Notre Dame will stumble its way into its regular-season finale Saturday against No. 11 Florida State. Having lost four in a row, the Irish (9-14, 6-11) will have to settle for playing the spoiler role as the Seminoles (15-4, 11-3) try to clinch the outright ACC championship. The Seminoles, which include NBA prospects Scottie Barnes and M.J. Walker, probably are the sole reason this game will be the Irish’s first on an ESPN network that’s not the ACC Network (ESPN2) for the first time in a long while. Then again, it’s not like the Irish have deserved greater exposure.
The big question is whether this will be Mike Brey’s final game at Purcell Pavilion. With the Irish limping to their second finish below .500 in three years, many are wondering if Brey has outlived his usefulness in South Bend. At the very least, let’s hope that the students who will be allowed into this game treat Brey a little better than they did Wednesday. After 446 wins over 21 years in the same role, he deserves the respect he’s earned.
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