Do we have an honest answer as to who is giving ND a pass and why? We know NBC subsidizes them but in 2026 with so many other media partners who is pulling the strings in college football that gives ND more sway than other individual teams and/or conferences?

Did ND demand this top 12 automatic admission inclusion and the leaders of the CFP just bent over? I honestly do not understand how ND can have that much sway. I know many Catholics who don't care about ND so I do not think its religious. Their TV ratings are significantly down.

So who is truly giving them this much sway?

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Posted by Corriente Kid

Central Texas

Member since Aug 2021

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Posted on 12/12/25 at 8:58 am to TexasWranglers

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So who is truly giving them this much sway?

It's those crazy right-wing white people.

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Posted by Dude man 25

Member since Dec 2016

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Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:00 am to TexasWranglers

Some of us are in the playoffs and still locked in to the 2025 season….but we wouldn’t expect you to understand that.

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Posted by Drydock

Osage County

Member since Oct 2013

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Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:23 am to TexasWranglers

An MOU is not a binding document. It is an inducement to negotiate. Having become public, I now believe that negotiation may go badly for ND.

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Posted by Rodo

Houston

Member since Aug 2011

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Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:30 am to TexasWranglers

Control of the committee comes mostly from the P5 conferences. They must have okayed or we are likely about to see some changes in the selection committee.

Rodo

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Posted by PHLaggie

Member since May 2021

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Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:39 am to TexasWranglers

Maybe ND will be ranked by the committee 13th next season.

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Posted by NWLA_Bama

Member since Aug 2024

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Posted on 12/12/25 at 9:45 am to TexasWranglers

Why are people not affiliated with ND who are in this decision making process agreeing to this type of crap? IMO, the only party who should be "voting" for ND to get this type of treatment is ND, not anyone else. NO ONE not named ND should agree to this. They should be forced to join a conference just like everyone else or just run the risk of being left out, like they did this season.

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