I thought Auburn was lucky until they hung with FSU till the very end. After that I thought they were just good and lucky to have beaten Alabama.
Notre Dame always has a punchers chance against the best teams because their schedule is so diverse and they travel north to south and east to west, even overseas. Travel is never a factor and neither is a big game atmosphere. You may out-talent them but you will never intimidate them.
Teams like Bama, UF, FSU and ND don't get intimidated. Hell from what I saw last year a James Franklin coached Vandy doesn't get intimidated either.... :wink: