Originally Posted by
344Johnson
Can't argue Notre Dame didn't earn being there either. Oregon? The two best teams on their schedule, Stanford and USC, were also on Notre Dame's schedule. Notre Dame beat them. Oregon went 1-1.
Kansas State? Their marquee win was against Oklahoma. Notre Dame also beat Oklahoma. Kansas State lost a game badly. Notre Dame was undefeated.
Georgia/Bama Rematch? Tough to let a team who gets absolutely mauled by South Carolina...and had two losses play in the title game.
Florida? I could see that being ok based on their season's body of work. In retrospect they got beat by Louisville.
The way I see it, there was only one matchup that made sense. Notre Dame vs. Alabama. Even if the Irish got thumped badly.