Notre Dame fans have waited a very long time for the kind of performance they saw from the Irish in the crisp November air last Saturday night. Beating top-five teams are rare enough, dominating them though, that’s a different level entirely. Notre Dame made a statement Saturday night. The Freeman Era is here, and it will be a thrilling ride that will feature more “upside” than the previous regime.
Winning the way Notre Dame did dominate the ballgame in all three phases for all four quarters catches eyeballs. It was the kind of win that Notre Dame fans hoped Freeman would provide but up until last weekend was thought to have to be a thing to come in future years. Let’s take a look at five ways this win immediately changes the narrative around the program.