The 56-27 dismantling of the Wake Forest Demon Deacons was the prologue.
The 38-17 domination of the seventh-ranked Stanford Cardinal was the true beginning of the story for this Notre Dame Fighting Irish team.
It was a night Irish fans and players alike will cherish for some time going forward, as this was no easy feat. Brian Kelly had - as a plethora of pundits have pointed out - a 2-5 record against Stanford coming into the game on Saturday. Shaw and his Cardinal teams had been Kelly’s kryptonite,
That all changed as Book built upon his stellar performance against Wake Forest, adding 4 passing touchdowns against zero interceptions against top-10 competition.