Okay, so as it turned out... the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will not make the college football playoff this season. While there was still a good amount of hope after the loss to Georgia, last weekend’s “showing” smacked all of us in the face with a healthy dose of reality.
At 5-2 and ranked #16 in the country, however, the Irish still have a really good chance at winning out and making a New Years 6 bowl game (the Cotton Bowl). That means this team still has a lot to play for in their eyes — even if a lot of its fanbase believed the season was over during halftime of the Michigan game.