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There's no place like home

By Rich Podolsky
Special to ESPN Insider

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Much has been made of the great mystique that playing a game at Notre Dame carries with it. This week everyone is pointing to the great upsets the Irish have pulled off over the years. We like Notre Dame to upset Southern Cal this week, not just because the Irish are at home but because they have possibly the smartest coach in college football in Charlie Weis. But there's no downplaying the importance of the home field in college football. Some teams, like Hawaii, can't seem to do anything wron ...

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