I believe you but...

If enough ND players read that, they might THINK they can win the game by just showing up. ND has proven this can happen more times than I care to list/remember. I just believe that at times they have lost to inferior teams. This usually happens because those teams took the game way more seriously than the Irish.

For most teams, this is their super bowl. The Irish have to play with passion and intensity each game (avoid the letdown) in order to avoid said upsets.