How is it a FU to the ACC? A game will be played, an ACC team will take it for some $$ payout. This just screams elitist attitude - and the perfect example of what causes ND hate. FTR - I get some of the angst from the process with Alabama - it happens. FSU went undefeated and got left out. Surprise! Being "ND" doesn't automatically exclude you from the occasional raw deal, but most don't cry, take their ball and go home to mommy who tells them they are special... And why the irrational ACC hate? ACC did exactly what ND always does - looked out for themselves, promoted a football member over a non-member - why would they do anything different? We don't owe ND anything other than a home for their non-revs and a handful of football games every year... ND lost to Miami - same record - same metrics. Period. End of Story. There is no logic whatsoever they should have gotten in over Miami.