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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Changes Course of the Season in the Blink of an Eye
After entering the fourth quarter trailing, Notre Dame improved to 4-0 on the season yesterday with a resounding win over Wisconsin. One of the more remarkable 15 minutes of recent…
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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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5 Things I Didn’t Like: All or Nothing Offense vs. Purdue
Notre Dame did some good things in their win over Purdue over the weekend, but the Irish still didn’t quite look like a top-10 against a middling Big Ten program…
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5 Things I Liked: Signs of Improvement from Notre Dame
Notre Dame took down Purdue on Saturday and showed some signs of improvement while raising some concerns elsewhere along the way. The Irish weren’t perfect, but they did what they…
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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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Notre Dame Football: What to Watch For vs. Purdue
In a season that has thus far been defined by lower-than-expected play by the offensive line, big plays given up defensively, 4th quarter surrendering of points, and closer-than-expected wins against weak…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame Struggles At Things They Used to Excel At Once Again
For the second week in a row, Notre Dame struggled against an inferior opponent that they should have been able to handle easily by struggling to do all the things…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Shows Glimpses on Offense, Didn’t Lose
Saturday was the epitome of “a win is a win” for Notre Dame football. The Irish nearly lost to a MAC team for the first time in program history behind…
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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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5 Things Didn’t Like: Lack of Adjustments Nearly Cost Notre Dame Dearly vs. Florida State
In the words of Rocky Balboa in the sixth Rocky movie, the world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. That’s what this column is about each week. Even in victory, there…
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5 Things Liked: Jack Coan and Notre Dame Passing Game Shines
There was much angst among the Notre Dame fanbase Sunday night and into Monday after the Irish nearly totally squandered an 18-point lead on the road to Florida State before…
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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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5 Things I Liked: Salvaging Positives in the Aftermath of Notre Dame’s Loss to Clemson
Notre Dame’s dream season came crashing back down to reality on Saturday. The previously undefeated Fighting Irish took one on the chin at the hands of Clemson in the ACC…
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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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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame Starts Slow, Plays Sloppy in Route of Syracuse
If you didn’t watch the entire Notre Dame – Syracuse (hopefully the CFP committee) game on Saturday, it could look like a casual blowout. Notre Dame won 45-21 with Syracuse…
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5 Things I Liked: Book, McKinley, Turnovers Lead Notre Dame to Victory
Yesterday did not go quite as planned for Notre Dame as a 34-point favorite over one-win Syracuse, but the Irish ultimately pulled away and made the second half mostly uninteresting…
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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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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Despite Strong Win, Notre Dame Misses Some Opportunities
Notre Dame completed another successful business trip over the weekend. They marched down to North Carolina and reminded the upset-minded 19th ranked Tar Heels, who is the class of the…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Shuts Down Tar Heel Offense, Kelly Gets Snarky
Notre Dame took care of business on Friday with a 31-17 win over #19 North Carolina to keep their perfect regular season alive. The Irish took a couple of punches…
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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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5 Things Didn’t Like: Notre Dame Misses Chance for Blowout of BC
Notre Dame improved to 8-0 over the weekend with a 45-31 victory over Boston College and former Irish backup QB Phil Jurkovec. The Irish offense marched up and down the…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame’s Ian Book Delivers Final Lesson to Former Backup
Notre Dame improved to 8-0 on the season yesterday with a 45-31 victory over Boston College. The game was billed as a “revenge” game for former Irish quarterback Phil Jurkovec,…
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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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