Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!enterpoop.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.sports From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT USC Smith Would Rather Play Irish Earlier Date: Wed, 25 Nov 92 07:05:17 EST Message-ID: Lines: 22 HEADLINE: COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT USC Smith Would Rather Play Irish Earlier Publication Date: Tuesday November 24, 1992 BYLINE: JERRY CROWE USC Coach Larry Smith, whose team will play Notre Dame on Saturday at the Coliseum in its regular-season finale, said last week that he would rather not have to play UCLA and Notre Dame on consecutive weekends every other year. "I think it's asking a hell of a lot," said Smith, who is 0-5 against Notre Dame since being hired away from Arizona before the 1987 season. "Notre Dame has us right where it wants us. "I'd much rather play that game among the first three in the season, and then get into conference and finish with your conference rival. That's the way it it should be. But they'll never change that. We could get on our knees and beg and they'd never do that." This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM