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TerryD

How dare ...

...a top 12 team be guaranteed a spot in a 12 team playoff. Oh, the horror!! If the playoffs are not about getting the top 12 teams in, then what are they about?
Posted: 01/23/2026 at 07:25 PM ET
(In response to this post by Stech)

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CFP to remain at 12 teams (for now)**
OU_Sooner • 01/23/26 10:13 AM ET
Special rules for a petulant private school
Calamitous • 01/24/26 01:05 AM ET
Delete… posted to wrong thread
Calamitous • 01/24/26 09:38 AM ET
Its all tied together
TerryD • 01/24/26 08:57 AM ET
This special condition could be squashed if someone wanted to
Calamitous • 01/24/26 09:29 AM ET
Notre Dame has clout because it is 1 of 11 co-owners of the
VTHokie2000 • 01/24/26 02:35 PM ET
I don’t pretend to deny there is a MOU…
Calamitous • 01/24/26 10:40 PM ET
It goes back to credibility......
2hhoop3 • 01/25/26 10:38 AM ET
They may think this is a great deal
TerryD • 01/25/26 09:31 AM ET
They rush to decisions and don’t think things through is the problem
Calamitous • 01/25/26 11:54 PM ET
Would the conferences give up their AQ if ND gives up their guarantee? **
Big12 guy • 01/27/26 11:35 AM ET
Apples and oranges**
Calamitous • 01/29/26 09:04 PM ET
I don't know, there could be an argument made about
Big12 guy • 01/30/26 11:44 AM ET
I believe the answer to your question probably goes back to when the
VTHokie2000 • 01/25/26 12:51 AM ET
I get all that and it’s nothing new
Calamitous • 01/25/26 07:49 AM ET
The WAC was apart of equation because at the time it existed as a FBS
VTHokie2000 • 01/25/26 09:34 AM ET
Does it boil down to this?
TerryD • 01/24/26 03:38 PM ET
The gripe goes back historically for me…
Calamitous • 01/25/26 08:16 AM ET
Yes, because of who currently sits on the CFP Board of Managers.
VTHokie2000 • 01/24/26 06:00 PM ET
Sad reality: There is no perfect playoff format; no pretty good format; no
33laszlo99 • 01/24/26 02:20 PM ET
ND pretty much asks for the abuse…
Calamitous • 01/24/26 10:33 PM ET
No thanks, good with status quo
TerryD • 01/24/26 09:53 AM ET
Perfect if there is no special deal for ND
Calamitous • 01/24/26 10:28 PM ET
So it's formally the G6 now with the PAC included there. Interesting
HokieAl • 01/23/26 02:11 PM ET
Not a surprsing outcome. **
RandomAsianGuy • 01/23/26 12:12 PM ET
New rules, no Miami who beat & was higher ranked than ND, integrity lacking
Stech • 01/23/26 11:13 AM ET
Better deal than what ND proposed, which was the winner of the ND
manassashoo • 01/24/26 08:31 AM ET
That’s hilarious that ND pitched that
Calamitous • 01/24/26 09:40 AM ET
TIC**
manassashoo • 01/24/26 11:04 AM ET
I could see them trying to pitch it though ha ha ha**
Calamitous • 01/24/26 10:41 PM ET
How dare ... ◄
TerryD • 01/23/26 07:25 PM ET
If they would just use the BCS formula everything would be fine.**
IB4TECH • 01/23/26 10:17 PM ET
Few playoffs in sports are about getting the number of best teams to match
Maroon Baboon • 01/23/26 08:21 PM ET
If that rule was this year, Miami beat ND & ranked 10 ND 12, that’s wrong &
Stech • 01/23/26 07:51 PM ET
Double edged sword for ND. Elite teams with a playoff chance would avoid ND**
RandomAsianGuy • 01/23/26 12:23 PM ET
Ya, but we all know they will get in with 1 loss, and
Big12 guy • 01/23/26 02:04 PM ET
I don’t disagree. But it’s not only about the playoff access.
RandomAsianGuy • 01/23/26 03:38 PM ET
It doesn't matter All they have to do is beat them
Big12 guy • 01/23/26 04:23 PM ET
You don’t get my point. Would ND want to finish its season @USC or @Cuse?
RandomAsianGuy • 01/23/26 05:18 PM ET
I think ND will get the best schedule possible. Of course they
Big12 guy • 01/23/26 05:30 PM ET
I’m not conviced. But you are entitled to your own opinion. **
RandomAsianGuy • 01/23/26 06:27 PM ET
That's true, don't even have a 9 game Conference requirement plus 1 P4
Stech • 01/23/26 02:32 PM ET
Just like it has always been my friend. **
Big12 guy • 01/23/26 02:47 PM ET
Yep**
Stech • 01/23/26 03:28 PM ET
Interesting possibility.**
Stech • 01/23/26 01:46 PM ET