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 The Holy War. A fitting name for a rivalry between two of the country’s most prestigious Catholic schools.   Come Saturday night at Alumni Stadium at 8PM on ABC, the #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the Boston College Eagles in another clash for the Ireland Trophy.  The Irish (9-0) going into this game have beaten the Eagles three straight times (ND leads 12-9 all time). Notre Dame comes in 9-0, the most games won without a loss since 1993.  A very daunting task for the Eagles to try and take down the unbeaten Domers.   But the Eagles (2-7) have been in this situation before. Let us take a trip back to November 20th, 1993. The #1 ranked Fighting Irish (10-0), fresh off their victory over then #1 Florida State, were stunned by the Eagles in South Bend 41-39. The game continues to haunt the Irish, who would have easily won the National Championship had they beaten BC.   Then in 2002, the Eagles once again dashed ...

(Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) A lot of questions surround the Irish as they are three wins away from their first perfect season since 1988. Even though they are undefeated, have beaten four opponents ranked in the top 15, they are considered the long shot for participating in the National Championship Game in January. Here is what the Irish are up against for a chance at their 12th National Championship. #1 ALABAMA: three games remaining (vs #15 Texas A&M, vs West Carolina, vs Auburn). The Tide have their last three games all at Bryant-Denney Stadium. While the game against Texas A&M could be a trap game, the two cupcakes following that game are easy pickings for Nick Saban. Then there is the SEC Championship Game. The Rolling Tide will play either Georgia or Florida depending on how they finish in the SEC East. Alabama did not play in the conference title game last year, finishing 2nd in the West after losing to LSU at home 9-6 in the regular season. The def...