that the committee was basically setting up ND for disappointment, using them as a prop to get people to watch the show. My belief originally was that the committee did want ND in but things kept going against the plan, and by the end, when Duke won, they had to put Miami in the field. However, hearing what Dan Patrick said and others are reporting that the ACC fucked up and sent out email to all members but ND, talking about ND, and then someone replied and included ND makes you wonder if it wasn't a sham all along.