Jumbled college system throws up the chosen four

What if there was no right answer and all you had to work with were the least imperfect options, followed by a couple of wrong answers?

It’s the sporting administrator’s nightmare — you’re damned if you do and damned for all eternity if you don’t.

College Football in America is a fascinating example of a square peg bulldozing its way into a round hole. There are five major conferences (or leagues) and for the first time ever, there is a final four — semi-finals and a final to decide the overall national champion.

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