3-8 in the ACC, the Irish are fighting for their season to stay above .500, a mark Notre Dame has exceeded all but once under Mike Brey.
It would have been fair to predict some growing pain coming into this season. With the loss of Bonzie Colson and Matt Farrell along with the addition of a big freshman class, it’s reasonable to expect a few setbacks.
So how did we get here? A point where Notre Dame, barring something spectacular, will miss the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons and will go unranked all year for the first time since the 2005-06 season.