And the Playoffs Solve...Nothing?

As the broadcasters continue to irritate my father, the next point of contention concerns the playoffs. The grand debate of college football, which sealed my decision NOT to vote for Obama, is of course, whether or not there should be a playoff. Anyone who truly loves college football, who watches it every week, regardless of what teams are playing, does not want a playoff. But there are those out there, some of them Texas fans, some of them Auburn fans (2004), some of them USC fans (one question for you: who did you beat?) who want a playoff, who say we can't have a true championship without a playoff. To that my father has one question: how do we have a real championship in the NFL this year without the Patriots involved? And I agree with him (please note, to be certain we do NOT like the Patriots). They went 11-5, tied for the third best record in the AFC. An 8-8 San Diego team is in the playoffs, but not the Patriots? They finished tied with Miami at the top of the AFC East, but they're not in the playoffs? What kind of arbitrary system is this? If we are really going to get the best teams in the NFL, then should we let these random conferences and divisions determine who has the opportunity to play in the post-season? Should we have a random tie-breaker dictate whether or not New England makes it rather than their on-field play? The fact is that leaving the Patriots out of the playoffs is just as insufficient and unfair as leaving Texas out of the national championship game. What's that? Oh, you thought having a playoff solved ALL of the issues. I guess you were wrong.