NCAA Bowl Season - The eighth edition of the College Football Playoff could be the biggest ever. When the system was first introduced in 2014, it felt like the sport was finally getting the showdown that would solve its title debates and provide huge viewership bonuses in one fell swoop. The first field looked like the perfect combination of bluebloods (Alabama against Ohio State) and new faces (Oregon against Florida State) that would make the four-team system work perfectly.
But after that tantalizing introduction to the CFP, things settled down quickly. Four teams—Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and Oklahoma—entrenched themselves as the claimants of three playoff spots in each season from 2015 to 2020.