Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:45     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why would ND play in a meaningless game that benefits ESPN, a network that openly lobbied against them for weeks?

The system is broken. Everything is biased toward the SEC and their broadcast partner, ESPN, is leading the charge.


Maybe to benefit their fans and the players ?


According to reports, the players voted against the bowl. And the seniors and Love were never going to play in a meaningless game with the NFL on the line. It was the right move. Call out the hypocrisy. Now break with the ACC.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:43     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Well, ND made a deal to be independent and suck revenue off the NBC deal for years. They have been outmaneuvered by both the SEC and the Big-10. They should have made a move when the Pac-12 imploded. Humble pie is tough to eat.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:43     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Anonymous wrote:Why would ND play in a meaningless game that benefits ESPN, a network that openly lobbied against them for weeks?

The system is broken. Everything is biased toward the SEC and their broadcast partner, ESPN, is leading the charge.


Well I agree this is all about TV, TV money, and ESPN. And nothing to do with players who played their last game ever without realizing it
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:43     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t get it. ND was ranked ahead of Alabama. Alabama lost and suddenly jumped ND and Miami then slides into its slot. Very sleezy moves by the committee considering neither Miami nor ND played this week. ND was slotted in the top ten for 5 weeks. CFP can no longer have any credibility.


If it had been a close loss I might understand, but they were absolutely destroyed.


Against Georgia, a team that Alabama beat in the regular season in Athens, the 3rd seeded team in the CFP. Alabama played one of the most grueling schedules in the country.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:43     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Also for the money. Payout to Notre Dame would probably be in excess of $3 million to play in the Pop Tarts Bowl against BYU. Or is Notre Dame too rich to care ?

The Big 12 fined both Iowa State &, if I recall correctly, Kansas State for refusing to be considered for bowl games this season. Each school was fined $500,000. Both teams lost their coaches and have not named replacements.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:42     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Anonymous wrote:Why would ND play in a meaningless game that benefits ESPN, a network that openly lobbied against them for weeks?

The system is broken. Everything is biased toward the SEC and their broadcast partner, ESPN, is leading the charge.


Virtually every bowl game ND (and most other teams) have played in, ever, was "meaningless." What makes this one different?
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:37     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Anonymous wrote:Why would ND play in a meaningless game that benefits ESPN, a network that openly lobbied against them for weeks?

The system is broken. Everything is biased toward the SEC and their broadcast partner, ESPN, is leading the charge.


Maybe to benefit their fans and the players ?
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:35     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Why would ND play in a meaningless game that benefits ESPN, a network that openly lobbied against them for weeks?

The system is broken. Everything is biased toward the SEC and their broadcast partner, ESPN, is leading the charge.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:34     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bad look for ND. Meltdown in the cereal aisle.


This is such bullshit. Anyone who is even slightly objective has to concede that the committee did a terrible job and led Notre Dame on before pulling the rug out from under them.

Can anyone dispute that this is how it all went down:

Basically you had to be in the top ten to get into the playoff as an at large team.
For several weeks in a row the committee rankings were

9. Notre Dame
10. Alabama
11. BYU
12. Miami

Then in the last week of the regular season and out of the blue they switched it to

9. Alabama
10. ND
11. BYU
12. Miami

They said they made the switch because Alabama was “impressive” in squeaking by a touchdown over Auburn, even though Auburn’s record was only 5-7 and the game was in doubt until the very end

That same weekend ND flew out to Stanford, 4-8, and won by 29 points after resting all its starters in a game that didn’t even start until 10:30 pm in ND’s time zone

The following weekend Alabama and BYU play in their conference championship games. Both get embarrassed

Notre dame and Miami didn’t play games because their seasons were over

So the final rankings come out:

9. Alabama
10. Miami
11. ND
12. BYU

The committee “explained” that it didn’t drop Alabama because it shouldn’t be penalized for playing an extra game (the championship game for their conference) no matter how badly they played

BUT they penalized BYU for the same exact thing and dropped them!

It then “explained” that with ND and Miami now right next to each other the tie breaker was that they played each other in August at Miami and Miami won by 3. So they moved Miami up to 10 and ND down to 11 and out of the playoffs

BUT here’s the thing: they’ve known since DAY ONE that Miami won that game but every single week still ranked ND ahead of Miami because they said ND’s entire season was more impressive.

If this isn’t pulling the rug out from under a bunch of 19 and 20 year olds, what is?



ND has been well aware of its vulnerability all season. ND knew that if it ended up in a situation where it was competing with Miami for the last spot, it was in trouble.

ND believed it had gamed the 12 team CFP, play 2 really good teams, one at home, go 1-1, run the table of the rest against weak opponents and get in. But, oops, ND gave up a TD to A&M on the last play of the game at home on 4th and 11.

I really enjoyed seeing the clip of Paul Feinbaum ridiculing ND on ESPN this morning.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:30     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Duke has more reason to complain than ND.


The game between Duke and UVA was painful to watch. The ACC has a real problem on its hands.


100% correct.

Speaking of ACC football problems, wait until Notre Dame introduces their redesigned uniforms next season. According to unsubstantiated rumor, each version (home & away uniforms) will feature a prominent yellow streak on the back of each jersey accompanied by dainty, but sturdy, pink tutu skirts and matching panties. Still undisclosed as the team members and the athletic dept. are in disagreement over whether heels or flats will better complement the new outfits.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:28     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Look what happens when Michigan quits cheating.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:25     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Anonymous wrote:Michigan is getting used to reality their future chances of getting into CFP are minimal. Harbaugh knew it and as an alum, left asap. No consistency in football selection. In basketball any school even those with sub .500 records if they win the Conference Championship get the automatic bid to NCAA dance. Duke got screwed and why Miami? Put in Ga Tech or SMU, which beat Miami. Look at the contrast between academic reputations and wealth if Duke and ND versus those of Miami, Bama, and JMU. Doubt many of the selection committee members graduated from a top 20 undergraduate school.


The bolded portions is not correct. Coach Harbaugh left for a very particular, highly publicized reason and your assertion is not that reason.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:24     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Anonymous wrote:Look at the contrast between academic reputations and wealth if Duke and ND versus those of Miami, Bama, and JMU. Doubt many of the selection committee members graduated from a top 20 undergraduate school.


What does this have to do with the CFP?

Duke was 8-5. That’s why they didn’t get into the CFP.

CFP Team Records:

Indiana @ 13-0
Ohio State @ 12-1
Georgia @ 12-1
Texas Tech @ 12-1
JMU @ 12-1
Oregon @ 12-1
Ole Miss @ 11-1
Texas A&N @ 11-1
Tulane @ 11-2
Oklahoma @ 10-2
Miami @ 10-2
Alabama @ 10-3
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:23     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
Anonymous wrote:Duke has more reason to complain than ND.


The game between Duke and UVA was painful to watch. The ACC has a real problem on its hands.
Anonymous
Post 12/08/2025 10:22     Subject: MIami IN Notre Dame Out
I dont get the JMU decision, but of course Alabama has to be in before ND.

ND's mistake was thinking the weekly rankings was meaningful. Never has been.