Sorry, Lou: Notre Dame Is a Enigma

I was watching ESPN's College GameDay Final last night and just so happened to catch the segment where Rece Davis is the judge and Lou Holtz and Mark May are lawyers making arguments for their respected points of view. The topic for this one was, "At 4-1, is Notre Dame back?" Of course, Lou said they are relevant again. He even went as far as to say they are a top five school. Mark, on the other hand, argued that they are not given their body of work: wins over San Diego State (barely) at home and a Michigan team that is just really bad, and let's not forget the pounding at Michigan State. I am not a big fan of Mark May, but I completely agree with him on this. Notre Dame is better this year. Jimmy Clausen has shown promise at times that he is going to be a big time quarterback. But come on: A second half implosion by Michigan is when it got out of hand, and missed opportunities and too many big plays cost Purdue, especially in the third quarter. Those are the only wins that were ... (link)