I’m not a notre dame fan at all, but you can’t tell me they’re not one of the 12 best teams in the country -probably top six - and I get having one Cinderella or mid major in there but how the heck is James Madison AND Tulane both in the BCS playoff? Who wants to watch Ole Miss smack around Tulane again—- what a joke.
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The concept of too much travel no longer applies to the major conferences.
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Those are the terms they agreed to in order to keep their independence. Additionally, the reason why the 4 team playoff was so reviled was because it was always the same 4-6 teams. Now that we have non traditional schools being involved, we are going to complain little poor ND was left out?
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Look at the NBA- the best teams might be in the West this year. Right? But that doesn't mean the East is ineligible to make the playoffs. The argument could be made that the 5th best team in the West is better than a 1-2 in the East. Oh well. That’s how sports and regions/divisions/unbalanced schedules work.
I'm a huge Notre Dame Football fan. My grandfather was a huge fan starting around 1915-1920 until his death and I was indoctrinated into the fold before I could speak. I still root for them. They are MY team despite being a UCONN Alum however, Notre Dame has ZERO right to complain. They can't have their cake and eat it too. They are a member of the ACC for all sports except for Football because ND has their own Football network and they didn't think that it makes sense for them to join a conference when they can do their own thing and make hundreds of millions of dollars in doing so. It is their right to make decisions in their own best interest but then they can't go and cry when a School who is a FULL member is promoted to go to the BCS and ND is not. They could join pretty much any conference that they want but they don't because they thought because they are Notre Dame they will just automatically be invited every year because of who they are. It doesn't work that way. I thought Notre Dame had done enough to get in but obviously the decision makers made their decision. Notre Dame is stomping their feet like a petulant child because they didn't get their way. They need to look in the mirror if they want to point the finger at anyone.
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I get what you're saying but this next level travel. The amount of classes missed for these teams would be a lot (I get school prolly doesn't care) but the travel cost would be insane.
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so would the payout and access.
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The tv money helps secure charter flights to everything - which takes a lot of that issue away. Bus picks you up at Gampel, drives you right onto the tarmac, you hop off the bus and onto a comfortable plane, and another bus picks you up on the other tarmac. All those airport hassles are eliminated and cuts travel time in half.
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Do you realize how many classes are held virtually now? The teams also have dedicated helpers and tutors. If the kids want to take a class virtually, it’s their call in many cases.
When was the last time you heard of any student athlete at any school being academically ineligible?