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The committee said it was because BYU lost, which dropped them below Miami and moved Miami right behind ND. Which apparently triggered their head to head matchup tiebreaker (they didn't consider it earlier in the season because I guess 2 spots in the standings is too far away)

So in a perfect world, or if there truly were football gods - the Domers and Cougars would have agreed to play in a bowl game. Even better, the LSJUMB would be the featured half time entertainment - uncensored too - wouldn't that be a hoot?

ND's Poptart opponent would have been BYU. 

BTW, the captains voted to not play because they didn't want to show up with a subpar team as many of their best players would be opting out.

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The committee said it was because BYU lost, which dropped them below Miami and moved Miami right behind ND. Which apparently triggered their head to head matchup tiebreaker (they didn't consider it earlier in the season because I guess 2 spots in the standings is too far away)

So in a perfect world, or if there truly were football gods - the Domers and Cougars would have agreed to play in a bowl game. Even better, the LSJUMB would be the featured half time entertainment - uncensored too - wouldn't that be a hoot?

ND's Poptart opponent would have been BYU. 

BTW, the captains voted to not play because they didn't want to show up with a subpar team as many of their best players would be opting out.