When the College Football Playoff expanded from four teams to a dozen, it was supposed to mitigate the schools on the precipice who felt they were left out. Surely No. 13 won’t cause as big of a fuss as No. 5 often did.
That couldn’t have been further from the truth with this year’s redheaded stepchild, Notre Dame – I promise that wasn’t an Irish joke.
The Fighting Irish were the first team out on Selection Sunday, with Alabama and Miami (Fla.) receiving the final at-large bids. This was an entirely avoidable “crisis,” though.
Until Sunday, Notre Dame had consistently been ranked ahead of Miami despite losing to the Hurricanes head-to-head and boasting the same record and similar metrics.