I lived in Alabama for a few years when Alabama was really bad. While it was extremely annoying for me to listen too, their fans still had a cockiness to them. And they never waivered that they'd be great again.
ND is 24-4 in their last 28 and fans don't even have hope. It has to be hard for players, coaches, and specifically recruits to see this stuff.
And I'd love to say a win Saturday would change that, but I just suspect the fans will blame the loss on UGA and move the target to Clemson/Alabama.