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Cole Arguello's blog ::College Football at its Best - Notre Dame Fighting Irish










               It               is               more               than               17               years               since               a               Notre               Dame               football               player               slipped               a               ring               over               his               finger               and               proudly               declared               himself               a               champion.
               Since               that               1994               Fighting               Irish               victory               over               Texas               A&M               in               the               Cotton               Bowl,               the               blue               and               gold               have               lost               an               embarrassing               nine               straight               bowl               games.
               Well,               that's               not               strictly               true.
               There               are               Notre               Dame               'players'               out               there               sporting               a               ring               from               2007               and               another               bowl               game               victory               (or               defeat)               beckons               this               weekend               when               Notre               Dame               and               Penn               State               meet               in               Fantasy               Bowl               II.
               In               2007,               this               unusual               Irish               team               -               clad               in               authentic               Notre               Dame               uniforms               -               narrowly               beat               Penn               State               16-15               to               win               Fantasy               Bowl               I               and               with               it               a               'championship'               ring               made               especially               to               celebrate               the               achievement.

This               Friday,               they               meet               their               Nittany               Lions               rivals               again               in               the               sequel,               naturally               titled               Fantasy               Bowl               II.
               The               game               is               a               unique               semi-contact               11-on-11               flag               football               clash               between               passionate               participants               in               the               annual               Notre               Dame               Football               Fantasy               Camp               who               have               traveled               to               take               on               similarly               diehard               fanatics               from               the               Penn               State               Football               Fantasy               Camp.

They               will               do               battle               at               6.30pm               on               Bigler               East               Field               in               the               shadow               of               Beaver               Stadium,               24               hours               before               the               real               Nittany               Lions               face               Alabama               in               Joe               Paterno's               season               home               opener.
               These               are               men               with               an               average               age               topping               40-years-old,               but               with               attitudes               20               years               younger.

They               will               proudly               wear               the               colors               of               the               Nittany               Lions               and               Fighting               Irish               themselves,               renewing               a               rivalry               as               fierce               as               any               in               college               football.

Fantasy               Bowl               II               is               about               defending               bragging               rights               for               the               Irish               faithful               and               is               about               revenge               for               the               Penn               State               faithful,               beaten               by               a               single               point               on               home               turf               the               last               time               the               teams               met.
               Lee               Becton,               named               Notre               Dame's               Outstanding               Player               in               that               1994               Cotton               Bowl               win,               and               touchdown-scoring               fullback               Marc               Edwards               are               of               a               similar               age               these               day               to               the               players               who               will               line               up               for               the               Fighting               Irish               in               State               College,               PA.

But               some               of               those               in               action               on               Friday               night               are               considerably               older.
               "Taking               part               in               the               annual               Fantasy               Camps               realizes               a               dream               of               living               briefly               in               the               shoes               of               a               college               football               of               their               favorite               team,"               explained               Global               Football               president               and               game               organizer               Patrick               Steenberge.

"But               playing               each               other               in               a               spirited               11-on-11               flag               football               game               with               an               element               of               friendly               contact               brings               out               the               competitive               nature               in               them.

They               have               trained               hard               for               this               game               and               it               is               all               the               two               groups               of               friends               and               rivals               have               been               talking               about               for               months."
               The               41               fanatical               Penn               State               and               Notre               Dame               Fantasy               team               players               arrived               at               Penn               State               this               week               with               their               game               faces               on,               though               for               some,               the               trip               to               State               College               was               an               adventure               in               itself.
               In               the               past               24               hours               11               inches               of               rain               fell               upon               the               Lancaster,               PA,               home               of               Notre               Dame               captain               Bob               Johnson,               as               16               players               stayed               overnight               to               review               the               team's               game               strategy.

He               led               a               convoy               of               seven               cars               through               detours               and               flooded               roads,               taking               four               hours               to               make               the               130-mile               trip               to               State               College.

The               team               is               now               settled               into               the               RVs               they               will               call               home               during               the               weekend.
               "This               event               is               a               thrill               to               be               part               of,               and               I               am               very               excited               to               participate               in               my               second               Fantasy               Bowl,"               said               Johnson.

"I               have               played               in               all               eight               Notre               Dame               Fantasy               Camps               and               this               will               be               my               last               game.

It               will               be               a               great               way               to               end               my               career."
               Bigler               East               Field               itself               was               pristinely               lined               for               flag               football,               only               for               the               early               September               rain               to               wash               away               yard               markers               ahead               of               Friday's               kickoff.
               "A               relatively               minor               inconvenience               such               as               faint               field               markings               won't               discourage               the               two               teams,"               added               Steenberge.

"Nothing               can               dampen               their               enthusiasm.

If               the               weather               allows               we               will               re-line               the               field,               but               if               not               we               will               use               cones               and               the               players               will               be               just               as               pumped               for               victory."
               Notre               Dame               won               the               inaugural               Fantasy               Bowl               -               and               that               elusive               ring               -               with               a               narrow               16-15               victory               as               quarterback               Mike               Haveard               completed               20               of               27               passes               completed               for               215               yards               and               two               touchdowns.

The               Nittany               Lions               opened               and               finished               the               scoring,               but               16               unanswered               Fighting               Irish               points,               including               a               botched               punt               snap               for               a               safety,               proved               the               difference.
               The               Penn               State               Fantasy               team               will               by               coached               by               Nittany               Lions               greats               Rick               Sayles               and               Tim               Bronish,               while               Frank               Bagatta,               a               mainstay               of               the               fantasy               camp,               will               take               charge               of               the               Fighting               Irish               team,               assisted               by               former               Camp               players               Tim               Kopp               and               Gene               Faut,               Snr.
               "In               order               for               us               to               win,               we               need               to               keep               control               of               the               ball               and               have               no               turnovers,               stay               disciplined               and               execute               our               game               plan,"               said               Johnson               of               the               Irish,               echoing               the               sentiments               of               both               teams.

"We               are               confident               and               ready               to               play               in               the               Fantasy               Bowl               game."




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