There is no denying that the 2020 college football season has been a strange one. At one point, the Big Ten and Pac-12 (among others) declared they would not even play this fall - only to reverse course when other conferences opted to continue on and field a season.

Army West Point had a tougher road than many. As an independent, the Black Knights saw their 2020 schedule fall apart when several leagues announced they would be playing conference-only schedules. Despite a bevy of challenges, Army was able to schedule and play 11 games, compiling a 9-2 record overall. Somehow, that accomplishment isn't enough to get Army into a bowl game.

According to Stadium's Brett McMurphy, Army has been left without a bowl to play after the Independence Bowl fell through:

Is it fair that the Black Knights won't get to play in a bowl after putting together a better resume than many of the programs that will play this bowl season? No, but let's stop acting like college football is fair.

Wisconsin went 3-3, but will be playing in a bowl game. The 4-6 Kentucky Wildcats will be playing for a chance to be crowned a "bowl champion." It's time people realized college football isn't about matching up the best teams or giving everyone a chance to play. It's about controlling the flow of money from television deals and endorsements to a select few and saying they deserve it, "just cause." Bowl games have contractual ties to leagues that mean no matter how well someone else plays, those bowls must take a team from its contractual partner (league).

It's just business. But that fact doesn't likely make the Army players feel any better.