It wasn’t the walloping a lot of people expected, but the resulted many people thought would happen happened. Despite hanging with Ohio State for almost four quarters, the Irish still lost, 21-10. Will it be enough to keep them out of the College Football Playoff conversation? Only time will tell.
In the meantime, Irish fans were left to stew (no pun intended) about the defeat. Sure, their team had a 10-7 lead at halftime and through most of the third quarter, but was anyone really thinking about that at the end? The expected negative outcome turning into the actual outcome never makes it easier to take.
Speaking of taking, the loss meant it was time for Irish fans to take to Twitter. The thoughts and emotions varied, but they all had one thing in common: They agreed that losing stinks no matter what. Here are some of the postgame thoughts from Irish fans and observers: