anyone who says Quinn isn't a great QB doesn't know what they're looking at.
I agree that Notre Dame isn't a good team and they don't deserve a BCS game or top 10 ranking....but Quinn is bar none the best QB in college and it ain't really close.
My theory on it is that if you replace Quinn with an average QB, Notre Dame struggles to win 5 games this year. They just flat out aren't very talented. Their OL sucks. Their run game sucks. Their WRs drop passes. McKnight is terrible. The secondary is atrocious. Szmardja and Quinn are the lone bright spots.
I think Notre Dame has played better than they truly are and beat a lot of teams solely because of Quinn's stellar play and his stats tell the story. Yes he has racked up big numbers against some of the lesser opponents and struggled against the top flight teams but....some of his FEW INTs were dropped passes and those better defenses can dominate the ND OL which makes it tough for any QB to do anything. Add in WRs that can't make any plays and it'd be tough for anyone...even Romo.
I absolutely hate Notre Dame, but Quinn is flat out fun to watch and with a slightly better team, they'd be legit contenders. No one has made the observation that Notre Dame just does not have the talent level is used to, esp in the trenches.