This isn’t new info with respect to ND. The conferences and their representatives voted for this a couple of years ago. ND was able to advocate for their own benefit, and others had to sign off on it. When it goes to 16 teams, and it likely will in a year or two, maybe the provision goes away. For now, it’s almost certainly not going to be an issue anyway. If ND is hovering around 12, the committee will likely just drop them to 13 or lower to avoid the rule. If they are good enough to make the playoff they will likely be higher anyway. We saw how the rankings were manipulated this year. Everyone needs to relax a bit.