Of all the teams of the Brian Kelly era, I think I have the least amount of feel for this one. Notre Dame’s top five ranking is brought up a lot on the message boards and social media, with most wondering “are they really that good?” In truth, they don’t feel like a top three or top four team. They haven’t shown the explosiveness on offense and they aren’t really dynamic on defense, forcing turnovers and sacks, etc.
But, then again, when you win your games and you started the season ranked high and the people above you start losing, then you rise in the rankings.