They are twisting their own metrics to keep us out. That tells me all I need to know about how dangerous they feel we really are. ND has no good wins, but two great losses. Alabama has 4 ranked wins, but a terrible loss to FSU. Miami has two losses, by a combined 9 points, to teams with a combined 15-7 record. One loss was in OT, so that's tied at the end of regulation. Oh, and if we beat Pitt, that will be our 4th win over a ranked team. Also, SMU is now ranked, so one of our losses is even better now.
So yeah, they know full well Miami is good enough to be in. They are just twisting their own logic to keep us out.
My concern is I can't remember the last time we won a game like this with something, anything, on the line. It's been a very. very long time. We magically turn into football's version of the old Globetrotter whipping boys, the Washington Generals.