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#82,951
Notre Dame could've played Vandy at a neutral site to earn a spot as a "play-in" game for an at-large bid. Ducked that. Then got snubbed. And now they're taking their ball and going home.

Meh.
 
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BigSteve09 said:
ND gets by with having their cake and eating it too. They conduct themselves as if they are the smartest program and the only ones that thought to do things the way that they did. For that, they do deserve negative consequences that other teams put up with conferences to avoid.
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Yep, for as long as I can remember, it’s a long time, ND has gotten favorable press and given favorable ranking. They got screwed this year, but for goodness sakes they got the benefit of being ND forever. No tears from me.
 
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Dansky said:
Yep, for as long as I can remember, it’s a long time, ND has gotten favorable press and given favorable ranking. They got screwed this year, but for goodness sakes they got the benefit of being ND forever. No tears from me.
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my few ND friends still whine like babies over 1993.
 
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UTSuave’ said:
👀👀👀 oh dear

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Quite certain Johnny has seen it all but most of it has not been good and he can’t get out of his own way. Shame. He’s not wrong though, just didn’t need to be said. This is the worst Heisman class in memory. Maybe that means the Heisman winner will actually be successful in the NFL?…
 
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jmacvols1 said:
first time I have heard about this crap...



grok:

The MOU "Newsy Wrinkle" for 2026

Bevacqua revealed a key provision in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) Notre Dame signed with CFP officials last spring, which takes effect for the 2026 postseason. Under this clause—designed to protect the independent Irish's access in the expanded format—Notre Dame is guaranteed a playoff berth if ranked in the top 12 on Selection Sunday. This overrides standard selection criteria, such as head-to-head results or conference affiliations, ensuring an 11th- or 12th-ranked Irish squad automatically qualifies as an at-large team.
  • Hypothetical Replay of 2025: If the exact scenario repeated next year—with Notre Dame at No. 11 and Miami at No. 10 after a Week 1 upset—the MOU would bump Miami out, securing Notre Dame's spot regardless of the head-to-head loss.
  • Expansion Safeguards: If the CFP grows to 14 teams (adding two more at-large bids), the guarantee extends to a top-13 ranking. The MOU applies only to 12- or 14-team fields and was a concession to Notre Dame's independence, as former AD Jack Swarbrick helped architect the format but advocated for Irish protections.
This revelation has reignited debates about equity in the CFP. Critics, including some SEC and Big Ten voices, argue it gives Notre Dame an unfair edge—easiest schedules, no conference championship grind, home playoff potential, and now a ranking-based backdoor—while keeping all revenue unshared. Supporters counter that independents deserve safeguards to compete with power-conference juggernauts. With ongoing talks of a 16-team expansion (potentially diluting the MOU), this could evolve further.

In the Notre Dame/CFP situation:
  • The MOU was signed last spring between Notre Dame and the College Football Playoff governance.
  • It spells out special playoff-access protections for Notre Dame as an independent, including the key clause that guarantees them a berth if they finish in the top 12 of the final rankings starting in 2026.
  • Even though it’s “just” an MOU, the CFP has publicly acknowledged it and treats it as a firm commitment, so in practice it functions like a binding rule for playoff selection.
Think of it as the written version of “we all agree this is how it’s going to work,” short of a full legal contract.
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This is so wrong in many ways. Force them to join a conference
 
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BigSteve09 said:
I will say that Notre Dame does have a point about the week to week rankings and giving the players false hope.

If the early season losses put a ceiling on their season's potential and playoff hopes, they should have been ranked accordingly.

ESPN and the committee were just ranking people all over the place to drive engagement. ND doesn't belong to be in, but they also didn't deserve to be used as a prop.

The week to week thing only benefits ESPN and it should just be a final ranking/show.
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Agreed. I feel like CFP rankings shouldn’t be revealed save one, maybe two times at most (prior to and then following conference championships).
 
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VolNash17 said:
Vols fans should boycott the music city bowl let Illinois take up the stadium. Show these morons mediocrity and buddy system hiring isn’t gonna cut it at Tennessee
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Or take your kids to see the team they love. I won’t because the MCB puts on a bad show- not the team. I also don’t live in Nashville.
 
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VolGee4 said:
Or take your kids to see the team they love. I won’t because the MCB puts on a bad show- not the team. I also don’t live in Nashville.
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I wont boycott it bc of TN. I wont boycott it because I cannot afford it, and I have no interest in attending. In all fairness, I wouldnt travel anywhere, as a matter of money.
 
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