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Dallas has gone through six head coaches since 1997, while Notre Dame has had five since 1996. Yet if you want to say six, you can include the four-day term of George O'Leary in December 2001. Playoff Or Bowl Woes Best manifesting the frustration of the Cow- boys and Fighting Irish in the past 20 years is the postseason. Since 1997, Dallas is 2-7 in the playoffs — and has not won a divisional playoff game, which is akin to a "major bowl." In that same span, Notre Dame is 4-10 in bowl games — and has not won a major bowl, where it is 0-5. The Teasers Both have had moments of a temporary return to glory since 1997. For Dallas this has included five division titles, most recently last year, plus it had the NFL best's regular season mark of 13-3 in both 2007 and 2016. Likewise, in those 20 years Notre Dame has finished in the Associated Press poll's top 10 twice (2005 and 2012) and been invited to five major bowls, where it is 0-5 (average margin of defeat 23.4 points). This was highlighted by its appearance in the BCS National Championship Game following the 2012 campaign. Home Investment Within the past decade, both operations undertook massive spend- ing on their home field, with Dallas opening AT&T Stadium in 2009, and Notre Dame in recent years revamping the locker rooms, installing FieldTurf and in 2017 unveiling its enormous $450 million Campus Crossroads project. New Regime In 2010 In 2010, Jason Garrett began his first season as the Cowboys' head coach — the same year Brian Kelly began his Notre Dame stint. Garrett signed a five-year extension in January 2015 and Kelly inked likewise the same five years in January 2016. Bottom Falling Out The 2015 Dallas Cowboys finished 4-12, only the sixth time in their history (or since 1960) they had four or fewer wins in a season. A year later in 2016, Notre Dame finished 4-8 — the sixth time since 1950 it had four or fewer victories in a campaign. Now comes the optimism for 2017 on Notre Dame's part. From those 4-12 ashes in 2015, the 13-3 Cowboys owned the best regular-season record in the NFL in 2016. Making it even more amazing is it had to replace four-time Pro Bowl quarterback Tony Romo with Dak Prescott, a rookie taken in the fourth round. Why not Notre Dame this year, especially with a first-time starting quarterback in Brandon Wimbush (redshirted last year) now having to replace second- round pick DeShone Kizer? Furthermore, Wimbush will be surrounded by a much more veteran cast on both sides of the ball in 2017. Will the symmetry continue? Former Notre Dame star linebacker Jaylon Smith is not the only thing the Irish and Cowboys have in common. PHOTO BY JAMES D. SMITH/COURTESY DALLAS COWBOYS