\u2026the Old Days in college football would have given us this in 2013:<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
SUGAR BOWL: Auburn vs Florida State (SEC Champ, plus FSU since the ACC wasn\u2019t locked to the Orange)<\/p>\n
ORANGE BOWL: \u00a0Missouri vs Ohio State (7-8 BCS) \u00a0(best original Big 8 team)<\/p>\n
COTTON BOWL: Alabama vs Baylor (3-6 BCS) \u00a0(best original SWC team)<\/p>\n
ROSE BOWL: Stanford vs Michigan State (4-5 BCS) \u00a0(Big Ten-Pac 12)<\/p>\n
FIESTA BOWL: Oregon vs South Carolina (9-10 BCS)<\/p>\n
CITRUS BOWL: \u00a0Clemson vs Oklahoma (11-12 BCS)<\/p>\n
HOLIDAY BOWL: Arizona State vs Oklahoma State (13-14 BCS)<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n
Guess what? \u00a0You can pair up the top 14 teams rat-a-tat-tat and get great matchups all the way down. \u00a0And no need whatsoever to go through any ridiculous gyrations to get the matchup.<\/p>\n
As the BCS lurches to the grave, the final proof: it was largely unnecessary. \u00a0The playoff risks the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2026the Old Days in college football would have given us this in 2013: \u00a0 SUGAR BOWL: Auburn vs Florida State (SEC Champ, plus FSU since the ACC wasn\u2019t locked to the Orange) ORANGE BOWL: \u00a0Missouri vs Ohio State (7-8 BCS) \u00a0(best original Big 8 team) COTTON BOWL: Alabama vs Baylor (3-6 BCS) \u00a0(best original SWC … <\/p>\n