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Field position key to productive drives

By Bill Connelly
Football Outsiders

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The gravity of Saturday afternoon's showdown between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans is well-covered. Not only does Charlie Weis need a breakthrough victory on the résumé (as Bruce Feldman outlined on Monday, Weis' biggest win to date probably has been a loss -- the 2005 "Bush Push" game), but he will rarely have an opportunity to beat a more vulnerable USC team. Notre Dame fans are still waiting for a big win, and in needing last-second heroics to beat Michiga ...

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