Edited sentence: Getting blown out by LSU, they finished with a 10-3 record and and ranked seventeenth in the nation.In 2006, the Irish, led by a number of seniors on offense, like quarterback Brady Quinn, and wide receivers Jeff Samardzija and Rhema McKnight, looked to have a chance at a national championship.With an early season loss to Michigan and their fifth straight loss to USC, the Irish finished the season going to their second straight BCS bowl game, the Sugar Bowl