Even open playoff wouldn't be fair if you include the likes of a BSU. The big boys are out or playing injured most of the season whereas a BSU prima donna may get one or two tough games and a long time to recoup. By bowl time they are a full team whereas most of the big boys are lucky to have 75% of the team they started the season with. It's an extreme injustice when the likes of a BSU, BYU, Miami or FSU is GIVEN (not earned) the natl championship.