Monday night wasn’t a whole lot of fun for Notre Dame football fans as we watched Michigan, the Irish’s arch-nemesis, convincingly win their program’s first outright championship in 75 years while currently being investigated by the NCAA for multiple alleged violations. Meanwhile, it’s been 35 years and counting since the Irish last won a title. Nope, not fun at all. While nothing will change the outcome of the year’s championship for Notre Dame fans, things look much better for the program now than they did as recently as two months ago after an impressive run by Marcus Freeman and his staff.