This one is for all the marbles:
| Go Irish! | Beat Tide! |
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| Peter King, Notre Dame ’68 | George Wallace, Alabama ’37 |
| Father of Erin (’95, ’98) and Sean (’99), Chairman of House Committee on Homeland Security |
Governor of Alabama, notorious segregationist, shot in Laurel, MD (PG in the house!) |
Go big or go home:
| Go Irish! | Beat Trojans! |
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| Condoleezza Rice, Notre Dame ’75 | Mohamed Morsi Isa El-Ayyat, USC ’82 |
| Former Secretary of State, Future NFL Commissioner? |
Islamist president of Egypt, self-appointed Pharaoh |
No explanation needed:
| Go Irish! | Beat Eagles! |
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| Bob McDonnell, Notre Dame ’76 | Luke Russert, Boston College ’08 |
| Governor of Virginia, President in 2016? |
MSDNC correspondent |
Regular readers of this blog know we’re all about the Battleground States and only the Battleground States, but somehow the software malfunctions every now and again and a non-Battleground State post slips through the cracks. It looks like this has happened once more. The odds may be great against the Irish today but that’s nothing new to Domers:
| Go Irish! | Beat Sooners! |
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| David Freddoso, Notre Dame ’99 | Elizabeth Warren, born and raised in Oklahoma |
| Editorial Page Editor, Washington Examiner |
Running for Senate in Massachusetts, fake Indian, hates America |
This blog is all about Battleground States but there is Romney-Ryan intrigue around this match-up, so I’m breaking the rules and green-lighting this otherwise non-political post:
| Go Irish! | Beat Cougars! |
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| Tobin Ryan, ND ’87 | Larry Echo Hawk, BYU ’70 |
| Older brother of Paul Ryan |
Head of the Obama Bureau of Indian Affairs |
The heading attached to this photo: @tromney At BYU Notre Dame game w Tobin Ryan. Loser wears other team’s gear. Go cougars!
Since this blog is all about Battleground States and one of the Battlegrounds is competing, I’m green-lighting this otherwise non-political post:
| Go Irish! | Beat Hurricanes! |
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| Robert Costa, ND ’08 | Chuck Todd, alumni status same as Luther Campbell |
| National Review | NBC |
