Divine intervention for Irish?-CBSSports-Dodd

Notre Dame has to win the BCS championship. Just ask Ted Mandell, a video production teacher for the school.Dennis Dodd did just that and learns all the reasons why fate has the Irish winning their first title since 1988

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Virginia Tech will join the matte colored helmet movement with these matte maroon colored hats for the Russell Athletic Bowl against Rutgers.

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Hokies join the matte helmet craze for bowl game-SBNation

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Ole Man Dan said:

SO... Tim Tebow is whining and threatening to 'take his football and go home'...
It seems that 'EGO' is a hard thing to swallow.
If I were making personnel decisions I would trade Mark and Tim, and bring in another QB.
Extending Mark's contract... MISTAKE.
Let the 'Prima Donna' go too... Tim has never been a good fit for the Jets.
(Football is reputed to be a 'Team Sport', isn't it?) Sorry for butting in. Just had to say it.

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Lunchtime links-SEC BLOG ESPN

Random thoughts and observations on a Wednesday morning ...

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TRips: Wednesday morning thoughts-BamaonLine

The former Notre Dame coach predicts a close game between the Fighting Irish and Crimson Tide.

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"We're just mostly going back to basics, because, in the end, that's usually what the game comes down to, is how well you execute," Alabama's star senior center says. Fellow captains Chance Warmack and Damion Square concur.

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Each day until the BCS National Championship Game, Daily Bama Blog contributor Brett Hudson will count down to kickoff, giving us bits and pieces of that day's significance to Alabama and Notre Dame. Today is 19 days until the game, which means Brett is examining the number "19."

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Countdown: 19 days until BCS National Championship Game-Daily Bama Blog

"These guys do a really good job, they really have a good front seven. They're very difficult to run the ball on. They're very big and physical. They've done a really good job of, all the time, not just in the red zone." Alabama senior guard Chance Warmack and center Barrett Jones could agree on one thing -- Notre Dame's defensive line is among the best in the country. "I have looked at them a little bit, and I think they're very, very talented and very, very disciplined and effective," said Jones, calling Notre Dame's Louis Nix the best nose guard he'll face all season.

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A classic matchup-TideNation ESPN

"Saban speaks on the epic history of Alabama and Notre Dame"

Tom Rinaldi reports from Tuscaloosa as Alabama prepares to face Notre Dame in the BCS title game

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Watch: Tide prepare for BCS title game-TideNation (video) ESPN

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