... to remember the Alamo.  This past Saturday, Notre Dame backup quarterback Dayne Crist was injured in the team's lopsided victory over hapless Washington State.

The injury—if a series of events take place—could prove very harmful to the future of the Notre Dame program.

Typically, a backup quarterback is just that: a backup.  Not good enough to start, the backup simply occupies a roster spot until his talent—or a player's graduation—force a coach's hand.

But in the case of Dayne Crist, he was viewed as much more than just a backup.  Highly recruited out of high school, Crist was and is the heir apparent to current Notre Dame signal-caller Jimmy Clausen. 

Rumors even surfaced during camp this past offseason that...

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