Irish Walk High-Wire in Win, Again

by John WaltersFiled under: Boston College, Notre DameSOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Boston College head coach Frank Spaziani referred to his team as a "high-wire act".What does that make the Fighting Irish?Notre Dame went Wallenda again on Saturday, defeating its Catholic university nemesis 20-16 in a game whose outcome was not decided until Brian Smith's interception with 1:38 remaining. That makes six consecutive games decided by seven or fewer points by the Irish, a school record. Tight-rope walking is all the Irish know.As the sun disappeared behind the library mosaic of Touchdown Jesus, his arms, we now believe, held aloft in frustration as if to ask, "Not again?", Boston College was just 27 yards away from a game-winning touchdown. Notre Dame was practicing its insidious form of deja voodoo yet again.Irish Walk High-Wire in Win, Again originally appeared on Fanhouse NCAA Football Blog on Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:02:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Perm...