FWST: TCU playing Notre Dame would be a Frogs coup

BY [big steaming pile] tengel@star-telegram.com

Notre Dame will never regain the national identity it once enjoyed but the Irish remain theDallas Cowboys and New York Yankees of college football.

The Irish have not won a national title since 1988, but it is still a big deal to be Notre Dame and it’s still a big deal to play Notre Dame. And it will always be a big deal to play at Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind., in front of Touchdown Jesus and thousands of rabid Catholics on a fall Saturday.

It would be better if you could miss South Bend (trust me, I grew up in Indiana), but Notre Dame Stadium remains worthy of a road trip and should be on a fan’s bucket list.

For TCU, there is a distinct possibility for such a road trip.