If we're on the bubble come selection time we need to have big wins down the stretch. UVA just gave up 66 to BYU, Ga Tech gave up 52 to Pitt and 48 to UVA, Stanford gave up 52 to Utah. If we fart around in these games we're not putting ourselves in the best position to be picked.

In general though I think this is more about ND fan mentality than playoff reality. I'm mostly questioning why almost everyone I know is preferring a NY6 bid, when we really should be reaching for more.