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A journey through Alabama’s often-tortured football history with Notre Dame – AL.com
From poll snubs to bowl losses, Fighting Irish were Crimson Tide’s long-time nemesis
For younger college football fans, it might be difficult to comprehend that there was a time when Alabama beating Notre Dame was not considered a foregone conclusion.
Nick Sabans Crimson Tide now stands like a Colossus over the college football landscape, with five national championships since 2009 and a handful of other near-misses. One of those titles came at the expense of the Fighting Irish, a 42-14 bludgeoning (and it wasnt that close) in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game in Miami.
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