There are games you remember for being classics because they were great upsets, extremely well-played by two great teams, or for a variety of other reasons. One of those other reasons would be because they were a great escape that your team pulled off.
That was the case 10 years ago today when Notre Dame played host to Pitt. Any big Notre Dame fan can tell you where they were for this one. Personally, I was a few years out of college and living in my Chicago apartment where we were set to host a party that night. My afternoon and early evening would result in me debating calling it off because Notre Dame was about to lose and I knew I’d be in a bad mood.
The Irish were 8-0, fresh off a win at Oklahoma that was supposed to expose them as a fraud, and the talk of the college football world. Pitt on the other hand was 4-4 and in their final days as a member of the Big East.
What began as a perceived lopsided matchup ended with a game that hasn’t been forgotten a decade later and won’t be in another decade or two by Notre Dame fans. Let’s quickly look back at just how nuts this comeback victory was.