That's what college football is though. ESPN is trying to replace that with a playoff which is just crazy IMO. CFB's best product is big time regular season games, and it always has been. What is the point of a casual tuning in on Saturday if they're going to play again or even a third time down the road? Football's greatest assets is its scarcity, they only play once a week and 12-13 times a year for most teams. The more games that are played the more it will get watered down. They're playing 12 regular season games, a CCG, and then 3-4 playoff games? 16-17 games? Why would you even play the regular season if you're future first rounder?
This is nothing but a cash grab by ESPN. They will not lean into the March Madness model that would actually be more entertaining. They have to give auto bids for anti-trust reasons if I had to guess. If the NCAA ran it and it was a 8+8 model with no conference championship games and 11 regular season games, I'd be down for that because the regular season would still mean everything.
"Doesn't matter if Auburn loses to Alabama, they should still get an at-large bid at 10-2 with the SOS" That is the attitude and mindset we're heading for and it's insane. I am a CFB purist and I think ESPN owning the postseason is a terrible idea.
This is not a personal attack on you I promise but the bolded italicized part of your post is pure ESPN propaganda. They tell you that your season is over the minute you lose a game and are "out of the playoff hunt" and that could not be further from the truth. Auburn had 5 losses heading into the IB and had we rushed the passer and won we win the IB. Would our season have been worthless? You tell me. You're the Auburn fan.