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Defeating Boston College? Check

By Melissa Isaacson
ESPNChicago.com

Saturday, October 24, 2009

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- These aren't the games that pull in the biggest ratings, that ignite the oddsmakers or even captivate their own fans to any great extreme. Nope, all they do is make or break seasons, and prolong or doom coaching careers. Saturday's 20-16 victory over Boston College was one of those games the Fighting Irish should have won and one of those games they usually don't. And on those grounds alone, it was important. For reasons not always clear, the Irish had lost the past six ...

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