The College Football Playoff selection committee put Notre Dame in a worrisome position on Tuesday when they dropped the Fighting Irish to No. 10 and bumped Alabama up to No. 9.

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The Irish need No. 3 Georgia to decisively beat the Crimson Tide and for No. 4 Texas Tech to beat No. 11 BYU in the Big 12 Championship. If that doesn’t happen, No. 12 Miami could jump ND because of the result of Week 1, when the Hurricanes defeated the Irish 27-24.

Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love

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During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show on Friday, Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua advocated for the CFP to expand to 16 teams, with five automatic bids and 11 at-large bids.

“I think If we were at sixteen teams right now it would be absolutely perfect,” Bevacqua said. “I hope we get there sooner than later.”

Bevacqua thinks this year’s Irish should make the current 12-team format. He argued that running back Jeremiyah Love is the best player in the country.

Irish head coach Marcus Freeman agrees with Bevacqua about expanding the CFP.

“Every year, you’re going to have a group of three, four teams that are right on the cusp of being in the playoffs or not in the playoffs that are going to be upset,” Freeman said during an interview with NBC News earlier this week. 

“And it’s going to be no different than if they expand the playoffs to 16 — there’s still going to be somebody that’s not happy with not making it into the playoffs. So it’s life, right? To me, I’m always the supporter of more is better, and the more teams you give an opportunity to play in the playoffs, the better.”

Freeman is right that the fact that controversy won’t go away with 16 or even 24 teams. There was controversy at four teams. The 12-team format hasn’t lessened the sting for programs kept out of the bracket.

The Men’s and Women’s NCAA Tournament has controversy despite putting 68 teams in its bracket.

Because of the sheer number of teams and conferences participating in the FBS, the NCAA can’t mathematically determine a fair playoff like the NFL. 

The eye test will always be used to judge certain teams in certain conferences as more deserving of playing for a championship unless something like a super league is created.

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