Notre Dame's "luck of the Irish" this football season has in turn brought good fortune to all non-partisan college grid fans.

Getting every break in the book helped propel the Fighting Irish to an unbeaten record and a berth in the BCS national title tilt. Neutral fans have thus been spared another uninspiring all-Southeastern Conference matchup — like last season — in that championship contest.

Many pundits are calling the Irish a team of destiny because of the way they prevailed in squeaker after squeaker en route to a 12-0 regular season log.