The Notre Dame Fighting Irish posted an emphatic 36-3 win over the Syracuse Orange at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, and it was a performance that left one of the coaches somewhat slack-jawed.
Syracuse coach Dino Babers couldn’t stop praising Notre Dame after the win, saying at one point that the Fighting Irish had been so dominant he’d lost track of how much they were losing by.
Syracuse HC Dino Babers on Notre Dame: “If they play the way that they played us, they’re probably going to have a chance to play for a national championship."
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 17, 2018
Babers said he couldn’t even remember the final score because Notre Dame was “so dominating.”
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 17, 2018
Babers: “Notre Dame is better than people think they are.”
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) November 17, 2018
This Syracuse team faced Clemson on the road earlier in the season and only lost by four, so keep that in mind when listening to Babers.
Notre Dame’s playoff case manages to be both straightforward and complicated at the same time. They’re not in a conference, but they’ve beaten four ranked opponents, three of them by three scores or more. Rivals have tried to make arguments against them, but they can’t really boast a resume like that. As long as they win at USC, they should be into the field pretty easily.
