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✦ NEWS & NOTES Grandpa, who hated Texas [naturally], Notre Dame and USC. Notre Dame because of OU's poor record against them and the fact that they ended the 47‑ game win streak. For me, it's also the elite private school aspect of Notre Dame that helps me be a hater." — Jeff O'Dell, an Oklahoma fan interviewed by The Oklahoman THEY SAID IT "I'm a third generation hater. I learned this from my Notre Dame football. Call it hatred. Call it resentment. Call it a serious hankering for payback. We owe you one, OU says en masse to all things Fighting Irish, remembering the day the Earth stood still. … When the OU‑Notre Dame revival was scheduled, Oct. 27, 2012, was marked as a special day. But no one figured the Fighting Irish to be relevant. No one figured the Fighting Irish to bring along Lee Corso and the national press and the weight of all those glorious games in the '50s and '60s." — Berry Tramel, The Oklahoman "For 55 years, Sooner fans have felt united about PHOTO COURTESY OKLAHOMA a factor earlier this season with us. To me, it's the biggest factor in games like this." — Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops ing forward to it. Coming to place like Oklahoma, it's just a blessing that you get to play another school with tradition like Notre Dame. It's going to be a good one." — Oklahoma fifth-year senior quarterback Landry Jones play better and we know we're capable of playing better, but we work too hard every week to get a win to not be happy about it. Next week's a huge game, and that's what our focus in on now. We're 7‑0, and all we can do next week is get 8‑0. We can't do anything more just focus on that." — Notre Dame senior tight end Tyler Eifert following the 17-14 Irish win over BYU "We're happy to get wins, but it's not all bad to be disappointed. We thought we could there and prove it. We look forward to that challenge. I think we should embrace it. It's a time to shine not only individually but as a unit, as a team." — Oklahoma safety Tony Jefferson following the Sooners 52-7 win over Kansas "Next week we get to see who has the best defense. We have 60 minutes to go out "What happened Saturday [against BYU] went way beyond the letdown after an emo‑ tional win and a peek ahead to a showdown. Warts were obvious. Survival shouldn't be good enough. There are bigger fish to fry. Taking the victory at face value, it was a sig‑ nificant achievement. It was Notre Dame's unofficial BCS clincher. The Irish will not lose to Pitt, Boston College or Wake Forest. No trap is big enough for that to happen." — Al Lesar, South Bend Tribune ✦ PAGE 16 Available For Special Events. Private Party Room NOW OPEN! "This one has not necessarily been marked on our calendar, but we have all been look‑ Junior safety Tony Jefferson said he and his teammates are out to prove that Oklahoma has a better defense than Notre Dame when the two teams square off on Saturday. Fine Italian cuisine just minutes from Notre Dame... Like coming home for dinner! ItalIan RestauRants South Bend/Granger and Indianapolis 50827 Princess Way, Granger "When you have a game between two top‑10 teams, [turnovers] are a factor, They were 574-271-1500 Serving Daily from 12pm until close