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If ranked in the top 12 according to a MOU signed this past spring. You gotta be kidding me. Reason 7,423,792 to hate them. Bunch of soft *** puzzies.
www.usatoday.com

Notre Dame AD: MOU would put Irish in CFP if ranked in top 12 in 2026

Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua told Yahoo Sports the school signed an MOU, noting the Irish would reach the CFP if ranked in top 12 starting next year.
www.usatoday.com
 
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supersaiyanshel said:
ADs colluding now to freeze them out of schedules.

I love it.
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Rad needs to be one of those:

Makes zero sense to play them if they are now going to steal 1 of the big12, Acc, G5 champions spot.

It is now 2 guaranteed spots for conference champions (Sec&Big10). More than likely 3 but one can’t be so sure that the acc, big12, or g5 champion will be ranked above 13.

Get them off of the schedule
 
Allabouttheu95 said:
Rad needs to be one of those:

Makes zero sense to play them if they are now going to steal 1 of the big12, Acc, G5 champions spot.

It is now 2 guaranteed spots for conference champions (Sec&Big10). More than likely 3 but one can’t be so sure that the acc, big12, or g5 champion will be ranked above 13.

Get them off of the schedule
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not sure that's the right way to go about it. Why make their path even easier? There will be teams starving for revenue willing to schedule them because they drive up viewership ratings and butts in the seat. And those teams will probably be lower tiered teams.

The real culprit is the CFP committee because they agreed to this deal. If teams are serious let the big boys collude by boycott participating in the CFP. Doubt this happens but it would make a bigger splash than just boycotting playing ND because they will replace teams dropping out of their schedule with other teams anyways.
 
i'm actually a little surprised the ND AD would even want/request a special deal like this..

first, it looks absolutely pathetic and weak to even ask for this kind of special treatment...
second, it puts a huge target on your back. the first time that an at-large team that earned their playoff spot loses it because of ND's spoiled child backroom deal got implemented will lead to huge public backlash and an immediate change to the rule....
it's crazy the people that agreed to the MOU didn't actually publicly play out in their minds what would happen and decide "nah, this isn't a good idea."

Special privilege in a merit based environment is never a good idea... it undermines the whole process...

The G5 deal is to avoid litigation... the ND deal is pointless...
 
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Allabouttheu95 said:
Rad needs to be one of those:

Makes zero sense to play them if they are now going to steal 1 of the big12, Acc, G5 champions spot.

It is now 2 guaranteed spots for conference champions (Sec&Big10). More than likely 3 but one can’t be so sure that the acc, big12, or g5 champion will be ranked above 13.

Get them off of the schedule
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I kinda disagree, ND could be our ticket into getting into the Big 10. Generally schools enter as pairs, and if ND feels enough pressure to actually join the Big 10. We should keep enough good will for us to be their yearly pairing.

There will be enough institutional pushback from everyone else on this MOU bullcrap.
 
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