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By Herschel Nissenson
A.P. Sport* Writer
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ?
The only person connected
with Alabama football who
isn't outwardly excited
about Saturday's longawaited
clash with Notre
Dame in Birmingham is
Coach Bear Bryant.
"Notre Dame is without
doubt the biggest name in
football and I'm happy to be
playing them in Alabama,"
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"From a national standpoint
I'd rather beat them, but
locally I'd rather beat
Auburn.
"I don't think AlabamaNotre
Dame will be as important
as the Auburn game,
but that' what people think,
the people who buy tickets
and write about it. A eon
lerence game is more im- i
portant to us than an in- ?
lersectional game."
Bryant is probably the
only one in these parts who
teels that way. Notre Dame
sticks in Alabama's craw
like a blocked punt. In 1966.
despite a 10-10 tie with
Michigan State. Notre Dame
beat out an unbeaten-untied
Alabama team ? perhaps
Bryant s best ever ? lor the
national championship.
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Alabama 24-23 in the 1973
national championship
Sugar Bowl showdown and
the\ spoiled the No. 1-ranked
Crimson Tide's title hopes
the following year with a 1311
Orange Bowl triumph.
"I lost that first game two
or three different times,"
Bryant said. "Either team
could have won the second
game, loo. even though
neither team played like
Alabama and Notre Dame
usually play. I blew that one,
too."
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confrontation took
place in 1976. with Notre
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0-3 against the Irish ? by a
total of six points. "We had a
second-and-goal at the 4yard
line in the lourth
quarter and we had a
receiver wide open but we
threw an interception."
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when fifth-ranked Notre
Dame whipped No. 1 Texas in
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vaulted to the national crown
over Alabama, which
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"The fans certainly let you
know about it," said running
back Major Ogilvie. "We
know that Notre Dame cost
Alabama about three
national cnampionships in a
period of five years. That
gives us a little bit of
motivation."
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