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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: Ranking Notre Dame’s 2014 Units – Winter Eval
We’ll take an early glimpse at the component units of the 2014 Irish. Obviously, such predictions are perilous: (1) injuries…
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Coaching Staff
Frank Leahy, College Football’s Greatest Coach
On Saturday, November 30th, Nick Saban fell short in his attempt to win a third consecutive national championship at Alabama,…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: What did we see in the Pinstripe Bowl?
A rested, healed, motivated Fighting Irish Squad scored early, never trailed and beat Rutgers 29-16. The Irish offense controlled the…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against Stanford?
A powerful Stanford team defeated the Irish 27-20, concluding the Irish season at 8-4. The fulcrum of the game was…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest – What Did We See on Notre Dame Senior Day?
The Fighting Irish played their most balanced game of the year on Senior Day, winning 23-13. The Irish scored touchdowns on…
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Notre Dame Schedule News
A Historical Look at the ACC, Notre Dame’s New Conference Cousins
With the bye week blues in full swing, today we bring you a look at the historical evolution of the…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: What did we see in Pittsbrugh?
Five HUGE mistakes, each self-inflicted, compounded to help Notre Dame lose to a game, gritty Pitt Panther squad 28-21. The Irish…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against Navy?
Notre Dame survived a defensive performance dreadful in design and, at best, mediocre in execution using a dramatic late stop…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against Air Force?
Up there in the wild blue yonder, where the air is crisp yet fragrant with alpine firs, Tommy Rees and…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against USC?
FIGHTING IRISH. That's what we saw. And that is an empirical, technical description, not a mere nickname or wish.
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Analysis
State of the Notre Dame Program
Here we will attempt to evaluate the state of the Notre Dame Football Program in mid-October 2013 as if it…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See in Arlington?
In an unconventional game with unconventional twists and turns, the Irish eked out a nerve-wracking 34-30 victory over Arizona State’s…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against Oklahoma
In the year’s worst performance, the chickens came home to roost as five critical Irish errors enabled a 35-21 Oklahoma…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Michigan State?
True Grit. Rooster Cogburn would have loved this game. A gritty bunch of players led by a gritty coach with…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see in West Lafayette?
The Irish began the game with a 24 minute nap. At the nine minute mark of the 2d quarter, “mighty”…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See in Ann Arbor?
We saw a frustrating end to a 13 game regular season winning streak, as the Irish fell 41-30. During that…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against Temple?
The Notre Dame 2013 team came roaring out of the tunnel and in the first five minutes of the game…
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Notre Dame Football National Championships
Notre Dame’s 1943 National Championship
Frank Leahy replaced the beloved Elmer Layden as Irish head coach in 1941. Leahy had, as a schoolboy in Winner,…
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Notre Dame Football National Championships
Notre Dame’s 1949 National Championship
Weren't the Irish unbeaten in 1948? Well, yes, but wtih a tie against USC in the last game. The 1948…
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Notre Dame Football National Championships
Notre Dame’s 1947 National Championship – Its Best Ever?
We continue our summer trip down memory lane by looking back at Notre Dame’s 1947 National Championship – the third…
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Notre Dame Football National Championships
Notre Dame’s 1946 National Championship
1946 was morning in America. After making Japanese rubble bounce with a Fat Man and a Little Boy, victory was…
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Notre Dame Football National Championships
Notre Dame’s 1930 National Championship
The Irish had won it all in ’29, and unlike ’24, there were many key veterans returning for the 1930…
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Notre Dame Football National Championships
Notre Dame’s 1929 National Championship
As the never-ending off-season finally draws close to ending, we continue to look back at great moments in Notre Dame…
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Duranko's Digest
Duranko’s Digest: Ranking ND’s Opponents, Degree of Difficulty
A look at Notre Dame's 2013 schedule.
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Analysis
Post Spring ’13 – Notre Dame’s BCS Caliber Units
Notre Dame’s best units, quelle surprise, are on defense. (3) CORNERBACK Two returning starters in Bennett Jackson, on a…
