Major League Baseball, National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League, NCAA Basketball. What do all of these sports organizations have in common? They have playoff systems. And guess what... they actually work. And they produce fair winners every single season and have been for some time.

What is it going to take for Division I NCAA Football to get the picture?

It's December again, and that means the deluge of college football bowl games will soon be upon us. While the bowls certainly create a lot of hype and prestige for major college football (translate: makes college football and the NCAA insane amounts of money) they often leave the biggest question unresolved: Who has the right to play for the national championship?

In the current BCS system, that right is given to the top two teams in the nation, who will meet in the Rose Bowl. But how are these two teams chosen? Only by a combination of poll rankings (opinions), computer rankings (ridiculous), and strength of schedule (overrated). Clearly, there are plenty more teams than the top two who deserve the right to prove themselves.

Just look at this season as an example. Miami is undefeated and clearly has the right to be ranked first in the nation. Then, look at the slew of one-loss teams ranked below them: Tennessee, Nebraska, Florida, Oregon, Colorado. And don't forget about that "other" undefeated team, BYU, who has actually won a whopping 13 games so far this year. They aren't even ranked near those other teams. Why? Because the BCS said their strength of schedule isn't good enough. While they do play in a lesser-known conference, that does not mean that BYU does not have high-quality players on their team who can compete with the big boys.

And what about the dozen or so other teams that have strong squads that can compete with the Miamis and Tennessees of the sport? Don't you think they would love to be part of a playoff system in which they have a shot at the national title? Unless they have been working all year just to go to the highly-prestigious Galleryfurniture.com Bowl.

The fact is that any of these teams could legitmately win the national title. The only way for things to be fair is to create some kind of playoff system. Let's assume for a moment that Division I football pulls its head out of its rear end and creates a playoff system similar to that in Division II or III. Regionalize the brackets, put 16 teams in the field, and watch for some exciting December football action. Can you imagine a Miami vs Florida clash with a PLAYOFF atmosphere? Same goes for a Nebraska-Colorado rematch, or even an Oregon-BYU showdown. Then, if you still want your big money-making bowl games, stick them in during the final couple rounds or so. Then, they will truly be showcases of the best teams on the field rather than in the eyes of pollsters or as calculated by some complex computer formula.

Give all the other schools who don't make the playoffs those other random bowl games over the course of December so that they don't feel left out. You know, some of those random dot-com bowls that fizzle out every year.

That's my two cents, gang. Enjoy the game, folks.