Maybe it's because his final game wasn't nearly his finest
moment, or because he's been injured and a bit out of touch
since, or because we all just grew achy upon hearing his name.
Maybe it's something else.  Whatever it is, Manti Te'o feels so
far removed from Notre Dame, and Notre Dame feels so far removed
from the Great Resurgence of 2012.  Only eight months have
passed since Alabama beat Notre Dame in the 2013 BCS title game,
since the Irish completed a season that meant more than any
other to rural Indiana in two decades.  It was just the other
day, really, that Te'o flew around Notre Dame's defense and
Brian Kelly began to deliver the sort of success that South
Bend's been waiting for since Lou.  And still, it feels like the
program has shifted a considerable distance in that time, far
more than any other "elite" program from a season ago. Notre
Dame ended last season ranked No. 4 in the AP poll, opened 2013
at No. 14 and now sits at No. 22 heading into its biggest game
since 'Bama.  No. 14 Oklahoma vi