If you honestly think ND is playing by the same rules as other schools, then you're crazy.
Newflash, ND isn't going to be a year in and year out title contender unless rules get in-forced or changed.
Can ND win a title, sure? Throw Trevor Lawrence on ND and they have a great shot to win last year and are in the hunt this year again.
Here is the good news, the coach you hate (weird to hate a guy you don't know) has ND in a position where a player or two could swing it in ND's favor. Took him too long, but it's there, and the 3 coaches before him couldn't do it and Holtz was losing grasp of it too on his way out.
But we could fire him, and go grab the next "hot" coach that's likely to fail. And then start the revolving door again.