I'm not a ND fan - in fact I hate them almost as much as meatchicken, but perhaps a ND fan can explain this to me...
Why would ND want to go to a BCS game knowing that they are completely undeserving and will probably get bitchslapped back into 2005? Do ND fans find this extreme special treatment embarrassing or is it worth it for the $?
Well just ask them how they felt after the 2000 season when they pulled this bullshit only to go get ass raped by Oregon State 41-9.
in fact look how eerily similar 2000 was to their 2005 campaign
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2000-Notre Dame (Independent)
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Texas A&M (7-5)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>W</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>24</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>10</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>9/9</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>vs.</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>
Nebraska (10-2)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>L</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>24</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>27</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>9/16</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>vs.</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>
Purdue (8-4)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>W</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>23</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>21</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>9/23</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>@</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>
Michigan State (5-6)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>L</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>21</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>27</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>10/7</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>vs.</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>
Stanford (5-6)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>W</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>20</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>14</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>10/14</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>vs.</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>
Navy (1-10)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>W</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>45</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>14</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>@ Orlando, FL</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>10/21</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>@</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>
West Virginia (7-5)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>W</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>42</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>28</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>10/28</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>vs.</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>
Air Force (9-3)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>W</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>34</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>31</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>11/11</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>vs.</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>
Boston College (7-5)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>W</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>28</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>16</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>11/18</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>@</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>
Rutgers (3-8)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>W</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>45</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>17</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>11/25</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>@</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>
Southern California (5-7)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>W</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>38</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>21</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>1/1</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>vs.</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>
Oregon State (11-1)</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>L</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>9</TD><TD align=right bgColor=#00ff00>41</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>@ Tempe, AZ</TD><TD bgColor=#00ff00>Fiesta Bowl</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>[/pre]