The Big Notre Dame Tantrum is five days old, but it still hasn’t blown over. What in the name of Rudy were they thinking? If school officials and their fans are not embarrassed, they should be.

After failing to secure one of the 12 spots in the College Football Playoff, they threw a fit and announced that the Fightin’ Irish will not play in a bowl game — in this case, a matchup that would have featured No. 11 Notre Dame and No. 12 BYU.

They’re not the Fightin’ Irish — they’re the Poutin’ Irish.

It was not a good look and the backlash has been swift and universal. No one outside of South Bend is taking their side. Notre Dame was a brat. A spoiled brat. A pampered child who ran crying to his room, slamming the door behind him.

The Irish won’t play ball. Somewhere, the Gipper groaned. K

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