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Notre Dame football: 5 reasons the Irish have earned a CFP berth

By Daniel Morrison

Dec 29, 2018; Arlington, TX, United States; View of the back of the helmet of Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman Max Siegel (64) during warm-ups for the 2018 Cotton Bowl college football playoff semifinal game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Clemson Tigers at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 29, 2018; Arlington, TX, United States; View of the back of the helmet of Notre Dame Fighting Irish offensive lineman Max Siegel (64) during warm-ups for the 2018 Cotton Bowl college football playoff semifinal game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Clemson Tigers at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 27: A detail view of the football helmet held by a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team before an NCAA football game against the Stanford Cardinal on November 27, 2021 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 27: A detail view of the football helmet held by a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team before an NCAA football game against the Stanford Cardinal on November 27, 2021 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images) /

Notre Dame football: 5 reasons the Irish have earned a CFP berth

Notre Dame Shouldn’t Be Punished For Not Playing a Conference Championship

Notre Dame doesn’t play a conference championship game, which means that they don’t get one last time to make a statement the way everyone else competing for a College Football Playoff spot does. They get this final showcase that the Irish lose because of Notre Dame’s proud history of being an Independent.

The thing is that Notre Dame doesn’t play a game against any FCS team. Most other Power Five programs, and programs competing for the Playoff play some cupcake game from the FCS. How much value should Oklahoma State’s 23-16 win over Missouri State count for? What about Alabama’s game over Mercer? They shouldn’t count for anything in the win column. The conference championship is just their twelfth real game on the season. That’s how they should be looked at, as a team finishing its 12 game season.

Notre Dame shouldn’t be punished for not playing in a conference championship game, even though we all know they will be.

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