It feels like it has been a really long time between Notre Dame’s latest unexpected, shocking defeat and now, but here we are almost 100 hours later and it feels like pieces are still being picked up.
From the national media to social media, criticism is creeping in from every angle. Justified questions with almost no answers in sight have dominated the headlines. “How did we get here”? “How do we get out”? The realization that the “learning curve” for [autotag]Marcus Freeman[/autotag] may be a rougher ride than most hoped for has been hard to take.
That being said, not all is lost. Although it doesn’t feel like it at the moment, there are still some positives to keep in mind regarding the big picture to help balance out some of the current instability and angst the Irish fan base feels. Let’s call timeout on the barrage of negativity for a bit and examine some areas of real and potential upside to consider.