Only reason is so that each conference can be represented each year, almost like a damn participation trophy mentality. Let’s face it from here on out the only way ND gets in is to be perfect (and for some in the media this year, that wasn’t enough) and maybe the conferences and other teams should start holding themselves to the same standard. Hell 90% of the schools have already given up on the STUDENT athlete concept, how much harder does ND want to make it for itself.