... piece—it is no coincidence. The 2009 football season for the Fighting Irish will only go as far as Jimmy Clausen will take it.

Perhaps the most heralded quarterback prospect to come out of high school football got in over his head when he arrived in South Bend via limousine. However, fans need to remember that at this point in his collegiate career – Brady Quinn was no first round pick either.

With that said, and the memory of a fabulous finish to last season’s otherwise disappointing record, Irish fans are lining up to claim a BCS bowl win. Some advice from Lee Corso may be appropriate for this topic…”Not so fast my friend!”

I’ll try to duplicate my 2008 Notre Dame football predictio...

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