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✦ NEWS & NOTES THEY SAID IT "When you get a chance to play Notre Dame regardless of any- one's opinion on Notre Dame — where they stand in the rankings — it's Notre Dame. Everyone knows them when you're growing up. Everyone says play each game the same, but that doesn't stand true when you're playing Notre Dame. It's an extra focus. It's an exciting game to get ready for especially when playing at home. The sta- dium is packed. They don't think it's a rivalry, but we still have that sense in mind." — Boston College junior quarterback Chase Rettig in college football, but America's fascination with the Irish is not reflected in the latest BCS standings." — Dick Weiss, New York Daily News "Notre Dame is 10-0 and one of four remaining unbeaten teams on yourself. We still have two more games, but we notice when people lose." — Notre Dame senior tight end Tyler Eifert on hearing about No. 1 Alabama's loss last Saturday "You can't really ignore it, as much as you say you want to focus lege football. Notre Dame football inspires a lot of emotions, but apathy and indifference are not among them. The Irish are revered and reviled in equal measure. They're a touchstone of tension, providing elation and pride in their legions of alumni, both subway and actual, and perdition and scorn to those who despise their holier-than-thou patina. The Golden Domers still barely deign to acknowledge Boston College as a true rival." — Christopher L. Gasper, Boston Globe "Despite its supercilious superiority complex, Notre Dame being this good is good for col- certainly you'd be a spoiler if you got to sneak up there and get a win, but just playing Notre Dame is going to have your kids pumped up. One of our things is trying not to be too pumped up." — Wake Forest head coach Jim Grobe "I don't think the role of spoiler is big on our players' minds, or at least it shouldn't be. I think of their ranking. They're very talented, and defensively they're one of the bigger, most physi- cal teams that we'll play this year. It's a huge challenge, but we're really looking forward to it." — Wake Forest redshirt sophomore tackle Colin Summers "It would be huge [to beat Notre Dame]. Notre Dame is a great team that is well deserving that really creates for the rest of those guys on the offense. They have a great running back in Cierre Wood, and their passing game complements their running game. We're really looking forward to the challenge and being able to stop those guys." — Wake Forest junior safety A.J. Marshall "The whole nation knows they have weapons. Everett Golson is a great athletic quarterback thing like that, like going down to Death Valley [Clemson] or something like that. It's going to be even more crazy than that — that's what Coach Grobe has told us." — Wake Forest senior fullback Tommy Bohanon "You have to think of the craziest stadium that you've played in, and it's going to be some- Junior safety A.J. Marshall said Wake Forest is looking forward to the challenge of playing third-ranked Notre Dame. PHOTO COURTESY WAKE FOREST Notre Dame Football Tickets 24 years in business BUY ✦ SELL ✦ TRADE BEST SELECTION & PRICES www.NotreDameTickets.com Call 1-800-925-2500 for friendly, personal service and a Special Discount today! Tickets also available for other nationwide events including MLB, NFL, Auto racing, NBA, all sports, concerts ✦ PAGE 16