Nobody said it was going to be perfect. The first year of this new-fangled 12-team College Football Playoff was bound to have some growing pains. But two rounds into the revamped postseason, it’s impossible to ignore just how poorly conceived and sloppily assembled this whole enterprise was.

College Football Playoff (CFP) introduces not only a 12-team playoff format but also a revamped payout structure that significantly increases financial rewards for part