Blew out an inferior opponent. Consistently performing against everybody they've played thus far. They might lack the top-end talent to beat some of the teams in front of them, however. They'll have a chance to continue to prove themselves against a couple of other teams on their schedule.
I'm still really high on this team mostly because of how well they played Georgia - as the season progresses I think that Quality Loss (TM) will look better and better for the Irish.
The Irish are not top
tier and I don't think they will make the playoffs, but they haven't looked
bad in any games yet, which is better than about everyone that’s behind them
2/4 in Tier C: Only team in tier not to have played against another team within it. Win over UVA is a quality result. Close loss to UGA as only loss puts them ahead of Auburn and Oregon, but keeps them behind Florida.