>>Notre Dame sucking is a high point of my year. Those overrated spoiled little brats had it coming. I wonder if they are regretting their huge contract with Charlie Wuss.
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>Mike, bud, ya gotta quit holdin it in! You're gonna explode if you don't just let it all out. Tell us how you really feel!<g>

Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Evashevski:

Iowa improved in 1953, starting the season with a 3-3 record before shining in their last three games. Iowa defeated Purdue 26-0 and Minnesota 27-0 in consecutive weeks to set up the most controversial game in school history. The final game of the season was against #1 Notre Dame in South Bend. Notre Dame was a 13 point favorite. In fact, not only was Notre Dame the top-ranked team in the nation, the AP writers had voted the Irish number one by the largest margin in their poll's history.

With just seconds remaining in the first half and Iowa holding a 7-0 lead, Notre Dame was stopped for no gain on Iowa's seven yard line. A tackle for the Irish screamed and fell to the ground, and the clock was stopped for the injury with just two seconds remaining. The Irish broke huddle and the officials signaled for the clock to start. Notre Dame was able to set down the lines, call signals, and snap the ball before time expired, and Notre Dame completed a touchdown pass on the final play of the half. The game was tied at halftime, 7-7.

Iowa scored another touchdown with two minutes remaining in the game. With just 32 seconds left on the clock, Notre Dame advanced the ball to the Iowa 19 yard line. But the clock was running, and Notre Dame had no timeouts remaining. Again, an injury timeout was granted, but this time, two Notre Dame players fell at the same time, apparently unaware of the other. Both players left the field unassisted, and Notre Dame quickly resumed their drive. With six seconds to play, Notre Dame completed another touchdown pass and salvaged a 14-14 tie.

At the time, Iowa's coaches and players were as mad about how Notre Dame had enough time to run a play at the end of the first half as anything else. But the game has been remembered for the fake injuries Notre Dame used to stop the clock. Iowa sportscaster Bob Brooks said, "In retrospect, faking an injury was common in those days. That’s what teams did, anything to get a timeout. However, it was abnormal in that Frank Leahy, the Notre Dame coach, had the Irish fainting all over the place. Players went down like they were shot." Critics labeled Notre Dame as the "Fainting Irish", and while there was no official rule against faking injuries, many critics questioned the practice. When Notre Dame star Johnny Lattner was asked about it, he responded, "Pretty smart thinking, wasn't it?" [8]

Famed sportswriter Grantland Rice did not think so. "I consider it a complete violation of the spirit and ethics of the game and was sorry to see Notre Dame, of all teams, using this method. Why, in heaven's name, was it allowed? If this violates neither the rules nor the coaching code, let's throw them both out the window. Some people are calling it smart playing. I think it was disgraceful playing." [9]