Notre Dame back to where it should be

BY DAVID HAUGH Chicago Tribune

Created: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:24 a.m. CDT

When Notre Dame last won a football game that made the Irish the No. 1 team in the country, 19 long years ago, then-coach Lou Holtz received a congratulatory phone call from President Bill Clinton.

"We talked a little about NAFTA," Holtz cracked then.

It has been awhile since the world noticed Notre Dame football for being the best. Nobody expects President Obama to call or even tweet Brian Kelly now that Notre Dame finally returned to the top Sunday for the first time since Nov. 14, 1993 – 317 Associated Press polls ago.

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