GAME PREVIEW: WAKE FOREST
Jim Grobe had a career mark of 73-71 at Wake Forest entering its Nov. 10 game with NC State. The school's previous 11 head coaches ended their tenures with losing records.
ment), saw its 11 previous head foot- ball coaches finish with losing records and ranked among the five programs with the worst winning percentage after having played at least 800 games. Grobe has taken the Demon Deacons
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lead before the Irish rallied. Even then, the Demon Deacons twice had the ball at or inside the Irish 10 before coming away with zero points. "You've got to win games like this
to five bowl games, highlighted by the 2006 Orange Bowl after winning the ACC title with a school-record 11 victories. Last year 's 24-17 loss to Notre
Dame was another example of a Grobe-coached team possessing no- where near the depth and talent of the Irish, but maximizing its abilities. Wake Forest held a 17-10-halftime
where it's just a gritty, tough perfor- mance," Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said afterwards. That's been the case with each of
the first five games in Notre Dame Stadium this year, with none of them won by more than seven points. Maybe Kelly's crew might be due
to romp in the finale. Against a well- coached team like Wake Forest, though, it cannot be taken for granted. ✦
