Even though I felt sure Notre Dame's win over Clemson had a lot to do with Clemson being depleted, I still thought they were better than this. Their defense didn't put up any kind of fight while this game was still theoretically within reach. As a program, they are honestly a joke at this point. Their relevance is essentially a media-propagated illusion. Every time they play a game of actual consequence they look like they couldn't care less, and they get their asses kicked by a team who plays like they want to be there.
Assuming nothing cataclysmic happens tonight though, I think Clemson advances and we will have a very different, much more interesting title game.