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BB73 said:
They will be one of only 2 teams in the top-11 to not lose their final game this year.
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Though I have never been a big supporter of ND, though I have grown a bit more fond of them in recent years due to positive fan interaction experiences as OSU has beaten them, I can see their point. I believe ND would beat Bama, Miami, BYU, Vandy, or Texas. I truly do.

However, if the head 2 head vs Miami wasn’t allowed to be the decider between ND and Miami, then the essence of sport (competition), would have been dismissed. For that reason I feel Miami deserved it over ND.

As for Bama, they had the shakiest resume of the ”final 3” thus should probably have been left out for ND……however……..Bama had a much more difficult schedule than either of the two. Winning rematches is frequently unduly difficult…..so the Georgia loss despite the margin is a low priority problem for them.

therefore, in my opinion, ND simply had less claim to the final spot unless the claim is that the G4 CCg winners never should have been handed a spot. Only a slight amount less, which makes it sting for them. I don’t think conference vs independent was much of an issue. The issue is the special carve-out for ND was never fair to begin with and the committee finally showed that. Good for them.
 
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Still a probability this is about joining a conference too. Not sure why you schedule a future news conference for a coach leaving.

I just don’t see him leaving ND for the freaking Giants. But, money and reaching the highest level of the profession can be drivers.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
Still a probability this is about joining a conference too. Not sure why you schedule a future news conference for a coach leaving.

I just don’t see him leaving ND for the freaking Giants. But, money and reaching the highest level of the profession can be drivers.
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I don't pay enough attention to the NFL to be saying what I'm about to say.....I'm sure an NFL coaching gig has it's own difficulties that college coaches don't. But I don't know why anybody would coach in college if the money is similar in the NFL and an NFL team actually wants you. Having to kiss the ass of 18-21 year olds to join or stay on your team every single year sounds like a nightmare.

Freeman, to his credit, actually seems to like it. Maybe it's all an act, I dunno. He looks like he enjoys it anyways.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
Yeah I think the Freeman stuff was just Dan’s village idiot Canes fan stirring things up to poke ND more. We’ll see.

Not sure what to expect from a presser tomorrow but I’m sure it will provide comedy (or lawyers).
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Yes - the Giants haven't even gone through the interview process. Freeman could be a candidate, but nothing could be a done-deal yet.
 
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