Speaking of "realville", come on dude. FWIW, I took a peek at the official NCAA athletic site:
http://www.ncaa.com/schools/notre-dame/football
And the ND official site:
http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/nd-m-footbl-sched.html
Nowhere do I see that game as a ND win, nor do I see an asterisk by it. I don't respond to that nut job argy in his many incarnations (really, what would the point be), but don't let him drag you down in to the sewer of lunacy where he lives. Why can't that game just be a close, great game between two very good teams instead of the great controversy of the college football world (which it isn't)? The announcers at the game and the vast majority of football analysts seem to think that was a legitimate call so it is time to let it go. Now you can argue all day long that maybe that call shouldn't have been made at that point in the game, but you can't really argue it wasn't a proper call according to the rules of the game. All the bitching and hard feeling in the world won't change the outcome and doesn't reflect very well on the ND fanbase, even though it is a small minority of fans that just can't let it go.
These things go in cycles. Last year ND was a very young, inexperienced team with inconsistant QB play and it showed, especially in the second half of the year. This year you are returning I believe 20 starters with a year of experience and another spring and fall camp. I would expect a much better team next year. And as cycles go, FSU could very well be the ND of college football next year (cycles). We will be a very young, inexperienced team and I expect to have very inconsistant QB play. Much like ND last year, we will have a roster full of talent, but inexperienced talent that will take their lumps as they learn and adapt to the speed of the college game. NOBODY is going to contend for the title each and every year and it will take a special season to make it for anybody. Will it be ND next year? We will all have to tune in and see.