For many years, college footballs national championship was decided by voters. Then, along came the BCS. An era in which fans finally got to see an annual #1 vs #2 matchup, however with one caveat, and that was the fact that computers picked the two teams that would vie for the title. With it came plenty of controversy, highlighted by the 2012 title game pitting Alabama and LSU in a rematch from a game that had just taken place weeks earlier. Two teams from the same division facing off in a rematch would be the death knell to the BCS, opening up the door for the College Football Playoff, in which a committee picks the four teams.
The College Football Playoff: To Expand or Not to Expand, Part 1
