The Notre Dame Fighting Irish let things get stupid for about a quarter and a half out in Palo Alto before settling down and running over the Stanford Cardinal in a 56-23 win. The upset bid devolved quickly for the Cardinal as they were helpless to stop Audric Estime and a vicious Notre Dame running attack from having an absolute romp out on the Farm, which is the inspiration for our last regular-season song of the week:
It felt like Notre Dame could have topped 80 points in this one if they simply avoided turnovers, but as it was a profoundly flawed effort still produced a 33-point win.