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09.04.13.Michigan Preview

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✦ News & notes They Said It "Well, I said it." — Michigan head coach Brady Hoke when asked if he stood behind his comments that Notre Dame is "chickening out" of its series with the Wolverines "[Brian] Kelly knows that this will be the toughest season. This is the season Notre Dame proves it is truly back as a national power or the season Notre Dame falls back and leaves everyone to wonder if 2012 wasn't just one of those occasional good seasons that give false hope to fans who believe the Irish can once again be the best football program in America. It's an open question." — Joe Posnanski, NBC Sports "It was always a game that gave you a true north of what kind of football team you're going to have. Senior quarterback Tommy Rees is look… You've got two traditional national powers playing ing forward to the challenge of playing at each other. It gave you an indication. I remember The Big House on Saturday night. photo by joe raymond Coach [Bo] Schembechler all the time talking about how that game, you kind of get an idea of where you were as a team." — Hoke on the rivalry with Notre Dame Award-Winning Full Service Restaurant Private Rooms Available Hand-Cut All Natural Meats Award-Winning Homemade Desserts The Freshest Seafood "When I heard this I just about fell out my chair. This is not a historical [rivalry]? Are you kidding me? I grew up, I couldn't wait for Michigan-Notre Dame going back to Bubba Smith." — ESPN's Skip Bayless on his memories of the Notre Dame-Michigan rivalry, which wasn't played while he was growing up (nor was it played by Michigan State alum Bubba Smith) "The Michigan rivalry has become part of playing at Notre Dame. It's one of those things you look forward to. And I've never thought about Notre Dame in the past — before I even got here — as not playing Michigan." — Irish senior wide receiver TJ Jones "We know Michigan doesn't like us and we don't like them, and we're just going to go play. Of course, there may be a little more tension in the air. But we treat every game the same." — Irish senior cornerback Bennett Jackson Reservations Encouraged LUNCH: Sat 11am-4pm DINNER: Mon-Thur 4pm-9:30pm Fri & Sat 4pm-10:30pm "There's a lot of adrenaline rolling. It's a great place to play a football game. For us that were there a couple years ago we know just how rocking it can be. It's an exciting feeling for us to go in there and have everyone against us and just rely on our teammates and rally together."— Irish senior quarterback Tommy Rees (ESPN) "She said you can tell people that Notre Dame is in your DNA, but Michigan is in your heart. So that's my answer.' — Leo Staudacher, a Notre Dame fan who found a new respect for Michigan after fans saved his life when he had a heart attack during the 2011 meeting between the two teams (ESPN.com) • Check Us Out At: tripadvisor • Text Yesterdays at: 72727 For Special Offers • Find Us on Facebook at: Facebook.com/YesterdaysGranger • Find TO L L FREE us in the Best Book ® 12594 SR 23 • Granger www.yesterdays-granger.com ©2012 Studio A Advertising ✦ Page 15

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