Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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FAN FORUM team that averaged more than 500 yards per game went to Los Angeles to play a four-loss Trojan team. De- spite Joe Theismann's record-setting passing performance, this team that would go on to thrash No. 1 Texas in the Cotton Bowl lost on a rain-soaked field amid a torrent of turnovers. Chip Kelly's Oregon can't lose to Dame fans extremely upset about something that hasn't happened yet — the injustice of an unbeaten Notre Dame team not competing for the na- tional championship. In my senior year, a 9-0 Notre Dame In various forums I've heard Notre RELISH THE MOMENT any of the three ranked teams they will close with? I've lived on the West Coast for almost 35 years and am more than a little familiar with the rivalries out here. Oregon may win out, but it is no sure thing. Kansas State. Great club. Balanced. Under control. Heisman-caliber quar- terback. Hmmm … didn't K-State shock the football world just a few years ago by beating an undefeated, No. 1-ranked Oklahoma team that was a lock to win the national champion- ship? If all three of these teams go unde- run the table. Wouldn't that be mag- nificent? George Kresovich Seattle media has been about Manti Te'o and Bob Diaco's great defense, we should not overlook the outstanding play of the offensive line during this magnifi- cent football season. While most of the talk in the national OFFENSIVE LINE SALUTE feated and Notre Dame finishes third in the BCS standings, some will — no doubt — complain. But I remember how I felt in August. I would have been thrilled to finish the year with 10 wins. I predicted an eight- or nine-win season while we waited to develop a championship-level quarterback. It's still possible for this team to Senior left guard Chris Watt and the rest of the Fighting Irish offensive linemen have been a big reason for Notre Dame's success during the 2012 season. PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND