Of all the ways Notre Dame could've handled the disappointment of not being selected for the College Football Playoff 12-team bracket, it did it in the most Notre Dame way possible.
The Irish decided to turn down a bowl bid, take their ball and go home. That'll show the committee that chose Miami over Notre Dame on the simple premise that the Hurricanes beat Notre Dame on the football field this season and when all things were relatively equal, the head-to-head result mattered.
The committee had to make a choice and they chose right
When the committee had chosen between Miami and Notre Dame, they did the right thing.