It's always darkest before going pitch black | by Pat

Ouch. Not much you can say after that. Well, what you can say is hats off to the Michigan Wolverines. They played a very good game, especially on defense. Both teams had their backs to the wall and Michigan responded. The Irish did not.

How many times did I think it couldn't get any worse and then it did. Player mistakes, coaching mistakes, penalties, turnovers....on and on until the clock mercifully hit 0:00.

So, what now? For now, nothing. ND got their butt whipped in one of the ugliest games I can remember, and there's nothing we can do about it. Come Sunday the media will face Charlie and get to, hopefully, start asking some tougher questions. We certainly will start to ask more here.