(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513292)

But don’t worry, mid-sized private catholic independent ND is ruining the sport.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513306)

relic of bygone era

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513320)

ND’s Jeremiah Love was saying that factored into their decision to decline a bowl. They thought it’d be a fraud to play the bowl game with 1/3 of the roster missing and have that game go on the record. The players wanted their last game played for the season to be a real game with the actual team.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513298)

a bowl game is presumably a game against a good team, at least

agree with your overall point, though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513326)

there is nothing inherently "meaningful" about any game of football. it is just something to play and watch. the very *definition* of an exhibition.

sorry didn't mean to shout at you but this talking point drives me nuts

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513332)

if you can't recognize that some games have more value or different purposes than others, then you are just being dense.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513417)

i respect that. it's better than "we are butt hurt about missing the playoffs."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513433)

If Notre Dame plays with 1/3 their roster and loses, everyone says "See! They didn't belong"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49515447)

probably inevitable too

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513471)

I ALWAYS SAID that paying players would ruin the sport, that they were coddled and got "enough" perks at the big programs, and I assumed there was backhanded payments to these players too. Even on xo there were lots of people like "but the players deserve to be paid."

Well here you go. Enjoy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513528)

Stop gatekeeping.

Save face? ND was not a great team this year and did not deserve to be in the playoff.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513550)

What you are technically paying them for is the right to use their "name image or likeness." It's not the right to require them to play on the field. This is why it's still amateur sports you see.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513578)

Yale even won a playoff game & kept it close against Montana State.

If you're a fan of Wyoming or UConn or whatever why would you give a shit about CFB in its current state, you're locked out of ever playing a meaningful game basically. It destroys fan interest in programs and harms recruiting, it should be a national sport not a regional cartel

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49514131)

FCS didnt have a 100 year beloved history of bowls to ruin

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513999)

NIL and the portal completely killed the vibe. but it doesn't seem like fans of the biggest teams (e.g., tOSU, the SEC schools, that's about it, etc.) are enjoying the season any less during the throws of the conference schedule but my only reference point is a few friends. i'm not on the message boards or anything like that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49513951)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WDuQe89kJM

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49514103)

Oregon v. Indiana in the Rose

Georgia v. tOSU in the Sugar

TAMU v. TTEch in Cotton

Oklahoma v. Ole Miss in Orange

Miami v. ND in Fiesta

All on New Years Day as the Good Lord intended. And if there is a controversy over who is crowned National Champions so be it-- keeps the pundits occupied for a while.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5810881&forum_id=2)#49519043)