"Notre Dame has no path to the playoffs, they don't have a conference championship game..."
Just remind them of this little fact -- from just two seasons ago:
Alabama made the College Football Playoff as the #4 seed with this resume in 2017:
- 11 - 1 regular season record
- A road loss to the #6 ranked team in the country (Auburn) 26 - 14
- 3 wins over ranked opponents
- Only 10 wins over FBS opponents
- 1 win over a FCS opponent -- Mercer
- No appearance in a conference championship game
Notre Dame can still make the playoffs -- step one, beat Virginia!