The Clemson Tigers just beat down the Alabama Crimson Tide 44-16 for the national championship. It was brutally beautiful in just about every way possible. For fans of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, there was a collective sigh of relief.
Ever since the 2012 loss to Bama (and longer still) fans and media have absolutely shit all over Notre Dame for getting rolled 42-14. It was so bad that people even tried to use THAT game as a reason the Irish shouldn’t have been in the college football playoff THIS season.