James Madison was the Committee’s way of telling Notre Dame to stop being so special and join a conference. And running on 37 year old history doesn’t get it.
They had no choice but to let in James Madison, given the rules.
What they should have done, is to have two Play-In Games.
#11 Notre Dame hosts JMU, and #12 BYU hosts Tulane, with the winners going to the playoffs. I could see them making that tweak next season.