ND Makes Top 10 Great Moments List

ESPN has come up with yet another list, this one about the top 100 moments in college football history. The list seeks to find the best “moments,” which should not be confused with the best games, plays, people, teams or champions. Because the list is about great “moments,” the list does not necessarily reflect the importance of the game or even the popularity of any particular incident on the list.

It might not surprise you to find out that one of the top 10 moments in the list of 100 involved the University of Notre Dame. The team might not surprise you, but the moment probably will. Would you guess that the moment that was chosen was not the legendary “Win one for the Gipper” speech, but a 35-yard completion- one that accomplished no more than a late game first down? Well, in fact, the #7 greatest moment of all time cam during the 1973 Notre Dame-Alabama game, when Irish QB Tom Clements threw a 35-yard out pass to tight end Robin Weber with less than two minutes on the clock, with the Irish down and on their own 2 yard line.

It would have been great to get Notre Dame Fighting Irish football tickets to see this moment, but StubHub.com was not around back then.

Posted in General on June 29, 2007

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