... Dame's victory on the opening weekend of the 2009-2010 season. 

They looked sharp on offense, sharper on defense, and were sound in the special teams game. Counting last season's bowl win, the Irish have put together two very impressive victories.

Irish fans have been starved for two blowout victories. This feels good at the moment.

The problem, of course, is that the two blowout victories have come against teams from the WAC conference. Not that beating Hawaii and Nevada isn't good, but this is Notre Dame. They routinely play one of the tougher schedules in the nation, and typically will be loaded with top-25 opponents on their schedule.

This year, their schedule is fairly easy. Only one team (USC) is ranked on ...

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