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(Never could! ;))
It also bothers me that the match-ups are based more on what will sell than what might make a good game. For example, Texas was being considered for, I think, the Gator Bowl against a higher-ranked team, but the deliberations apparently had to do with whether Texas fans would travel after the letdown of not making a BCS Bowl. So we get the Alamo Bowl against 6-6 Iowa (and we were lucky to come out of it with a win!) but how fair was it to Iowa that San Antonio is 90 miles down the interstate from Austin? How fair was it to Michigan (or Texas) to play USC in the Rose Bowl? The schedule and location won't ever please everyone but some schools end up playing in these same venues year after year.
I'm all for trying to maintain some of the traditions of these bowls but since all of the games got bought out by corporations, just how traditional are they any more? There have been some good suggestions here on DU that would incorporate at least a semblance of a playoff schedule while maintaining the bowl traditions. The current system sure ain't it!
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