Who was it at ESPN that said Notre Dame is irrelevant? Whatever outlet, or whatever blog, or whatever source that says ND is irrelevant?
Um, yep, totally irrelevant:

In his Monday Teleconference, Coach Stoops from Oklahoma issued a really great non-denial denial. You can listen to it here (and if you’re interested in this stuff, suggest you do). A partial transcript, quoted below, is also helpful. I’m pretty impressed with his handling of the media. It’s really well done, [...]

Rather than read what Stoops said from Oklahoma based reporters, how about you just listen to what he really said? See if that sounds like he shot down anything?

Recording of Teleconference

Small update: We also just got this release via e-mail from ND.
This was apparently sent to students at ND today.

Nov. 30, 2009
For Immediate Release
Weis will not be retained as Notre Dame football coach
University of Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis will not be retained, University director of athletics Jack Swarbrick announced today (Nov. 30).
“We [...]

Butch Davis to ND? Al Groh? That dude from Buffalo? Sure!
I’m now of the opinion that trying to “contain” the rumors and whatnot is impossible. So let’s dilute ALL of them. Stoops to ND? What about Caroll to ND? What about Gruden? What about that dude who [...]

I’m giving thanks this year for all of you. For stopping by, commenting here and there, roasting and/or heckling, and just generally being interested. We really appreciate it.
I’ll be signing off for a few days to enjoy the holiday with family and friends (I’m not sure if DMQ will be around). Safe [...]

Fellas,
I know you’re caught up in a lot right now. Potential coaching changes. The media and “fans” all up in your mix. A season that looked promising not going the way you’d hoped.
Just wanted to let you know: there are thousands, hundreds of thousands, MILLIONS of TRUE Notre Dame [...]

We all knew it was coming, but Saturday’s loss put the final note on it. This upcoming game and its result just isn’t all that important anymore. I will watch, and I hope we can win it for the Seniors and Charlie, but it’s now all about finding the next guy, getting him [...]