It's a mark, I suppose, of the remarkable job Brian Kelly has done with ND this year (and, in recruiting, the last several years) that Notre Dame beat Boston College tonight to move to 10-1, making this season an unqualified success regardless of expectations, and the mood of this Irish fan is still so negative.
Yet, that's where we are. Notre Dame controlled the game statistically and were never really in any danger of losing tonight, but 5 (!!) turnovers and an inability to finish drives made the final score look very, very mediocre. I'll leave it to my fellow writers to fully break down how this affected ND's playoff chances, but this certainly didn't help.