The Notre Dame Fighting Irish finished 10-2 and somehow were left out of the 12-team College Football Playoff field with James Madison and Tulane getting bids. The exclusion of the Irish left has been a massive talking point, and now former Alabama coach Nick Saban gave his thoughts with a baseball analogy. “Would we allow the winner of the Triple-A baseball league, the International League, whatever they call it, would you let them in the World Series playoff?” Saban asked during “The Pat McAfee Show.” “That’s the equivalent of what we do when JMU gets into the College Football Playoff and Notre Dame doesn’t,” Saban added. James Madison is the No. 12 seed in the field and got in after defeating Troy in the Sun Belt Conference title game. Tulane is the No. 11 seed after defeating North Texas in the AAC title game. Notre Dame was ranked No. 11 in the final rankings, but James Madison and Tulane got into the field due to the rules. Here’s what the College Football Playoff website says: “The 12 participating te
