The Ups
Offensive Production...Mostly. Wake beat Notre Dame in total yardage 340-282 with 98 of Notre Dame's yards coming on a single play. They won the first down battle 23-15. They won time of possession by 11 minutes. That's good stuff no matter how you slice it.
The Defense...Mostly. Wake forced five punts on the day and held the Irish to only one touchdown drive of 10 or more plays. That says to me that while the defense gave up the occasional big play, they definitely did a good job in general of bending but not breaking, and if the offense had been able to put more points on the board, the Fighting Irish might really have been sweating before all was said and done.