One aspect of Saturday’s game against Temple (7-0) that has me intrigued is the superficial similarity it has to Notre Dame’s (6-1) National Championship Game against Alabama in 2013. The Temple Owls come into Saturday’s game without a loss and College GameDay is comin’ to their citayyyyy. They’re ranked in the Top Twenty-Five for the first time since 1979. They’re a program returned to relevance.
And they’re running into a buzz saw.
For those of you who lived through, and still remember, that frightful night in January when Alabama overwhelmed the Irish, you will recall the biggest difference between the teams was depth.