Notre Dame's childish tantrum

[bill718]

I've been a fan of Notre Dame football for a very long time, and, like many feel the NCAA made a mistake in excluding the Irish from the college playoffs, however.... this nonsense of turning down an invitation for a bowl game appearance in protest makes ND look like a spoiled child taking his toys and running home when he doesn't get his way.

ND hasn't won a national championship since the late 1980's and has only been a serious contender for the BCS National Championship a few times since then. Perhaps it's time for Notre Dame to stop sulking, admit that its football program (while still very good) is no longer among the elite - and deserves to be treated as such. Thoughts?

Notre Dame opts out of bowl game after getting ‘punched in the stomach’ by CFP

Snubbed by the College Football Playoff, Notre Dame snubbed its nose at a second-tier bowl game. The ninth-ranked Fighting Irish responded to getting dropped in the CFP rankings for the second consecutive week by turning down an invitation to play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando, Florida...

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[Gabe Lackmann]

Not a fan of them. Too much hype. Always, too much hype.
They are the Dallas Cowboys of college football.
Whole lotta smoke, but very little fire.

 

[MarathonMike]

It's a bad look for Notre Dame, but I and many agree that BYU and Notre Dame should have been in over James Madison and Tulane. Conference Championships get too much consideration imo.