Article: Notre Dame's not the same; Irish eyes aren't smiling at struggling 2003 squad.(Sports)

Byline: Steve Buckley

News item: When Notre Dame played Boston College yesterday afternoon at Alumni Stadium, it marked the last time the Irish will visit Chestnut Hill until 2008.

Comment on the news item: Perhaps by then Notre Dame will have a national-power, take-no-prisoners football program. As in . . . back when the days Notre Dame football MEANT SOMETHING.

Sorry, those of you who would dearly love to see college football become a big-ticket item in the Boston area, but yesterday's BC-Notre Dame showdown, despite a gallant Irish comeback and Boston College's comeback-on-top-of-the-comeback in the game's final seconds, was not what we ...

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