Except that it directly determines your final ranking and a trophy is at stake, whether or not some star players do not care how their team finishes or the legacy of their teammates who will not get NFL dollars.
Under the bowl games do not matter logic, we should not even have top 25 rankings and the minute a team loses two games and cannot make the playoff (aka win the national title), the team should not even bother to finish the regular season. There are 130 FBS teams and I do not like the idea of making the sport meaningless if you do not win a national title. The fun of college sports, as opposed to pro sports, is there are things to play for in addition to being number one. If the players and fans cease to care about the rest, the magic is lost and we should convert to a 32 team league with the richest P5 schools (which sadly may happen regardless).
Last edited: Mar 31, 2023