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Article: Gruden awakens echoes in South Bend.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- October 22, 2001
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Listen closely to the echoes Jon Gruden has awakened at Notre Dame. Heed the ominous signs, Raiders fans. Visualize the most dynamic fit since ``Rock'' bled green beneath the Golden Dome.
Gruden, whose dream job has always been the one Knute Rockne made legendary, sent a subtle message last week that he would be honored to coach Notre Dame. An equally subtle response from Notre Dame officials translated into, ``We're intrigued.''
Gruden is precisely what Notre Dame Coach Bob Davie is not: so passionate about Fighting Irish tradition that, at 16, Gruden traded punches with a fan at Notre Dame Stadium who criticized then-coach Dan Devine. Irish eyes are ...