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Experts Still Down on Notre Dame Despite Blowout at Purdue

The Fighting Irish remain outside the experts’ top 10. It will likely stay this way until the Irish face Louisville in South Bend.

While the AP has Notre Dame at No. 18 in the Top 25 poll and the USA Today/coaches poll has the Fighting Irish at the same spot, other experts didn’t give the Irish much credit for beating the brakes off the Purdue Boilermakers 66-7 on Saturday.

As with the AP and coaches poll, there are likely a few factors at play. There were no major upsets — though there were a couple of close calls. The Irish were expected to beat Purdue. Notre Dame hasn’t yet faced a true test since the shocking loss to Northern Illinois. Sure, there was concern the Irish might have a hangover after the loss to the Huskies, but it’s unlikely that Notre Dame will face an on-field test until Louisville comes to town in two weeks.

Danny Kannell has the Irish out of his top 12, with the top five being Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Miami and Alabama. CFB Kings has the Irish in the No. 22 spot and a top five of Georgia, Texas, Ohio State, Ole Miss and Miami. Meanwhile, Joel Klatt has the Irish outside his top 10, with a top five of Texas, Ohio State, Miami, Tennessee and Georgia.

It will probably take a fairly decisive win over Louisville for Notre Dame to climb back up the rankings, unless other teams get upset. It also goes without saying that the Irish will need to win at home — and probably win by a comfortable margin, at a minimum — over Miami of Ohio, as well.

 

 

 

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Notre Dame is top five for at least two pundits

Notre Dame’s win at Texas A&M gives the Irish a boost in the eyes of analysts.

Notre Dame’s win over Texas A&M has given the Fighting Irish some more respect from two prominent pundits.

Joel Klatt and Danny Kannell have the Irish in the top four and top three, respectively.

Klatt puts the Irish behind Georgia, Ohio State and Texas and ahead of Alabama.

Kannell, meanwhile, puts Georgia and Miami ahead of Notre Dame, with Penn State and Ohio State in fourth and fifth.

Notre Dame’s victory was marred with mental miscues and too many penalties, but the Irish’s defense and some individual performances were likely strong enough for Notre Dame to rate highly in the analysts’ books.

Winning on the road in a loud, hostile environment like Kyle Field certainly couldn’t have hurt, either.

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