Breaking News (?)..."Pete Bevacqua reveals that ND is assured of CFP berth in 2026 if Irish are
ranked in Top 12"...Apparently there was a Memo of Understanding (MOU) issued by the CFP Committee in the Spring of 2024. It would be effective only if the field was limited to 12 or 14 teams...current rumors suggest a move to 16 teams, which would nullify the MOU.
Might have had some influence on the CFP Committee's decision making. Nonetheless, this whole episode has been "Poorly Handled", to say the least...can't trust the Conferences/ESPN to act objectively, fairlY or responsibly.
Link: https://www.on3.com/news/pete-bevacqua-reveals-notre-dame-is-assured-of-cfp-berth-in-2026-if-irish-are-ranked-in-top-12/
Replies to: Breaking News (?)..."Pete Bevacqua reveals that ND is assured of CFP berth in 2026 if Irish are
Re: Breaking News (?)..."Pete Bevacqua reveals that ND is assured of CFP berth in 2026 if Irish are
So what? They’ve shown that they have no compunction whatsoever to just ranking us wherever suits their interests.
I agree with you…this committee can’t be trusted…just getting all the facts out on the table.
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Right, they'll just rank ND 13. And commence hosing us.
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MOU's are non-binding. Otherwise, they would be called contracts.
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Not necessarily, some provisions could be binding. And then there's promissory estoppel.
I'm sure ND has top notch attorneys looking at these things. And some MOU's can be binding. It all depends.
Covered that in my MBA program...just shows the "Powers That Be" in the CFP camp might have had an
incentive to "Seize the Opportunity" here in 2025. Anyway you slice it, this 'Selection' stinks on many levels.
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