Notre Dame beat Syracuse 70-7 on Saturday. It was enjoyable and great and full of fine vibes, however it wasn’t like they beat Oregon 70-7. So, anybody on the market that gave even a bit credence to the chance of shifting up in the rankings this week — nicely they have been unsuitable. On Sunday, each the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll had Notre Dame ranked #9 for the third week in a row.
There merely wasn’t something of word that occurred in entrance of Notre Dame to provoke a transfer. USC choked in opposition to Oregon, and Missouri couldn’t exploit an Oklahoma group that regarded a bit out of types.
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That’s faculty soccer.
So going into the remaining common season weekend of video games, there are a selection of outcomes that might probably assist the Irish — simply as there are people who might harm the Irish. Then once more… perhaps every little thing evens out once more (which isn’t nice).
Notre Dame made an enormous leap in week 7 once they jumped from #21 to #16 and adopted the subsequent week up with a bounce to #13, after which #12. Five weeks later they’ve reached the dreaded ceiling with one recreation to go. In reality, the Irish have been simply 32 factors away from Oklahoma final week, and now it’s 52.
Obviously, these aren’t the playoff rankings, however I discover it laborious to imagine it is going to be a lot totally different.
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I do wish to say this… convention growth has made every little thing loopy. It’s not likely the energy of schedule stuff, it’s how there might be so many undefeated and one loss groups going into the remaining week. The schedules are uneven for a convention setup, and not likely condusive to a number of main shakeups.
It is what it’s. We’ll discover out extra about the place the Irish stand tuesday evening.