The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Vanderbilt Commodores 22-17, to move to 3-0 on the season. Somehow, for many to most of the fan base, this is not enough. The narrative is quickly building that there is something wrong with the team, whether with Brian Kelly or Brandon Wimbush or with some combination of the two. Maybe with the Board of Trustees. Given the data, though, it looks like the 2018 Fighting Irish are more a team “on the verge” than a team “on the brink.”
Most pundits picked Notre Dame to beat Vanderbilt, either going away, or in more or less of a nail-biter.