The game is all about hype now. Beat Miami and we can't be excluded. Lose, and it's anyone's guess.

I don't think the committee will screw ND like they did last year. If that happens, they'll put ND in a position where the school has to do something drastic, and ND has an economic incentive to take action and will be pressured by donors to do so. But, if there are 12 teams clearly better than ND, we're screwed.