We tend to look at the world in our own little time frame. It's all we have to go by (unless we read lots and lots of history). It's just human nature. This pertains to all aspects of life: politics, religion, global warming, racism, violence, wars, sex, drugs and rock-n-roll. These things all have scores if not centuries of history that shaped their current state. College football is no exception.
We often forget what happened in the recent and distant past and as such, are doomed to repeat it (as the saying goes). The Dec 15, 2014 issue of Sports Illustrated reminded us that college football voting and polls have a long history of problems (see below) . Based on this the future of it may get better...but it'll be a slow process.