LinkGOOD: The playoff made the regular season more, not less, exciting
BAD: The playoff rendered almost everything else irrelevant
GOOD: New Year’s Day was awesome
BAD: New Year’s Eve was . . . blah
GOOD: The selection committee worked
BAD: The committee’s weekly rankings created unnecessary confusion
GOOD: The championship game atmosphere delivered
BAD: Dallas was not an ideal location
GOOD: The CFP took care of players’ families
BAD: It took public lobbying by Urban Meyer to make it happen