Pivotal month in BCS talks

After more than 143 years of college football, the sport is on the verge of settling its greatest debate: the best way to determine its national champion.

 After decades of relying on human polls, confusing computer rankings, and, most recently, a convoluted Bowl Championship Series ratings system to crown a national champion, major college football is ready to go where it has never gone before -- a national playoff.

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