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Each year we ask college football coaches to tell us what they really think about the other teams in their conference. But we don't want the cliche'd press conference platitudes, so we ask them to give us their quotes off-the-record and anonymously. Here are this year's quotes about Notre Dame football.

by Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)

They're the teams within the team - those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context.

Whether it's the offensive linemen firing off time after time into those familiar blocking sleds, or the defensive linemen drilling repeatedly on how to shed blockers, or the defensive backs breaking on ball after ball - these teams in miniature hone their tasks on the practice field until those tasks become second nature.

By Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)

When the preseason magazines and polls are released every year, no team generates as much discussion as Notre Dame. The Irish are one of the most polarizing teams in college football, and the hype for 2011 has already started - Athlon Sports has projected the Irish to finish No. 6 in the nation.