselves the national champions. http://ology.com/sports/16-team-coll...-proposed-ncaa

A 16-team college football playoff has been officially proposed to the NCAA, with claims that it would generate $700 billion annually -- more than three times the $182 billion the BCS generated last year.

As the greatest victim of the BCS' tyranny, the Mountain West Conference has been a steadfast challenger to the BCS, and it is the MWC that has sent this latest playoff proposal.

"What we are trying to do is offer an alternative with the current system," MWC commissioner Craig Thompson​ told the Arizona Republic. Thompson based the the $700 billion estimate off of current TV contracts.

The BCS was set up 13 years ago by the six major conferences (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12, Big East, ACC) and, no surprise, the six major conferences rigged the system in their own favor. Those six conferences have raked in about 80 percent of BCS payouts, and no team from any other conference has ever played for a national championship.

Thompson's plan would make it possible for champions of all 11 division 1 college football conferences to play in the playoff, as long that the teams are ranked in the top 30 in the country. The remaining playoff spots, and the tournament seeding, would be determined by a selection committee. Playoff games would be hosted at campus sites, and in existing BCS bowl venues.

Something like this must happen for two reasons: not only is a college football playoff the most fair and just way to determine a champion, it is by far the most exciting. And that second reason cannot be over emphasized.

A college football playoff would be awesome. It must happen.

The current BCS contract runs out in early 2014, and I hope to god it is replaced with a playoff.

What we have now (BCS) is commonly referred to as "The Mythical National Title" by local sports radio.