By David Cobb, CBS Sports: College football’s postseason is the subject of annual debate, as naysayers lament its expansion to a whopping 43 games for the 2022-23 season and claim that bowls just don’t mean what they used to mean.
With many star players choosing to forgo bowls because of health concerns and coaching transitions, there is little doubt that merely reaching a bowl game isn’t always a grand reward for a great season. Sometimes, it’s just an exhibition at the end of a mediocre season.
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