One argument for "all conference champs" instead of the top 8 ranked teams (among several arguments) is that you can do away with the anguish over the BigX and the PacXII by someone's metric not getting in the Rose Bowl to face each other. Forget about pitting 8v1, 7v2, 6v3, and 5v4. Just "return to tradition" and make some new ones with traditional tie-ins. The Fiesta and Peach can always be the semi's. The final can rotate between the 4 older bowl venues, just call it the championship bowl.