
Originally Posted by
YardRat
Oh, hell no. The win last night means everything up to this point. It absolutely puts ND on the map as a legit contender instead of just another also-ran. Of course, a loss to Pitt or BC (which should realistically have less than 1% chance of happening) would negate any gains made by beating Oklahoma, but even a single loss to USC at the tail end keeps the Irish in the conversation.
ND should be #3 after today...maybe #4. KState could stumble against OkSt or Texas. Oregon has to play 3 Top 20 teams, two away from home. Bama has to play at LSU next week. Everybody else already has at least one loss.
That win was huge for the Irish, make no mistake about that.