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Just Win The Game
Fifth-year senior captain Zack Martin and the rest of the Irish seniors hope to close out their Notre Dame
careers with a victory.
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nless a team qualifies for one of
the coveted BCS bowls or one of
the few elite non-BCS games, this
question is inevitably proposed each
December: Should the priority be to
win the game or to focus on developing
the younger players?
In Notre Dame's case, in the leadup to the Pinstripe Bowl Dec. 28, the
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answer should be an obvious one. It
should do everything to win the game.
This senior class has recorded more
wins (36) than any other since 1995.
Head coach Brian Kelly owes it to them
to finish strong against Rutgers rather
than use the bowl preparation as a preamble to the 2014 season.
"It's another chance to go out and
