It appears several Notre Dame Fighting Irish fans educated themselves on other top college football teams during the bye week — and they’re collectively less impressed with their own team.
While 95 percent of Irish fans who responded to SB Nation’s weekly FanPulse poll are still confident in the direction of their program, those same supporters dropped Notre Dame from No. 7 to No. 10 during the bye week. (You can sign up here to add your opinion starting Saturday evening.*)
Irish fans elevated three SEC teams — the Auburn Tigers, Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs — and one Big Ten program (Penn State Nittany Lions) above their own squad, while dropping the Wisconsin Badgers after their inexplicable loss.