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Here's a game preview from one of the better ND blogs. It's from an ND point of view, but not so full of homerisms as the one linked here a few days ago (which as an ND fan I found pretty embarrissing). So here is an ND fans piece that I think is a good bit better. I'd be interested to hear what...

Rule change A few years back. Clock should have kept running. What bothered me was they kept stopping it for a bit, and then they'd start it again, even when there wasn't a first down ( which still stops the clock in college while they move the chains). It was as if the clock operator had to...

As an ND fan I'm hoping not to see a whole lot of running by Golson. He's had his bell rung a few times. If Rees has to trot out on he field, it's gonna look pretty bleak from the Notre Dame perspective at that point. So I want Golson to scamper for the open yards when they are available and...

Re: Barrett Jones still on crutches and casted My understanding is that Bama had a two hour practice today in shells, and that Barrett participated (in some way or another) in that. Can anyone provide any more detail?

Just for the record, UHND is not "a top ND site." I spend a lot of time obsessing over ND football, and reading just about anything I can on ND and, in particular, this game. I'm familiar with UHND. I wouldn't have had any interest in reading any UHND stuff. It's just no all that good. The...

Thanks for the suggestion. That was both educational and entertaining. Looks like football won one.

Okay thanks. This thread has gotten so long. I tried to find your earlier comments, but failed. In one way of thinking about this, of course Alabama will run right at Te'o. Te'o's job is to get in front of where the run is going and he has great speed and instincts to do just that. Any interior...

In the spirit of good natured ribbing, and just so you all know that ND fans aren't quite seeing this topic in the same way as many of the posters here--I give you one ND fan's rendition of what Alabama running right at Te'o will look like: http://www.subwaydomer.com/images/scaredelephant%202.jpg

Can you please point me to where Saban made these comments? Thanks.

No. Oklahoma's only other loss was to Kansas State. Oklahoma's home record in 14 seasons under Stoops is now 81 and 5.

Here you go: http://youtu.be/ANXejJPizCU and here is Everett Golson and Theo Riddick talking about a big play in the Oklahoma game: http://youtu.be/gdLJeZrWmVU This clip gives you a look at Golson's arm strength, and at Chris Brown, the fastest player on the team (a freshman, not yet a...

Yes, but I'm pretty sure you'd have a better chance if, say, you used your arms. Just a hunch...

I agree. Notre Dame's defense is not as aggressive as any of these teams. ND's emphasis is on being very disciplined about assignments, and making good tackles. Like Alabama, ND places great emphasis on fundamentals. There is no question that Alabama is the gold standard there. By comparison, I...

Me too.