Consider this. Many of the biggest stars-pro prospects-don’t play in these games anymore. Think of the Michigan tight end. Named Butts. Tore up his knee and ruined a career before it could get started. I think this was part of it.
C’mon, man. Trust the committee. There is no bias there. I still ain’t figured out why Duke ain’t in. What is the point of a conference championship?
James Madison and Tulane over Notre Dame.
CFB Bracket is supposed to invite 12 best teams in College Football.
Instead this is a DEI version where teams from lesser conferences are invited.
I’ll give away my ignorance: I don’t even recall who won the nat title last year, but this does go against the ‘money talks’ angle. The advertisers pay for big viewership. ND would surely draw two or three times the viewers as James Madison (a school I forgot even existed).
Where’s Mary when you need her?
Note Dame got beat fairly convincingly against good competition. The rest of their schedule was a cakewalk. If they played in the SEC, they would’ve had a 500 record.
I think the playoff design required at least one G5 rep to get approval.
The problem this year falls squarely at the feet of the ACC playing with its food regarding their two participants in their Championship game.
So, maybe Notre Dame can blame the ACC for James Madison getting in over them.
Maybe that will motivate Notre Dame and the ACC to stop playing footsie in all other sports but football, or motivate Notre Dame to join the ACC for football.