Just when we thought all was lost with Notre Dame, they put together a little winning streak to wrap up what can be considered a rather long & rough season in the world of Irish football. Not only that, but the fact that ND notched 2 straight wins in a row is a sign of hope & redemption for next season.
How gradually this youthful ballclub has matured in three months or so worth of time. As any football coach in his right mind can confirm, success doesn't come overnight, nor does improvement as a football team. Success for the Irish in 2008 can only come with experience along with marked improvement, & if that's not enough, growth in getting down the fundamentals which they could not use to save their lives for a majority of the 2007 season.
We had our doubts about Charlie Weis & how he was preparing his ballclub week in, week out. Somehow we persevered; somehow we endured just enough. Then wins over Duke & Stanford (in respective order) really got us thinking: Weis isn't as bad of a coach as we thought.
Likewise, we could say the same of Notre Dame after their last 2 games: they weren't the same team who got pounced on by Michigan or USC or Penn State. And their success during the past two weekends could serve short notice to next year's opponents that the Irish still have something relevant to say to us, that they're not going to repeat history in 2008. Until next season, we're wading things out.
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