You successfully ruined the best regular-season format in sports.

Sure, the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/01/12/sports/cfp-12-team-playoff-a-success-despite-a-few-wrinkles/">kept more fan bases engaged</a> at this time of year because of the possibility of winning the national championship instead of some consolation bowl.

Sure, more win-or-go-home games equates to more broadcast and advertising revenue for conferences to split among their member schools in the era of making NIL payments to athletes.

The inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff kept more fan bases engaged, but is it worth the loss of the sport’s tradition?{ai:summary}<p>The new 12-team College Football Playoff format has diminished the traditional regular-season excitement. While it engages more fan bases and boosts revenue through additional win-or-go-home games, it compromises the uniqueness of the regular season that fans cherished.</p><p>This shift raises concerns about the integrity of college football and its historical significance, as the focus now shifts to playoff positioning rather than the classic rivalries and matchups that defined the sport. #sports</p>

College football’s new playoff will crown a champ tonight, but not without a price

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