Нотр-Дам отказался от участия в кубковом матче после исключения из плей-офф колледжского футбола

"...Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana — yes, Indiana — leading the way into this year’s College Football Playoff...."

"...But anyone paying attention over the last 24 hours knew the only sure thing beyond the Hoosiers was that the playoff selection committee was destined to get picked apart when it released the pairings for this season’s 12-team bracket on Sunday...."

"...Most of that second-guessing will be coming from Notre Dame, which was passed over for Alabama and Miami for two bubble spots...."

"...A costly miss for Notre Dame..."

"...This is a particularly costly and painful snub for the Fighting Irish...."

"...It also hurts the pocketbook...."

"...Duke’s argument falls on deaf ears..."

"...Duke tried to make a compelling argument that its seven wins over Power Four teams, including the victory over Virginia in the ACC title game, made it more deserving than James Madison for that fifth and final automatic spot for conference champs...."

"...History, however, might look back on Duke’s win if league title games are ever eliminated from the schedule due to their growing irrelevance...."