The best social media reactions to Notre Dame being able to get a bye in the CFP
If you haven't hear the news, on Thursday the College Football Playoff announced that its seeding model is going to change to a straight system, and the biggest benefactor of this was Notre Dame.
The Irish previously were unable to earn a bye, as they aren't affiliated with a conference, as the top ranked conference champions were the teams that didn't have to play in the first-round. That will now change, and it's a huge bonus for Notre Dame.
They'll be able to be a top-4 team, not having to win an extra game, and still be able to watch the eight other teams battle it out in mid-December. As it always does, social media reacted to the news, and it was very favorable for Notre Dame. Check out the best reactions below.
Some extra details on the announcement
Interesting that everyone thought that this was a good idea, maybe they saw what my thoughts were on the change. It makes plenty of sense after what we saw this year, and a big plus for Notre Dame is that they won't have to share the money earned with a conference. It looks like this might not be an immediate fix, but that is still up in the air.
No need to join a conference now
The biggest factor that could have made the Irish join a conference was this exact reason, not being able to earn a bye. Now that this is going out the window soon, there is absolutely no need for Notre Dame to join a conference in the forseeable future.
The exclusive club has opened for Notre Dame
While Notre Dame still would have had to play a first-round game this past year, the won't have that issue going forward. It's interesting that Dinich singled out the Irish, as they are the clear winner of this decision.
The photo tells it all
While College Football Report didn't mention the Irish, you know exactly who they thought of when the announcement was made. Notre Dame has to love this decision, as this evens the playing field for them.
Huge is an understatement
All Notre Dame has to do going forward is just handle its business and they should be in the field of 12. They can obviously now not have to worry about always having to play in the first-round.
Agreed
As mentioned before, this is exactly why this ruling was massive for Notre Dame. They can continue their business as normal and get rewarded by not having the play the first set of games of the CFP. Massive day for Irish Nation.
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