There’s no other way to say it besides that stunk. Notre Dame lost to Marshall, 26-21, at home in one of the biggest letdowns in recent memory. What began as a day of high expectations ended in bitter disappointment. The result is no more hope for the College Football Playoff and questions of whether this program even belongs in the Top 25.
Maybe even worse for Irish fans is that they’ll be subject to mockery and abuse from every other corner of the college football landscape, especially those who profess a diehard hatred of the program. That’s a pretty empty feeling. Not only are they left to question everything they thought they knew about the program, but the Irish have such a prominent brand that ridicule during times like this comes without mercy. Irrelevance sounds like a much better option right now.
Here are some Irish fans who lamented this tragedy on Twitter: