Dan Lanning had the perfect answer to coaches and athletic directors wheedling for inclusion in the College Football Playoff, looking for exceptions or special considerations, making convoluted arguments about strength of schedule, even opting out of bowl games.
"Anybody that's complaining that they're not in, that means they didn't win enough," Lanning said.
"It's your fault if you don't make it."
"If we made it 24 teams, everybody would be talking about who the 23rd and 24th team was."
"Ultimately you always control your destiny if you win enough games."
Lanning's comments came on the heels of reports that Notre Dame received a memorandum of understanding that grants them preferential playoff access starting next year, according to a report by Dan Wolken of Yahoo Sports.