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ND has won 6 games vs top 5 on the road since 1977
Some historical perspective on this weekends game should the Irish prevail.
1980- #6 ND beat #5 Alabama 7-0
1982- unranked ND beat #1 Pitt 31-16
1988- #1 ND beat #2 USC 27-10
1989- #1 ND beat #2 Michigan 24-19
1993- #11 ND beat #3 Michigan 27-23
2005- #20 ND beat #3 Michigan 17-10.
These were the rankings at the time of kickoff.
I have to put an asterisk next to 2005. Michigan was #3 in September but finished 7-5 and unranked by season's end.
All information provided by John Heisler.
ND is 6-13 vs top 5 on the road since '77.
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Holtz...such an amazing big game coach.
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Fisher DeBerry and Air Force concur
So does the 1994 BYU squad. Cognitive dissonance is rampant on this board.
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He was clutch in the big games, so well prepared but he had the best or 2nd best talent too, for
5 to 6 years.
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Bingo
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Especially on the road
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I would be more impressed if the last three wins since ‘89 weren’t against Michigan
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I'd be more impressed if ND won more than 6 in the last 42 years
0 in the last 14. You can say "we're relevant" shit all you want. The only reason "we're relevant" is because of the size of our fan-base, Not due to recent on field achievement. Truth hurts.
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PBHC, do you really mean you'd be less unimpressed?
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