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The ACC didn't want to attack Alabama because that would have upset ESPN and the SEC, and made collusion against ND impossible. That collusion is the main issue, not the mean tweets.

The Big Ten did that in 2020 to protect OSU. The alternative is likely going to cost ACC members a lot of money, so yeah, it might have been prudent to do that. The ACC is a middling league, and it shouldn't act like the Big Ten or SEC. And it should have seen that this could also create a rift...

It's mostly about line play and the QB. We never have "elite" WRs.

I'm pretty sure 11-1 and we're okay. Go look at TTU's schedule.

Why didn't the ACC powers that be change the tiebreaker? Everyone could see this problem during the season. That would have protected Miami and avoided a confrontation with ND. They didn't, preferring instead to start an anti-ND campaign and collude with the SEC to keep ND out. The ACC screwed...

It's also amazing that he was recused from voting on ND because he wrote a book about Frank Leahy. I doubt sales would go up or down much depending on whether ND made the playoff. Meanwhile, multiple ADs see their institutions benefit financially by excluding ND. If Maisel's standard applied...

The racket is all about money. ND has to fight back in kind.

Are you having a good time? Well, tell your face. ESPN loves ND? Well, tell your face.

Yurachek's explanation for why Bama didn't drop after getting smoked by UGA, while every other CG loser did -that Bama had already beaten UGA- makes even less sense, because UVA had previously beaten Duke. But UVA dropped. (Not that I need to convince anyone here that this is a racket.)

Correct. This is open, unapologetic corruption. Bevacqua mentioned the 10:30 ET start at Stanford. Who made that decision? That was extremely bizarre.

Advanced stats can account for that. Auburn is 5-7 but ranked 26, I believe, in Sagarin. Around the same as Pitt, which has a better record. But Bama barely beating Auburn is super impressive, while ND beating Pitt big isn't? Huh?

I honestly didn't think the UVA/Duke game would matter, because that wouldn't really affect how Miami or Bama compare to ND. But if you suppose that it's not about Miami but about the ACC -and CFP payouts- then yeah, collusion (with the SEC, to secure Bama's spot) is the obvious answer here...

The MOU isn't worth anything. Suddenly we're ranked 13 for no reason. But yeah, it was at least a bad year to field a great team that went 10-2: usually, 10-2 ND is in.

And the CFP money angle. Follow the money is always the answer here

Don't TV networks dictate all of this? What does Fox want? If Fox wants ND playing more games vs. the Big Ten, why wouldn't the Big Ten follow orders and agree to some deal that would allow that?

I thought it was just the "usual" end of season press conference? Those are normal? I don't remember those but maybe they don't usually get much coverage.

Didn't he write an article saying ND was racist for firing Willingham? He is scumbag race-hustler and a fool. And I didn't know that show was still on TV. Not that it matters, but MF is also a minority. We don't hate coaches -white, or black, or asian, or whatever- unless they suck.

I mean he said to stay. But yeah, it's just something to talk about since ND is in the news. Would be nice to announce an extension though.

Exposing this collusion could destroy the "committee" system. I've said this a bunch of times, but we need a BCS-style computer system for the rankings. For heaven's sake, we were the highest ranked 10-2 team in the AP poll, coaches poll, and all the advanced stat rankings. But we're the fourth...

Basically, because we're a valuable brand in their main footprint and could make them money. I don't mind joining as a full member, though, if membership for all sports but FB isn't possible.