31.   Because opponents are leading in the second half, they are running the ball to protect the lead.

32.   Bill Parcells had that great defense with the Giants and ran the ball and won a couple of Super Bowls that way.

33.   Both quarterbacks are in the Jackson mold, meaning the Irish will be primarily running the ball and use a little option.

34.   Both teams ran the ball well, but only one threw it well.

35.   Both teams intend to run the ball, but that might be a difficult task for the Dolphins.

36.   -- Run the ball.

37.   A lot of them make a token effort to run the ball and they make a living throwing it.

38.   A quarterback who will run the ball without a helmet is a quarterback whose courage could overrule his medical self-diagnosis mechanism.

39.   A surprise this season could be sophomore Chad Pierson running the ball out of the single-back formation.

40.   A team that would run the ball better than it had, and a team that would play really good defense.