Fansided · Nov 22, 2025
With Notre Dame having no margin for error, Week 13 could mean everything
Justin Berl/GettyImagesYou ever feel like no matter how hard you fight, the powers that be keep finding a way to push you back down? That’s exactly what’s happening to Notre Dame right now, and make no mistake: it’s by design.
They keep ranking the Irish low, yet they keep grinding. The College Football Playoff voters have found every reason to nudge them down in their pecking order — despite their record, their résumé, and what they've done on the field. They're #9 in the latest CFP rankings, despite being in the mix and still controlling their own destiny.
That’s not just frustrating. It’s disrespectful. But guess what? The response from them has to be louder than their whispers.
