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Regardless of our final ranking implications, I'm rooting for Bama in the NCG. As painful as it is for me to cheer for an SEC team, the alternative -- nine months of "Return to Glory" purgatory splattered all over football media -- is unimaginable.

Besides, ND clogging up a benefit-of-doubt playoff slot is every bit as bad as the SEC getting a second slot. Plus a national champ ND is a much bigger problem for us recruiting-wise.

I'd rather control my own destiny, and in a sense, we control ours with Notre Dame.  I am fine with all of our usual opponents beating up everyone else but us.

Setting them up to fall hard next year in our yard is fine with me.

[oman]

Regardless of our final ranking implications, I'm rooting for Bama in the NCG. As painful as it is for me to cheer for an SEC team, the alternative -- nine months of "Return to Glory" purgatory splattered all over football media -- is unimaginable.

Besides, ND clogging up a benefit-of-doubt playoff slot is every bit as bad as the SEC getting a second slot. Plus a national champ ND is a much bigger problem for us recruiting-wise.

I'd rather control my own destiny, and in a sense, we control ours with Notre Dame.  I am fine with all of our usual opponents beating up everyone else but us.

Setting them up to fall hard next year in our yard is fine with me.