Notre Dame is making new enemies all over the country in the 12-team CFP era

As an independent, it's never surprising when a new opponent crops up on Notre Dame's schedule. This year, the team plays everyone from Miami to Boise State to Texas A&M to USC.

However, it isn't often that the Notre Dame Fighting Irish make enemies, especially with teams that haven't been on the program's radar in a long, long time.

Yet, with the Irish's recent success and seemingly simple path to yet another berth in the College Football Playoffs, one surprising team is voicing its frustration: the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Wait, who is mad about Notre Dame being in the Playoffs exactly?

Yes, you read that right. A team out of Lubbock, TX, is angry at a team out of South Bend, IN. Not what you would expect, huh?

Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire recently fired shots at Notre Dame, arguing that the Red Raiders' conference opponents like BYU and Utah should be seeded in the Playoffs instead of the Fighting Irish, despite McGuire's team suffering a beatdown at the hands of the BYU Cougars.

"I have a lot of respect for them entering a conference and not paying an independent schedule like other people. Y'all already know who that is," McGuire said, obviously alluding to Notre Dame.

He went on to say that BYU had earned its place in the Playoff bracket, just like "most" of the other teams in the most recent ranking, but unlike some teams that haven't played in conference play.

One major thing McGuire is forgetting is that the CFP Committee takes more than just conference wins under consideration. The Committee relies heavily on strength of schedule and FPI rankings as well.

Texas Tech's strength of schedule currently ranks 85th in the nation. Notre Dame's SOS ranks 22nd. BYU ranks 28th and Utah ranks 52nd, both higher than that of the Red Raiders. Not to mention that Notre Dame's FPI is fifth in the country while Utah's is ninth, Texas Tech's is 11th, and BYU's is 17th.

McGuire's argument is off base and incorrect. The Fighting Irish deserve their place in the 12-team Playoff picture just as much as anyone else who is in it, and arguably even more than the Red Raiders do.