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...when Cleary chooses Tomassoni, he will be able to point to Tomassoni's loyalty to Harvard. The RPI graduate has already turned down offers to take over the top position at Notre Dame and his alma mater...
When one team goes undefeated, as Colorado would have if it had beaten Notre Dame, the polls stoke little debate. But when several schools can claim the top spot, the murmur begins for a national play-off of the four or eight best teams. "The championship should be decided on the field," says Mike Francesa, sports swami for CBS and WFAN radio, who favors a play-off. "But we'll never do away with the bowls. They produce a phenomenal amount of money for the teams...
Bowling for dollars is indeed big business. Notre Dame and Colorado each picked up $4.1 million at the Orange Bowl. The Big Ten and Pac-10 conferences earned $5.5 each at the Rose Bowl. A play-off would mean even more money, but for only a few teams. Two years ago, Division I schools voted 98-13 against the idea...
...follow the Southern Miss theory to its happy conclusion. Let's see: Southern Miss was beaten by Southwest Louisiana, which was defeated by Tulane, which was defeated by Virginia Tech, which was beaten by Virginia, which, in its first game of the season, was defeated by . . . Notre Dame...
...Notre Dame had the toughest schedule, topped the polls most of the season and won the biggest bowl victory. So, naturally, Miami is declared the champ...