the irish are, indeed, 0-2. however, this team isn't performing as poorly as the record would indicate. both opponents are currently undefeated and ranked in the top 10. n.d. lost by a total of only 4 points. considering the team's maturation, this record isn't as bad as it looks - things will get steadily better. whether they compete for the playoffs or not depends on how fast they fill the holes, but they have the talent. things started slowly last year, too, and as riley and the offense coalesced, they really turned it up. i expect the same this year. the purdue game should say a lot about the fight that's left in this year's irish.
imho.