Notre Dame-Alabama: FIW Rose Bowl Predictions

Does Notre Dame have a fighting chance to upset Alabama? Here is what our staff of writers see happening in the Rose Bowl this NYD.

Geoffrey Clark Notre Dame-Alabama Prediction:  9-2

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The facts speak for themselves.  Alabama has two Heisman Trophy finalists on an offense that might be the best college football has ever seen.  With the Tide’s defense just as capable of imposing its will in dominating fashion, this could be a long afternoon-turned-evening for the Irish.  They might hang around for a while and tease us with play that measures up to the Tide’s, but there’s no easy way to say it:  This is going to be a blowout and not the one we’re hoping for.

Prediction:  Alabama 55, Notre Dame 20

Next up:  Michael Chen’s prediction…