![]() And if it did, feel free to consider it ranked first if that makes you happy. If your school didn't make the list, better luck next year. So these are presented in alphabetical order to simplify matters and calm the easily agitated. Ranking them individually is all but impossible (and certainly highly subjective). So the Army-Navy game, while certainly a storied rivalry within college football, doesn't count by this measure, nor does New England's " Little Three" competition.įinally, choosing only 10 from a long list of possibilities is a difficult task. Third, for the purposes of this list, no inter-school rivalries were considered, nor were traditions involving two or more teams. If something used to be a tradition, that's great. Something that started five years ago isn't necessarily a "tradition" yet it's more of a habit at this point. First, the tradition must be longstanding. In choosing the top 10, we applied a few ground rules. What better time to celebrate the most revered traditions honored in stadiums across America? The 2023-24 college football season has officially begun. Icon Sportswire / Contributor / Getty Images The Public Ivies, Little Ivies, and Other Ivy League Equivalents.Athleticism is often rewarded in college football, and Heard has it in spades. Guys like him are better when plays break down. So don’t be shocked to see him run for 15-20 yards on a scramble sometime Saturday. That doesn’t mean Heard isn’t the better athlete. Tyrone Swoopes is the guy and deserves to be the starter. As a result, the quarterback competition was pretty much over before it really started. No luck required.Ĭedric Golden: Have you Heard the word? Athleticism rulesįrom everything I’ve been told, Jerrod Heard hasn’t grasped the offense as quickly as coaches had hoped. Texas will hang tough, but Notre Dame has too much experience. I’m betting they won’t be intimidated by Notre Dame Stadium, either. We learned this week many don’t even know who Rudy was, much less seen the movie. On paper, the facts stack up in Notre Dame’s favor - the Irish have a boatload of veterans while the Longhorns are green all over, Malik Zaire has lots of hype while Tyrone Swoopes has lots of … oh, I don’t know … hope?īut Texas’ freshmen don’t realize they’re going up against mighty Notre Dame. He certainly feels much better about his situation now than he did last September. I expect a tight first half but a clear-cut Notre Dame win with a strong second half.īrian Davis: A lack of knowledge, but also a lack of intimidationĬharlie Strong appears to know something we don’t. I’ve since covered a Texas and Texas A&M game in front of Touchdown Jesus and I believe Texas’ only hope in staying with the Irish is turning the school’s iconic mural into Field Goal Jesus. The first came in December 1977 to advance Texas’ 1978 Cotton Bowl matchup, when I spent several days in South Bend getting shown around campus by a sports information assistant who later became Joe Montana’s first wife. Kirk Bohls: Turn Touchdown Jesus into Field Goal Jesus But if Texas can be competitive with freshmen, Saturday will be a success. The program needle is pointing in a positive direction, but teams do not win with freshmen. With 14 freshmen on the two-deep, Texas will be violating curfew by the time this game is over. Notre Dame is among the most seasoned teams in the nation, splattering returning starters all over the field. Don’t do against Notre Dame what you did against Arkansas and TCU.Ī third straight ugly loss wouldn’t sit well with anyone, but - gasp - it could happen. Lose if you have to, but don’t get blown out. Ryan Autullo: Lose if you must, just don’t lose big Our staff takes on Saturday’s Texas-Notre Dame game:
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