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Article: NOTRE DAME WIELDS AN ELEGANT HAMMER.(Sports)

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September 14, 1999
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Byline: Vincent Bonsignore

No need to apologize, it's not your fault. You've been programmed to enjoy football this way. From television highlights of long touchdown passes to statistical breakdowns that chronicle every passing, running and receiving yard, it's inevitable that you appreciate offense more.

Offense is flashy and artistic. Offense is elegant. Defense is a hammer and a hard hat.

Still, don't underestimate the importance - or virtuosity - of a neatly designed game plan executed by a superb defense.

That was the case last Friday when Notre Dame High paralyzed Sylmar 28-0 with a brutish, if not picturesque, defensive effort. ...

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