If we're going to basically openly admit that we're not concerned with whether someone has played enough quality opponents to deserve being in a marquee bowl or not. Then I'd rather take the route of picking two teams who would fill the seats and bring the most money to the city and the game. I could promise you putting a 10-2 LSU team against that FSU team last night would have packed the stadium out, brought a ton more ratings, and millions on top of millions of more dollars to those financially invested. And by default would have put two teams more equally matched from a talent standpoint.And NIU fans and alumni loved the product.
We will never have a system that pleases everyone.
But rather we want to try to create the next feel good, "Cinderella" story at every turn and when it doesn't work out we get what we got last night. Which is a total bust and a huge financial swing and miss for those who stood to benefit from the game.