In 1995, the bowl season resembled a typical holiday gathering attended by the immediate family and maybe a few aunts, uncles and cousins. A manageable 18 bowls dotted the college football landscape.
Twenty years later, the postseason feels like Modern Family. Hey, why not invite over the neighbors, babysitter, newspaper delivery person and the guy walking his dog to eat and open presents?
The bowl lineup numbers 40, which is at least 10 too many. It’s time to scale back when the NCAA must relax eligibility requirements because only 77 teams won enough games to meet the six wins and .