...wrote that "An ACC title would surely be good enough for at least the fifth spot on that list, even if, say, a Mountain West or American team finishes the season ranked higher … which would mean a Group of 5 team would earn a first-round bye in the first Playoff. A hilarious and plausible future lies ahead for us." Do people truly forget that ND plays football? A 3 loss (3rd to ND) FSU team isn't getting seeded above a 0 or 1-loss ND unless NDs only loss happens to be to that FSU tram (and even then I question it).