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ment, Swarbrick said at this point both in football and replace it with a foursides have an "understanding of what team playoff. He was the lone athletthe future holds." ics director that sat on the postseason The future for most Notre Dame governing board with commissioners coaches holds a from football's major step up in the level conferences. Despite of competition they the increasing power are used to seeing of those conferences, in the Big East. All Swarbrick said Notre Irish sports except Dame's unique role football, hockey and in helping to decide fencing will play in college football's futhe ACC in their next ture is safe for the season. Swarbrick foreseeable future. expects all of Notre "I'm very comfortDame's teams to able with the reasons continue to have Notre Dame is there the level of success and the value it prothey've had in the vides — as I hope past several years my colleagues are," despite the uptick in Notre Dame's level of competition will he said. "It's not an talented opponents. rise in the Atlantic Coast Conference, but is s u e in s id e t he The biggest adjust- Swarbrick fully expects the Fighting Irish to group." ment for many of his continue to compete at a high level not only The next agenda coaches, Swarbrick in the league but also nationally.By JOE RAYMOND item for Swarbrick photo said, will be the nuand the imaginaances of logistics in the new confer- tively named College Football Playoff ence. For example, shorter confer- board is finalizing a committee and a ence schedules, different postseason method for selecting the four teams formats and different roster sizes for that will battle for a national champisome sports will force some coaches onship each season. He said they have to change the way they manage their gone from discussing generalities to players and practices compared to specific people who might be part of when they played in the Big East. the selection committee. "Without question it's a step up, Several media outlets reported in but it's not a leap," he said. "In our July that the committee would be expectations, we'll continue to be very composed of former players, former successful." coaches and active athletics directors, and Swarbrick confirmed that was the A Seat At The Table likely make-up of the future group Swarbrick played a large role in last and added that he would not be one summer's plans to throw out the oft- of the active athletics directors on the maligned Bowl Championship Series committee.