"'If you want to make everybody happy, don't coach and get involved in football. Go sell ice cream, because the ice cream man makes everybody happy,' Cristobal said, recalling the Saban line. 'In football, not everybody's going to be happy.'"
""Notre Dame's a great football team," Cristobal said. "Processes like this ... all processes need to be assessed again and remedied wherever they can, but I think everybody's working at it. Last year we were excluded and we weren't very happy. It's a tough business, man. It's a really, really tough business. I respect everybody and everyone involved in it.""
""There was observation from the coaches in the room where Notre Dame did a lot of chasing of some of the athletic receivers, especially on the Miami side, and it just felt like there was a little bit more athleticism on the side of Miami versus"
Mario Cristobal spent four seasons working under Nick Saban and referenced a Saban maxim about the impossibility of making everyone happy in football. Miami reached the College Football Playoff at 10-2 after the committee recognized Miami's 27-24 season-opening win over Notre Dame, reversing last year's snub. Notre Dame declined bowl invitations and plans to refocus on a national title in 2026, with Miami scheduled to play at Notre Dame next November. The CFP committee reviewed the Miami-Notre Dame game and noted observations from coaches about receiver matchups and perceived greater athleticism on Miami's side.
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