This week’s SB Nation FanPulse poll asked self-identified Notre Dame Fighting Irish fans for the first time: Are you confident in the direction of the football program?
Following the football team’s 35-17 victory over the Lousiville Cardinals, 85.2 percent of respondents said, “Yes, we’re confident.” (You can sign up here to add your opinion starting Saturday evening.*)
That puts Irish fans feeling more chipper than Purdue Boilermakers fans (84.2), but less confident than Kansas Jayhawks fans (85.7 percent).
Notre Dame also dropped two spots in their fans’ post-week 1 FanPulse top 25:
Notre Dame dropped three spots — from No.