Sure, it's great once you finally get to the playoffs. Lose and go home, one and done and all that stuff. In the NFL, NBA, NHL and even in NCAA basketball, the regular season carries with it all the anticipation of a 200-meter preliminary qualifying race at a county track meet. The way college football is played right now is what made this year's games like Florida vs. Florida State and Nebraska vs. Kansas State monster matchups rather than just another Game of the Week. It may have been the regular season, but everybody knew going into those contests that they were huge because the loser would be out of the national title race.
Every game counts in college football.
There is no playoff to fall back on. The other great thing about college football today is the same thing that some dislike about it. It opens the door to weekly debate, which gives college football much more publicity than it would otherwise enjoy. Tune into any national radio or television talk show during the season and you usually find that college football conversations center around who's No. 1 or who should be No. 1. The Heisman race and conference chases don't carry the same weight as the debate over who's really the best team in the country.