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You may be underestimating the political pull, and the ruthless will to use it, that the Notre Dame football program has, and has always used.

Hopefully not.

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You may be underestimating the political pull, and the ruthless will to use it, that the Notre Dame football program has, and has always used.<

You are right about that. But I expect ND to stumble on their way to an "almost perfect season".