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Nothing comes close.

What a thrill January 1st used to be. Family, friends, great food and an all day bowl extravaganza. Who could forget the thrill of smashing Texas in the 1978 Cotton Bowl led by Joe Montana? And then you had the agonizing wait to see if ND would jump from #5 to #1 in the polls. And then you get the news-- YES! They did it. National champions--#1!

How about watching ND play Bama in the 1973 Sugar Bowl on New Years Eve and coming away with a National Championship on the basis of a 24-23 thriller? It sure made the New Year's Eve party more fun that night.

How awesome was it to see Colorado beat the Skunkbears in the Big House on the last second TD pass? Or the App State upset in the same venue?

How about hearing Keith Jackson describing a big rain storm as " a granddaddy gulley washer?" A real Southern fried football announcer, to be sure.

So, maybe we're about to watch the slow-motion suicide of college football, and how sad that will be, but nobody can take away our treasured memories.