Only one team in South Bend looked worthy of College Football Playoff consideration, and it wasn't the Fighting Irish. But the Bearcats' win will be treated as a testament to Notre Dame issues instead of evidence of Cincinnati's playoff credentials.
The haters are about to come out of the Power Five woodwork in an attempt to smear Cincinnati's playoff case, which centers on a pretty fair argument: That after rising higher in the rankings than any team in Group of Five history a season ago, this year's group is even better — and the Bearcats can now tout two Power Five wins as proof.
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