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I want to preface this article by saying that I’m an experienced sports writer, not a Notre Dame fan and not under the influence of any mind-altering substances. You’ll understand my reasoning for getting that out first when I follow with this statement: Notre Dame could win the BCS National Championship this season.

I know the Irish have one bowl win since the 1993 season – and that victory came last year against a mediocre Hawaii team in the Hawaii Bowl, ending a nine-game postseason losing streak for the Irish.

And I also know that coach Charlie Weis nearly was fired this offseason and probably will be next if Notre Dame has another 7-6 season. But the Irish should have 10 starters back on offense, which seemed to finally find itself in Hawaii behind QB Jimmy Clausen’s 401 yards passing and five touchdowns. He will have two stellar receivers back in Golden Tate and Michael Floyd. In addition, the defense welcomes seven starters back. All those top-rated recruits figure to start contributing sooner or later.

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Add to those above reasons an Irish schedule that is very, very manageable in 2009. It’s quite possible that Notre Dame will be favored in every game except for the home tilt with Southern Cal on Oct. 17. The Trojans have beaten the Irish by a combined 76-3 the past few years, but USC has to rebuild its defense and has a new quarterback this season. Notre Dame plays just four road games, all winnable: at Michigan (still building), at Purdue (new coach), at Pittsburgh (no LeSean McCoy) and at Stanford (new starting QB).

I’m not guaranteeing that the echoes will be awakened this year in South Bend, but at 25/1 odds to win the national title on Bodog  that’s worth a look. Even at 11-1, the Irish could get the call to play in Pasadena on Jan. 7.

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