Like everybody, I’m locked into the two bubble debates.
The first is of far more consequence to this year’s playoff because I can see any one of Alabama, Notre Dame or Miami making a run if they get into the tournament—especially in light of the likely opponents in Texas A&M and Oklahoma. I think we’ve seen enough from the committee the past few weeks to know they really like what they’ve seen out of the Irish. They’ve won 10 in a row and the résumé aspect of what Marcus Freeman’s team brings to the table really hasn’t been highlighted as much as their play between the lines when the committee chair has spoken about the team. That makes me think enough of the voting members in the room will have Notre Dame high enough on their ballots to put them in, perhaps even enough to land them a home game over a Sooners team that saw its best win take a hit in Atlanta.
