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Prediction: Notre Dame wins BCS title, and it'll echo through ages
Los Angeles Times ^ | BILL PLASCHKE

Posted on 01/07/2013 11:30:03 AM PST by PJ-Comix

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The images will be vivid, history will be haunting, ghosts will be everywhere.

This is Knute Rockne versus Bear Bryant, Touchdown Jesus versus Dreamland Bar-B-Que, Four Horsemen versus Lynyrd Skynyrd, Joe Montana versus Joe Namath, and, of course, in the battle of the little guys, Rudy versus Nick.

It will be a football game bathed in a complicated mess of legend, religion and roughhousing, but most folks think Monday's BCS national championship heavyweight fight between Alabama and Notre Dame can be symbolized by a single disparity.

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: alabama; athletics; bcs; bcstitle; catholiccolleges; collegefootball; notredame
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To: MtnClimber

The Irish over-hype lost a bunch of money. Oh Well.

Damn stupid Alabamans clean up again. Good Grief

/snicker


101 posted on 01/07/2013 9:18:08 PM PST by eyedigress ((zOld storm chaser from the west)/?)
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To: eyedigress

Homers rule, Domers drool.


102 posted on 01/07/2013 9:21:49 PM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: dfwgator

I guess we’re Louisville’s Ohio State. You’re not supposed to call out our faults...


103 posted on 01/07/2013 9:23:30 PM PST by EEGator
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To: EEGator

Sorry, I’m still bitter....especially since when Urban left, Charlie Strong was my first choice, considering that IMHO he had more to do with the Gators winning their titles than Meyer did.


104 posted on 01/07/2013 9:29:32 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

I sympathize with that.

We had better get an offense real soon.


105 posted on 01/07/2013 9:34:56 PM PST by EEGator
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To: EEGator

And we just lost Brisette....great another transfer that’s probably going to be successful elsewhere.


106 posted on 01/07/2013 9:38:00 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

At least he didn’t get caught stealing a computer.


107 posted on 01/08/2013 5:21:16 AM PST by EEGator
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To: eyedigress

It wasn’t my prediction. If you note, it was written by the L.A. Times columnist. I was just passing his prediction along.


108 posted on 01/08/2013 5:53:15 AM PST by PJ-Comix (Beware the Rip in the Space/Time Continuum)
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To: xzins
"31-16"
| "I see it being more like 17-9."

Obviously we both didn't think it would be anything like '42-14 easy'!

109 posted on 01/08/2013 6:28:36 AM PST by alancarp (Obama will grab your guns and ship them to Mexican drug mobs.)
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To: Delta Dawn

Congrats on your near-perfect accuracy.


110 posted on 01/08/2013 7:06:51 AM PST by Sgt_Schultze (A half-truth is a complete lie)
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To: LachlanMinnesota

Sports are ALWAYS meaningless, that’s why they’re entertaining. Meaningful things tend to be stressful, meaningless relaxing, entertainment is supposed to be relaxing, and therefore meaningless.


111 posted on 01/08/2013 7:15:04 AM PST by discostu (I recommend a fifth of Jack and a bottle of Prozac)
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To: alancarp

You were far closer than I was.

Based on last night, I’d say that ND has both an average defense and an average offense, and the bottom line is that they hit the jackpot this year with their schedule.

That was ugly.


112 posted on 01/08/2013 10:46:58 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: Sgt_Schultze

Thanks for noticing.

I had figured that Alabama would score 35 by midway third quarter and that Saban would call off the dogs at that point.

Thought ND would score at least twice but thought Alabama would force them to settle for a field goal on one of those.

Cannot under estimate strength of schedule.


113 posted on 01/08/2013 12:25:03 PM PST by Delta Dawn
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To: PJ-Comix

Thanks


114 posted on 01/08/2013 1:40:55 PM PST by chesley (Vast deserts of political ignorance makes liberalism possible - James Lewis)
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