It would take a lot of odd turns down the stretch for that to happen.

I don't see it. ND's schedule just turned out to be fairly weak this year (no offense to Sagarin or what he is smoking). And, let's be honest, this team hasn't been great. I will give them a lot of credit if they scratch out 11 wins. It has been a struggle. But I really think they are improving. Winning tough hard-fought games maybe bringing them together.