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✦ News & notes They Said It "One of the things that we talked about when we took over is we're going to treat every game as a separate game one game at a time. It just so happens that we're playing Notre Dame this week. We need to control what we can control." — USC head coach Ed Orgeron on playing rival Notre Dame in South Bend "Absolutely not. [ESPN's] contracts are with the conferences or schools, not the athletes. One percent go on to play in the NFL. They are students who play athletics. They want to be paid, go work for Wal-Mart. I don't have time to tell you how strongly I feel about this." — Former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz to The New York Times about college athletes getting paid "I think it's a long shot. They could get there probably if they run the table. First and foremost they have to worry about the few next weeks. … I would caution them to Former Notre Dame head coach and current ESPN be careful against Air Force and Navy. When analyst Lou Holtz is adamant in his belief that you're having defensive issues when you're student-athletes should not be paid. photo courtesy notre dame media relations losing players these are teams that will try to run it down your throat. They're going to have to bow up in those situations. The other thing that hurts Notre Dame in the BCS picture is there are some really good teams now, really quality teams that I think will get a look before Notre Dame does." — ESPN analyst Danny Kanell on Notre Dame's BCS chances "[Tommy Rees is] a drop-back passer. He stays in the pocket. He does a really good job of running their offense. They're still big and physical up front. No. 4 George Atkinson is one of the best backs we're going to face, and they have one of the best tight ends we're going to face, Troy Niklas." — Orgeron on Notre Dame's offense "You want a coach that you would go to war for every time. And this guy here to my right, and I don't just speak for myself, we would go to war for him. When you can not only see but feel how much he loves us, we would go to war for him." — USC quarterback Cody Kessler on playing for interim coach Ed Orgeron "The Trojans are different with Ed Orgeron at the joystick. But are they better? More to the point, are they better than Notre Dame? … Predictably, athletics director Pat Haden and the Trojan players can't be effusive enough in their praise of the changes. But is all this euphoria sustainable? And will it translate into more wins?" — Eric Hansen, South Bend Tribune ✦ Page 14