I think manti te'o might have cost himself serious cash with that performance. he was projected to be a top 5-10 pick before this game. a supposed run stuffing middle linebacker who got torched by the kind of backs he'll see more of in the pros doesn't bode well.
ND got by beating big ten teams that had down years (Purdue, Mich St, Michigan). even in the michigan game, they barely won even though michigan committed 6 turnovers. the goal line stand against Stanford was questionable with replays showing Stepfan taylor may or may not have gotten in. and they only beat Pitt in 3OT after Pitt's kicker missed a FG in OT and ND were not called for having 12 men on the field on the attempt.
however, the system we have rewards a team for being undefeated, even if they didn't really pass the eyeball test as well.
about ND not being in the top 10, im not sure if i agree. who else had a better season than them? other teams had their missteps as well.
ND got by beating big ten teams that had down years (Purdue, Mich St, Michigan). even in the michigan game, they barely won even though michigan committed 6 turnovers. the goal line stand against Stanford was questionable with replays showing Stepfan taylor may or may not have gotten in. and they only beat Pitt in 3OT after Pitt's kicker missed a FG in OT and ND were not called for having 12 men on the field on the attempt.
however, the system we have rewards a team for being undefeated, even if they didn't really pass the eyeball test as well.
about ND not being in the top 10, im not sure if i agree. who else had a better season than them? other teams had their missteps as well.