The biggest problem with the College Football Playoff in my opinion has been what it has done to the roughly 120 teams that aren’t in contention for a playoff spot this time of year. Annually there are great stories to be told of teams who have improved greatly since early-season struggles plagued them. However, since they aren’t part of the CFP then they aren’t worth mentioning or discussing in far too many people’s eyes.
Notre Dame is one of those teams this year. The Irish obviously started 0-2 and were left for dead after losing to Marshall and losing starting quarterback Tyler Buchner for the year. However, Notre Dame has gone 7-1 since then and is ranked 18th in the CFP rankings that were released Tuesday night.
I know Notre Dame isn’t going to a College Football Playoff game and there is a 99.99999% chance (my secret formula told me) that they don’t go to the New Year’s Six. As a lifelong Notre Dame fan though I still prefer the number next to their name to be the smallest number possible at the end of the year.
So how do we make that happen? Here is what Notre Dame fans should be rooting for this weekend: