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fan forum The night game makes for too long of a day, both physically and emotionally. We arrived on campus at 10 a.m. for the chalk talk session at the Morris Inn. The game didn't start until nine and a half hours later. You should have seen all the people lounging at the LaFortune Center waiting for the band concert at 6 p.m. You lose your enthusiasm with all the waiting. Let's keep the traditional kickoff time. As I remember, one of the original requirements of the NBC contract was to keep the afternoon kickoffs. Tom Monahan '64 Kelso, Wash. Maintain The Honor After the Air Force game, I watched the Notre Dame players stand with the Air Force cadets for the singing of their Alma Mater and found it inspiring. Need I remind anyone that the Irish had just handed the Falcons a 45-10 defeat? Apparently, the military academies do not think it is too emotionally stressful for them to stay and honor their school and classmates by singing the Alma Mater. I admit that they did not sway — a habit which some ND fans seem to think is not manly/ macho. We are traveling from Texas with our 14-year-old grandson for the Navy game, a first for him, and I am looking forward to the team saluting their fellow students (win or lose) as well as the Navy cadets after the game. Go Irish! Judith Ochoa El Paso, Texas Beyond Victory Or Defeat Reading Coach Kelly's remarks on not singing the Alma Mater after a loss are troubling. I worry that he doesn't truly understand how we (alums and students) feel about the University of Notre Dame. Of course we want to win football games, but even more importantly we want to preserve the special heritage and character symbolized by our Alma Mater. It should be sung, win or lose! John Carr '64 Washington Crossing, Pa. Those Were The Days How many championships have been won by teams running a spreadstyle offense? How many championships have been won by teams that run an offense predicated on the power running game? I am talking about two backs in the backfield and relying on playaction passing and dominating the line of scrimmage. You can dazzle as many recruits as you want running this "basketball on grass" offense, but what does it produce? It produces great statistics and no championships. As I recall, Notre Dame's last national championship team relied heavily on the run game and great defense, rather than the offense's ability to gain gaudy passing numbers. Notre Dame's offense has become too heavily reliant on GREAT quarterback play. If Tommy Rees happens to have an off quarter or game, we are ineffective in moving the ball at all. If Alabama were to lose AJ McCar-