It hasn’t even been 24 hours since the Irish dominated Clemson, getting their signature win of the year, 35-14 over the Tigers.
If you are still feeling euphoric, join the club. It was one of those wins that you will remember for a long time,
even though it was just a regular season victory.
(one of them deserves a bit more than a blurb and that will be coming tomorrow!).
The Irish wanted to play a certain way (make it a war in the trenches) and forced Clemson to do the same.
Notre Dame then used their superior physicality and pushed around the ACC’s best.
Marcus Freeman played to their strength, on the lines and the Tigers had no chance to keep up
. You have to credit strength and conditioning coach Matt Balis for the job he has done with the lines.
This should be the blueprint for the remained of the season.
It’s safe to say that Notre Dame doesn’t need to ACC,
but they really need the Irish. In the 2020’s has been dominant play for multiple Notre Dame teams,
racking up an impressive 17-1 record. If you stretch it back a bit further, to 2017, it’s 31-3, a sparking 91.1
winning percentage. Over this past summer when the Irish continued to say no to joining a conference,
It hasn’t even been 24 hours since the Irish dominated Clemson, getting their signature win of the year, 35-14 over the Tigers.