Notre Dame’s season ended on the worst note possible. Hours after being stunned by the playoff committee’s decision to push Miami and Alabama ahead of them, the Irish responded with a bold refusal to play in the bowl game. Marcus Freeman and his team aren’t taking the snub quietly, but this decision is sparking outrage as fans urge the NCAA to impose significant consequences.

“Proposal: if a team is offered a bowl game and declines, they should get a postseason ban the following season,” RedditCFB said on X. “Playing football is a privilege!”

Bowl games generate revenue, exposure, and practice time for the teams, and opting out of them creates a significant financial loss. But Marcus Freeman’s outrage also comes from their misery. After BYU lost the Big 12 title game, it dropped in the r

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