The college football world was abuzz on Sunday morning and afternoon as news that a 10–2 Notre Dame team had been excluded from the 2025 College Football Playoff made its way from fan to fan. And if that weren't enough to keep everyone talking all day long, the revelation added an exclamation point with the announcement that the Irish would be declining to appear in a bowl game, a move that had lots of onlookers crying "sore loser."
No matter how you feel about ND's decision, there is also the argument that it could threaten/undermine bowl season and encourage other non-playoff teams to follow suit.
