The entire things a sham.

You’re 6-6? Go play this meaningless game in a 90% empty stadium three time zones from your home. If you win? Hey nice job- here’s a trophy you won’t care to display.

You’re 10-2? Go play this meaningless game in a 20% empty stadium three time zones from your home. If you win? Hey nice job, here’s a slightly bigger trophy to commemorate your team was pretty good, but not good enough to play for a championship.

Undefeated? Hey, here’s a meaningless “money” exhibition game you get to play in because your schedule (created many years ago) wasn’t tough enough - nor is your conference tough enough (not your fault at all) for you to actually play in one of these other games for a championship. But hey, here’s a great big trophy that reminds you that your best team ever still wasn’t good enough to defeat the stupidity that created this stupid, mindless system 80 years ago.

And as you know, In college football tradition is the most sacrosanct thing. Except when it makes sense to tear century-old regional rivalries apart for money.

Multiply either of these scenarios by 60 teams a year.

On top of it, many teams lose money for the privilege.

It’s wacko. Very stupid. If they were starting the sport right now, the current bowl system wouldn’t even considered as an option.