I'm obviously mad about Notre Dame but this goes way, way, way beyond Miami. One of the 4 criteria they have on their website literally says you will be punished if your coach leaves. That was the last bullet point, of the 4, that had yet to be tested. All 4 of those bullets have been contradicted.
Can we address this very good point for a moment. Here's what the Protocols say:
"Other relevant factors such as unavailability of key players and coaches that may have affected a team’s performance during the season
or likely will affect its postseason performance."
Please note, there is NO REQUIREMENT for a "data point". If Jordan Travis had been injured in the ACC-CG, it was perfectly within the Protocols of the CFPC to downgrade F$U because it would LIKELY AFFECT THE POSTSEASON PERFORMANCE.
Similarly, a few weeks ago, the CFPC Chairman was queried on the potential loss of coaches, such as what was rumored at Ole Miss. And he claimed that the CFPC would need a "data point" to evaluate whether losing Lane Train would impact Ole Miss.
But, respectfully, THAT IS NOT WHAT THE PROTOCOLS SAY. The Protocols say that you can downgrade a team for the unavailabilty of key player and coaches that will LIKELY AFFECT THE POSTSEASON PERFORMANCE. No data points required.
INSTEAD, the CFPC moved Ole Miss UP. Now, I realize that aTm LOST. But they only lost by 10. On the road. To another ranked team. So ask yourself, why is a previously undefeated team, which drops a road game to a ranked team by 10, get forced down 4 spots. Suddenly, aTm becomes the worst 1-loss team in the Top 10. Conveniently, one of the teams that actually BENEFITS has just lost half its coaching staff, and goes from possibly being marked DOWN to MOVING UP.
It's ridiculous.
