Here we are again, Notre Dame looks like crap and fans of the Irish aren’t happy. They played their worst offensive game of the season last night against Boston College, losing 17-0 and really never showing any signs of hanging with the Eagles.

Any time they flashed the slightest glimpse of a drive that might actually end with points, Clausen threw a pick. He threw a total of four, one that went back for a touchdown.

Still, with all that they could be looking at a record of 6-3 today (which is much easier on the eyes) if they managed to finish off Pitt last week, but that one got away. The Irish are now 5-4, with three games to play. Two of those games should, I stress should, be wins for them as they face Navy next week and putrid Syracuse the week after. They end it at USC, so that’s a loss.

Say things turn out that way and they finish at 7-5. An improvement over last season’s debacle for sure, but this is Notre Dame.

Does Charlie and his fupa get one more shot with Clausen as a junior and some of their budding young talent a little more seasoned? Probably. Freshman receiver Michael Floyd and sophomore Golden Tate will both be memorable players for the Irish over the next couple years, particularly the impressive Floyd who has the size to be a true horse at his position.

If they happen to falter though against Syracuse or Navy (it’s painfully possible), Charlie is no doubt history and someone else gets the keys to see what they can do with some of this talent. Maybe that’s what they need.