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Attitude can make all the difference

By Trev Alberts
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, September 30, 2002

What I liked about last weekend was that we saw teams that are historically huge underdogs -- teams like Iowa State, Kentucky and Louisville -- take on the big guys and not get intimidated The cover of Sports Illustrated said it best last week: What a difference a coach makes. And not just in their reference to Tyrone Willingham at Notre Dame, but at schools across the country. Going into this year I thought the Irish had no talent on defense, no speed and no ability. But now it looks like ...

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