Committee has ND ahead of Miami because it thought they were better.

Then because of a game that should have no bearing at all on ND, pressure from outsiders about their rankings, and a desire to force a conference into the playoff they reverse course. It's like officials changing call for texas when fans delayed game by throwing trash on field.

I get people do not like ND and this isnt about whether they should have been behind Miami in the first place.

This result is unreal. Travesty for the sport.

Need a monster push for just letting computers rank using objective criteria. That is all we need. We dont need these big decisions being made by people that are not even watching the games.

Note Dame deserves to get the short end of the stick for once

Be pissed then sack up and play...

I'm not blaming the committee. I'm blaming ND for playing a soft schedule and losing to the only two strong teams they played.

F em

Maybe a travesty for Notre Dame but surely not for college football.

It's time for ND to get with the program and stop being given special treatment.

ND gets unlucky with an NCAA football selection of any kind for the first time in recorded history and respond by acting like a petulant child that's holding its breath.

Don't blame them for being pissed, but I don't agree with them either. They're no different than the 3 or 4 teams left out that feel this way every year on selection Sunday.


ETA - except that the other teams left out every year aren't so entitled that they decline their bowl games like spoiled children.

merch said:

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Committee has ND ahead of Miami because it thought they were better.

Then because of a game that should have no bearing at all on ND, pressure from outsiders about their rankings, and a desire to force a conference into the playoff they reverse course. It's like officials changing call for texas when fans delayed game by throwing trash on field.

I get people do not like ND and this isnt about whether they should have been behind Miami in the first place.

This result is unreal. Travesty for the sport.

Need a monster push for just letting computers rank using objective criteria. That is all we need. We dont need these big decisions being made by people that are not even watching the games.

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Here's how you don't get bumped out by a Bama team that craps the bed in their conference championship game. Join a conference and play in a championship game too. Had they both played in a championship game ND would have been in over Bama. This is a problem they chose to have.

" letting computers rank using objective criteria."

That already exists. The computers are in Las Vegas. They will never allow that as 8 spots of the 12 teams will go to the SEC.

Nope. I have zero ***** to give about a Blue Blood finally being treated like every other non-blue blood team. The only thing that would have made this better is Alabama being left out in the cold also.

If we'd had any sort of common sense mechanism to cap non-power 4 teams at one, (i.e. Tulane in/JMU out), Notre Dame would be in.

The committee did do them wrong. They should have had the foresight to factor the head-to-head matchup in their initial rankings. To switch them with Miami on an off week for both schools is B.S..

But I've been following college football forever, and this is literally the first time I can think of that Notre Dame hasn't gotten a favorable draw in whatever system was being used.

Bama doesn't belong

But conference championship games make money. So the committee had to preserve them.

Make no mistake though. If A&M was in Bamas spot we would have been left out

I don't blame them for being pissed.

I do blame them for acting like petulant, spoiled, entitled children.

Yea…it's perfectly fine to be upset. But at some point, an adult has to step into the room and tell them to sack up, behave like grown ups, and go bust your butt to win your next game.

AggieJ2002 said:

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Note Dame deserves to get the short end of the stick for once

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How the hell is it a travesty that when two teams that have the same record the one that beat the other gets a playoff spot?

Stop and think about what you're saying. Last weeks rankings don't matter.

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merch said:

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You realize if you replace Bama with Ags we are out, right?

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Bama is in. If we replace them A&M is still in just sitting at #9 and playing OU instead of Miami. Whats your point?

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If A&M was 10-3 and just got trucked in the title game, we would be out

By not joining a conference and losing two games, Notre Dame was at the mercy of the committee. Lose fewer games or win a conference title. This is their own fault.

I'm.glsd ND got booted. They should never have been ranked above Miami in the first place. That's on the committee.

The committee needs to be replaced with a computer algo.

ND should join a conference. If not, they a don't get to participate in the playoffs.

I'd also like to see G5 conferences play their own CG. They don't belong with the P4.

Lots of stuff wrong with the current system.

I've seen 4 year olds react more rationally.

I can blame Notre Dame. A&M was in a similar situation 5 years ago getting snubbed in favor of Notre Dame. And we didn't throw a hissy fit.

Notre Dame's reaction was rash, in retaliation, and was obviously out of anger.