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Notre Dame chose the nuclear option and it’s hard to blame them.

The corrupted College Football Playoff selection committee left Notre Dame out of the playoff in favor of hot-mess Alabama, and it was all about money and corporate politics. Instead of playing in a bowl game, the Fighting Irish said no thanks and won’t be putting its brand on television this holiday season.

Notre Dame, which finished its season 10-2, took a stand instead contributing to college football’s broken postseason. It’s admirable, and I’d like to think Alabama would have done the same thing had it been robbed of a chance to play in the national championship tournament.

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