And the B(C)S polls DO rank the Irish #1
Then we have exhibit A in the argument that the entire system was rigged from the git-go.
Any casual observer can determine that the number 1 and 2 teams in the nation are Alabama and Oregon respectively. Now, granted, 3-5 might be a crap-shoot and Notre Dame is in the mix, but they're nowhere NEAR the number one spot.
Does anyone think that Nick Saban's team wouldn't take the Irish helmets and melt down the gold to build a Saban statue? And the Golden Domers haven't faced a team with near the speed of Oregon.
Thank goodness this mess of a system is going the way of the Dodo.