The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the crap out of the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday and were rewarded with just a single dropped spot in the rankings. Both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll have the Irish at #4 this week after the Ohio State Buckeyes leapfrogged them for the #3 spot.
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This was absolutely expected, and I refuse to put too much into my eye rolls. One of the segments on ESPN’s College Gameday was dedicated to bashing ND at #3 and questioning if they should even be in the top 10 — all because they won a game against a conference opponent in a low scoring game.