the NBA playoffs are only unbearable in the first round, when the NBA can't get it's [expletive] together enough to get all the games on TV without 3 days off between every game
Let's just consolidate the 6 BCS conferences down to 4, then have a 2 round playoff for the NC. EDIT: Actually, it would be 3 round. First round are the 4 conference title games, then you'd have a 1/1 Final Four and a 1/8 Championship. book it, done