There is usually a lot of consternation around the Fighting Irish as the football season reaches the November month. There have been struggles and outright collapses, dating back to 2014. Despite a lot of talk of remedies–better conditioning, improved strength program, playing more guys in the early months–the November swoon has still reared its ugly head. Just last season Notre Dame was 8-1 and #3 in the College Football Playoff, only to get lambasted by Miami, struggle to beat Navy, and falter against Stanford to finish 1-2 and out of the playoffs.
November is bad.