Got a theory. Hear me out.
The leaders in college sports are actually using the College Football Playoff as a giant Tibetan sand mandala. You know—those intricate, ornate, circular works of art? The ones that are then completely destroyed by their creators upon completion?
That’s the only explanation I can come up with for a commissioner group that worked for years, through significant pushback and politics, to construct a shimmering 12-team playoff that will debut this season. It will have first-round games on campuses. It will reward four conference champions with automatic bids and byes to the quarterfinals. It will retain ties to traditional bowls. It will be beautiful.
