You didn't get the memo? That had nothing to do with the Notre Dame defense. Obviously it was just bad play calling.
/sarcasm
It wasn't just bad play calling, but when you're down by 9 with less than 4 minutes to go, you might want to try a pass on first or second down instead of running it and letting time run off the clock......that was just God-awful.
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I've always wondered if stupidity and ignorance were "learned arts" or if it just came natural to those.
Actually the first time they got stopped they should have kicked the FG. They needed two scores not one, take your one score and preserve time for a onside kick recovery so you can get in the end zone