We all have life lessons we learned from our parents, right?

Work hard. Know the difference between right and wrong. Think before you speak. Never give up.

I’ve tried to use those lessons in every aspect of my life, but apparently I missed the one that says when you don’t get your way, quit and go home.

That’s what the Notre Dame football program did after correctly being left out of the 12-team College Football Playoff that was revealed on Sunday.

The Not-So-Fighting Irish were the first team left out of the field after they were jumped by Miami in the final rankings.

Both teams finished the season 10-2 and had similar ratings when it came to quality wins, strength of schedule, etc, etc. The one, kind of important detail worth mentioning, is Miami defeated Notre Dame, 27-24.

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