Whenever you knock off number one it’s a good day for your football team.
That was the clearly the case for Notre Dame as they upset Clemson, marking the first win over a top-ranked team for the first time since 1993 this past Saturday.
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As a result the nation took notice as they moved Notre Dame up to second in the national rankings on Sunday and then Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY called them the biggest winner of the weekend.
Of Notre Dame, Myerberg said:
Beating Clemson 47-40 is validation for this specific Notre Dame team, which despite rising to No. 4 in this week’s Amway Coaches Poll had not been given the same sort of credibility handed to the Tigers, Alabama and Ohio State. While another game against Clemson awaits in the ACC championship game, the big payoff from Saturday night is in the ability it gives the Irish to lose that rematch and still have a strong case for the top four at one loss.
The last sentence of Myerberg’s piece is the most noteworthy.
If Notre Dame wins out and loses to Clemson in the ACC Championship Game, tell me who will have a better case and a better win on the season than the Irish victory over the Tigers this week.