During the preseason, I put two posts looking at top-10 teams from the 2005 to 2010 seasons and how they stacked up offensively and defensively. The goal was to highlight what type of production we would need from the Irish if we were to consider ourselves a BCS caliber team and hopefully make a BCS bowl game. While starting the year with 2 losses cut any margin of error we have regarding those hopes, there is still an chance that ND can get in to a game. In the two losses, most Notre Dame ...
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To BCS or Not To BCS? That is the Question.
After the strong end to last season on the field coupled with he strong numbers of returning players and the outstanding recruiting class of 2011, plenty of Notre Dame fans are excited about the upcoming season. Perusing the variety of blogs, message boards, and twitter, I’ve seen plenty of fans hoping (and some expecting/demanding) a BCS game from the Irish. As we all know, Notre Dame has never won a BCS game and we haven’t even been to a BCS game since Rick Minter and the Irish D help ...