Overreactions
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame’s Offense Explodes Against Hapless UNC Defense
Notre Dame left Chapel Hill after their best offensive performance of the season and heads into the bye-week with an even record and some momentum. Powered by its run game,…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Shows Signs of Life Amid Concerns in Win Over Cal
Notre Dame finally won its first game under new head coach Marcus Freeman on Saturday, besting Cal 24-17 despite their best efforts to let the Bears tie the game in…
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Immediate Overreactions: Honeymoon Over After Notre Dame Upset by Marshall in Freeman’s Home-Opener
A loss in the Fiesta Bowl to a top-5 foe after being named head coach three weeks prior wasn’t great but was explainable. A loss to another top-5 opponent on…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Opportunity Lost for Notre Dame Against Ohio State
Notre Dame went into Columbus on Saturday night, and for 45 minutes, it looked like the Irish might just pull off a massive upset. But instead, the 2nd ranked Buckeyes…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame’s Fiesta Bowl Collapse Will Linger
The stupid major bowl losing streak looked like it was finally going to end. Notre Dame played a near-perfect 29 minutes to start the Fiesta Bowl only to play the…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Delivers Statement to Committee With Dominating Win
Notre Dame made a statement on Saturday by completely dominating Georgia Tech from start to finish. The Irish looked like and played like a playoff team in their 55-0 demolition…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Undermanned Irish Take Advantage of Short-Handed Cavaliers
Notre Dame improved to 9-1 on the season with a 25-point road victory over a Power 5 opponent Saturday night, and there’s still a large contingent of the fanbase unhappy…
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Immediate Overreactions: Another Frustratingly Fun Win Over Navy
In my preview post, I asked if today’s game would be fun or frustrating before predicting that it would be both. That prediction proved to be accurate as the Irish…
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Immediate Overreactions: Kyren Williams is a Cheat Code, Notre Dame Missed Its Eraser
Notre Dame improved to 7-1 on the season last night behind its best offensive performance of the season. The Irish racked up over 500 yards but also surrendered over 500…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Continues Recent Dominance Over Rival USC
Notre Dame improved to 6-1 on the season Saturday night with a 31-16 victory that simultaneously felt like it could have been a lot closer and a lot further apart.…
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Immediate Overreactions: Jack Coan Saves Day for Notre Dame After Getting Benched
There have been many weird and wild Notre Dame games over the year, but last night’s victory in Blacksburg ranks right up there with the strangest of the bunch. Jack…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame, Brian Kelly Get Mocked By Cincinnati
Notre Dame’s program record 26 game home winning streak came to a screeching halt on Saturday afternoon when the Irish left Cincinnati walk into Notre Dame Stadium and push them…
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Immediate Overreactions: The Beat Goes on for Undefeated Notre Dame
Notre Dame entered the fourth quarter of today’s contest with Wisconsin trailing. However, they ended the game on the right side of a 41-13 blowout. One of the most lopsided…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Better But Misses Opportunity for Blowout of Boilermakers
Notre Dame improved to 3-0 on the season on Saturday with a 27-13 win over long-time rival Purdue. The Irish looked better than they did a week ago in their…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Barely Survives Again While Struggles, Injuries Mount
Notre Dame eked out a victory for the second week in a row with a 32-29 win over Toledo in the 2021 home-opener. However, the Irish struggled to run the…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Defense Struggles in Inasuspcious Debut for March Freeman
Notre Dame escaped Tallahassee last night with a 41-38 overtime victory over Florida State. The Irish squandered an 18-point lead in the 4th quarter before sneaking out with the win.…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions from the ’21 Notre Dame Blue & Gold Game
It’s never good to have many overreactions from the annual Blue & Gold game – call it the Junior Jabbie effect. There are going to be players who look awesome…
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Delayed Overreactions: Notre Dame Tried to Be Who They Are; It Wasn’t Enough
I usually post this column either right after the game or the morning after. In the immediate aftermath of Notre Dame’s 31-14 loss to Alabama, though, watching the second game…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Might Have Played Itself Out of Playoffs
The one thing Notre Dame couldn’t do today to miss out on the College Football Playoffs was get blown. Then Notre Dame got its doors blown off it by Clemon…
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Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Annoying Blowout of Syracuse
Notre Dame completed their second perfect regular season in three years on Saturday with a 45-21 win over Syracuse. The Irish struggled for much of the first half before pulling…
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Overreactions: Notre Dame Defense Dominates Explosive UNC Offense, Book Outplays Howell
Notre Dame passed their last significant test of the regular season on Friday with flying colors. The Irish took out #19 North Carolina 31-17 with a dominating performance on the…
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Overreactions: Ian Book Shows Why He’s Notre Dame QB1, Not Phil Jurkovec
If you didn’t know that Boston College quarterback Phil Jurkovec was a Notre Dame transfer before yesterday’s telecast, the ABC broadcast crew certainly did not let you forget it by…
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Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Biggest Win in Almost 30 Years
Notre Dame finally delivered on a big stage last night. The narrative surrounding Notre Dame for years has been that the Irish are good, but not in the same class…
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Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Last Test Before Their Final Exam
Notre Dame passed their final test before their big exam next weekend against Clemson. The Irish took care of Georgia Tech 31-13 to improve to 6-0 on the season and…
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Immediate Overreactions as Notre Dame Wins Big, But Suffers Losses vs Pitt
Notre Dame made their first road trip of the year and will return to South Bend with an unblemished record following a 45-3 beatdown Pitt. The Irish got off to…
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