No matter what the NCAA might say now, the Notre Dame defense held its own in the rain and slop against Stanford on Oct. 13, 2012. Whether und.com already notes the wins as vacated or not (it does), the Irish held Michigan State, Michigan and Miami without touchdowns in the three weeks leading up to that goal line stand. Notre Dame arrived in Miami with 12 wins and no losses that January, an undefeated top-ranked underdog in the national championship.
Vacating those 12 wins, and the nine in the following season, does not matter in any regard.
However, the NCAA established a new precedent Tuesday when it denied Notre Dame’s appeal to retain those wins in its records.