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Fan confidence in the direction of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program cratered following the team’s 45-14 loss Saturday to the Michigan Wolverines.
Just 44.7 percent of self-identified Notre Dame fans told SBNation’s FanPulse Sunday that they were confident in the team’s direction, down 50.3 percent from the prior week and a new all-time low.
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Irish fans correspondingly dropped their favorite team from No. 10 to No. 16 in this week’s poll. (You can sign up here to add your opinion starting Saturday evening.*)
Notre Dame Fans’ Post Week 14 Poll
| Ranking | Team | Preseason | Week 6 | Week 9 | Week 12 | Week 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | Team | Preseason | Week 6 | Week 9 | Week 12 | Week 13 |
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Clemson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Georgia | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Utah | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | Baylor | NR | NR | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| 8 | Florida | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
| 9 | Alabama | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Auburn | 18 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 17 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| 12 | Penn State | 14 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | Memphis | NR | NR | 23 | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | Oregon | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 15 |
| 16 | Boise State | NR | 14 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| 17 | Minnesota | NR | NR | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| 18 | App State | NR | NR | 18 | 22 | 19 |
| 19 | Michigan | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| 20 | Iowa | 19 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | NR | NR | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| 22 | Navy | NR | NR | NR | NR | 22 |
| 23 | Virginia | NR | 21 | NR | NR | NR |
| 24 | Air Force | NR | NR | NR | 23 | 23 |
| 25 | UAB | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
In the national poll — which encompasses our fans, supporters of 49 other Power 5 teams and those who root for Group of 5 squads — the Irish dropped from No. 10 to No. 15. Michigan improved from No. 25 to No. 18. There was also a new No. 1, as the LSU Tigers claimed the honors.
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Michigan’s dismemberment of Notre Dame was poll respondents’ second most surprising result of the weekend, with the Kansas State Wildcats’ victory over the previously undefeated Oklahoma Sooners coming in first.
Confidence of Opponents’ Fanbases
| Team | Week 1 | Week 6 | Week 9 | Week 13 | Week 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Week 1 | Week 6 | Week 9 | Week 13 | Week 14 |
| Boston College | 82.4 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 0* |
| Duke | 100 | 80 | 85.7 | 50* | 50 |
| Georgia | 100 | 100 | 75 | 85.7 | 92.6 |
| Louisville | 94.1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Michigan | 92.4 | 36.1 | 83.8 | 94.3 | 53.3 |
| Notre Dame | 85.2 | 95.2 | 44.7 | 91.2 | 88.3 |
| Stanford | 100 | 100 | 25 | 20* | 50* |
| USC | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 44* | 18.2 |
| Virginia | 100 | 93.1 | 65.2 | 95.7 | 96.4 |
| Virginia Tech | 32 | 35.7 | 66.7 | 100 | 88.9 |
The confidence poll still hasn’t done anything to disprove bghvgjdh’s theory that just four Stanford Cardinal fans are participating each week. (We’re told there’s at least 50, but...¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
What do you think?
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