Normally, I would say that it’s far too early to start building a narrative around the 2015-2016 Fighting Irish, but the seeds were planted long ago by pundits nation-wide. Conventional wisdom has stated, early and often, that the Notre Dame basketball team would take a step back with the losses of NBA talents Pat Connaughton and Jerian Grant. Hard to disagree with that bit of wisdom, but some optimism was still apparent with the return of guys like Zach Auguste and Demetrius Jackson, as well as the potential emergence of VJ Beachem.
With eight games in the books, here’s where we stand so far.