Hey Notre Dame
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My dad and my grandpa both hated Notre Dame and felt like they always got all the breaks and favoritism. In fact, I remember a Saturday from when I was 7 and USC vs Notre Dame was on national TV. Charles White was the running back for USC. I was with my dad, grandpa William, and one of my dad's frat brothers who was also from Longview. They were all rooting for USC but I was rooting for Notre Dame, because I liked their uniforms. They booed and hissed at me all day.
All that being said, I'm not a Notre Dame guy now. I cry no tears for their fate. But I agree with Jason Whitlock's take. James Madison and 3-loss Alabama have no business being in the playoffs in place of Notre Dame and their 10-game winning streak. Society has become more about inclusiveness and equity than it is about excellence.
Notre Dame got screwed.
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Bammer actually sort of made me defend Notre Shame. Wow.
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The bowl games are stupid. They were stupid in 2009. Bowls are supposed to be for winners, not 6-6 Sun Belt teams. Why so many on this board, which is cut throat and puts winning before life itself defends this participation trophy shit is beyond me. In the 90s you had to be good to make a bowl, or you had to be a big name that would draw fans and ratings.
I'm glad ND declined (this isn't the first time they've done so). Nobody teams like Temple, Rutgers, and Iowa State have also declined. As always, I'm sure it comes down to money, and they probably figured they'd lose 2 million dollars. This is the only way real reform will happen and these shit tier bowls sponsored by credit unions and weed wackers will DIAFF.
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Who in here is defending the weak participation bowls?
I think people here like the bowl games from when there were 20-30 games, starting around December 18th or so and ending on New Years Day.
