Well slap me in the face and serve me a milkshake, I had no idea you were a Notre Dame fan
... I guess you learn something every day. Anyway you make some good points about the game and about Notre Dame. You can't compare teams based on past results because all teams play different. True Oregon took care of business against Stanford and Notre Dame escaped, but look at the results of the Oregon/Notre Dame vs. USC games.
I'm not totally sold on them but congrats to Notre Dame on their season. I'm jealous of their prestiege and only wish I could have that for my Devils and Hawkeyes.