Which is ridiculous. Had this been next year, ND would have bumped Miami for the last at-large spot. Imagine the travesty of ND getting in over a Miami team with the same record whom they lost to on the field?
Stop. Scheduling. Notre Dame
Relegate them to scheduling MAC schools and service academies and see if those metrics hold up.
ND’s AD is just an absolute loser. The sense of entitlement and tone deafness is astounding. Why wouldn’t the ACC push for a full-member participant who beat ND head to head.
Kansas State and Iowa State just lost their coaches and will have their rosters ravaged by the portal. Apples to Oranges compared to the temper tantrum ND is throwing.
-wait till they play Oregon
-wait till they play Ohio State
I’ve heard it all year. IU has the best coach in the country, the best defense in the country, and the soon to be Heisman winning QB. I like our odds.
Alabama was 10-2 with 6th rated SOS. Notre Dame was 10-2 with the 44th rated SOS. You think they would fare equal or better with a tougher schedule? Don’t buy it.
There’s zero truth to it. Absolutely asinine to suggests this years national title is illegitimate because 2 loss Notre Dame isn’t in the field. Literally the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard. Notre Dame fans and their delusions of grandeur don’t disappoint.
Never change!
Thanks for letting me know!
No shame in admitting that I’m a ND hater. This arrogance is reason #1.
You didn’t get snubbed. The last at-large team in the field beat you head to head. You weren’t snubbed of anything.
Oh no, what is the winning team ever going to do without your approval?
Does this make the Pop Tart Bowl winner illegitimate since Notre Dame opted out? Is this how this works?
Top 4 seeds get automatic byes, they can absolutely get a first round bye.
Since when did Vegas pick the playoff field? Didn’t Vegas also pick Notre Dame to beat Miami and A&M? Not sure how any of this is relevant?
A fair path? Laughable. Don’t lose to the two best teams on your schedule, especially when one of those teams is one you’re directly competing with for the last at-large spot.
Notre Dame has gotten preferential treatment for almost a century. Notre Dame lost at home to a MAC team that ended up with a losing record and not only made the playoff but received the highest at-large bid.