How does she know? How does she know that maybe ND doesn't beat OSU by more? If the committee was so confident in their pick, why not have that confidence all season? Why do the media insist it was ND and Miami and refute the claim it was all about ND and Bama? All the media now feel vindicated and we now have to put up with Wilbon, Klatt, and the rest of these talking heads until the 2026 selection Sunday. It's not so much that they have free reign to say these things, it's the fact that they are never challenged right there on the spot.