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If the BCS Games were Picked Today….

One less week in the season, one less unbeaten at the top of the polls. Though I still feel ND is one win away from being a true BCS lock, there’s still a lot of crucial football to be played. Nevertheless…. For the purposes of this exercise, the highest-ranked BCS member of a conference is…

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Irish Sleepwalk Past BC

Everett Golson passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, and the Notre Dame defense made key stops when it needed to as the Irish shook off pesky Boston College by 21-6. The win was the tenth of the season for undefeated Notre Dame, whose hopes for a BCS championship opportunity were bolstered when top-ranked Alabama lost…

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Irish Seek to Ground the Eagles

After working overtime last weekend to keep its unblemished record intact, Notre Dame will travel to the East Coast on Saturday night to play Boston College. The 2-7 Eagles have struggled this season under Coach Frank Spaziani, whose job security is very much in question. Two consecutive losing campaigns have followed a dozen years of…

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If the BCS Games Were Picked Today….

Back in the day, I used to do a tracking thread on The Pit for the Big East Tournament, allowing the men’s basketball fans to predict where the team would be seeded. With ND’s participation in the BCS all but assured (knock on wood), I figured it would be a good exercise while we wait…

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