Yeah right Winky, you must be kidding. SC fans didn't even make up half the crowd in the last Rose Bowl when Michigan didn't have that much on the line. SC fans don't travel, period. They don't even travel to the Coliseum except for the dyed in the wool types. They get a decent crowd in road games only because SC grads live everywhere. The LA teams are incredibly horrendous travellers, even with the game near home they won't get a home field crowd edge. If they play Texas there I would say 70% of the crowd will be wearing Longhorn colors.
As for the topic, SC will put up at least 45. ND can't stop anyone, their opponents just keep stopping themselves. Two weeks in a row they let a team go up and down the field on them early only to turn it over at the half-yard line. If SC doesn't make those sorts of mistakes they will score on nearly every possession. As for the hype on this game, please. It won't even be close to the hype they had on those classic ND-Miami games, those were bigger than life with Catholics-Convicts matchups being the highlight of the regular season.