Crain & Company Notre Dame’s Resume BETTER Than Alabama’s?? Heated Debate w/ Irish Breakdown’s Bryan Driskell
Dec 8, 2025
In this discussion, Bryan Driskell, the founder of Irish Breakdown, dives deep into Notre Dame's playoff snub. He argues why Alabama's loss shouldn't overshadow Notre Dame’s strengths, emphasizing the flaws in the playoff system and potential biases favoring the SEC. The debate heats up over the metrics used to evaluate resumes, with Bryan advocating for a fairer approach to automatic bids in an expanded playoff. He also reveals the reasons behind Notre Dame players declining a bowl game, showcasing their frustration with treatment and media coverage.
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Late Flips Undermine Committee Credibility
- The CFP selection process creates appearance-of-bias and undermines credibility when decisions flip late.
- Brian Driskell says transparency earlier would avoid chaos and anger among teams and fans.
Strength Of Schedule Acts As A Trump Card
- Strength-of-schedule is treated as a trump card even when other metrics favor a different team.
- David Cone and Bryan argue that focusing only on SOS produces repetitive SEC-favoring outcomes.
Single Final Reveal Would Improve Debate
- If the committee had only one final reveal, debates remain but they'd be more data-focused and less about perceived corruption.
- Bryan says a single transparent ranking would create rational football conversations rather than outrage.