Seems silly to argue over who to blame. ND had the better coach, more talent, better coaching and better execution. They're a top-5 team and we're not really a top-15 team. When we bring our A-game against a top-5 team that does not bring theirs, we can give them a game. Today we didn't bring our A-game and Notre Dame brought at least their B game.
We had a lucky run, but realistically we're somewhere between 20th and 40th best. It was a fun few weeks, and hopefully we can finish strong and stay ranked to finish the season and Dino can keep building.