Re: And once again, Alabama controls it's destiny! (thank you Baylor and Stanford)
We have a losing record against Notre dumb. I'm 21 years young, so Notre dame doesn't really have any impact on me because they've been irrelevant for the majority of my life. Someone please tell us a little of the history between the two programs?
It all started in 1966 (I was in the 8th grade). ND purposely played for a tie against Michigan State to preserve their undefeated season (no OT back then). Bama finished 10-0-0, but ND (9-0-1) was awarded the NC because...well, they were ND.
I haven't had any use for ND ever since.
1973 Sugar Bowl: ND beats Bama 13-11 on a flukey TD play in the 4th quarter. (Bama still won the NC because it was decided after the regular season and before the bowls in those days, but still...)
1974 Orange Bowl: ND beats Bama 24-23.
1977: Bama (#2 or 3 in the polls, iirc) kicks OSU's butt 35-6 in the Sugar Bowl. ND (#5) beats Texas in the Cotton Bowl something like 38-10, and jumps over everybody to be declared NC.
Would love to see the Tide get them in the NC and kick their butts into next week.