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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame’s Didn’t Take Full Advantage of Last Tune-Up
Notre Dame’s final tune-up before the much-anticipated showdown with Clemson this weekend ended much the way the majority of Notre Dame games have this year – an Irish win that…
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What We Saw Against Georgia Tech: No Trap Games Here
Trap game, fiddlesticks. Notre Dame came out sharp on both sides of the ball, and if not for an unfortunate fumble that was returned for a touchdown, Notre Dame would…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Did What It Need, Not Much More
Notre Dame did what they needed to do yesterday and not a whole lot more. And that’s okay. Notre Dame went down to Atlanta and came home with an 18…
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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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Notre Dame Football: Ian Book, The Fighter
Obviously, there is no player on the Notre Dame football team under more scrutiny than quarterback Ian Book. This is no surprise, nor is it unfair. It just comes with…
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Reassessing Notre Dame Football’s Wide Receiver Room Following Injuries
The wide receiver position has not played out the way anyone hoped it would for Notre Dame through five games this season. Injuries have limited the group and prevented Notre…
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Ian Book Hints Notre Dame Frosh Jordan Johnson Could Be Close to Seeing Field
Notre Dame fans have been wondering for weeks where Jordan Johnson has been. The 5-star wide receiver many felt could see the field very early on has been a total…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame Penalties, Injuries, and What Was Pitt Wearing?
Notre Dame had an effective business trip to Pittsburgh over the weekend. The Irish tamed the Panthers 45-3 on their way to their fourth win in four tries in conference…
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Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh: “Make Plays!” The Theme On Offense
A very famous radio rant in Notre Dame circles is the 2006 post game sound off from Michigan radio host Mike Valenti following the Michigan State Spartans 4th quarter melt…
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5 Things I Liked As Notre Dame Looks like Top 5 Team in Blowout of Pitt
Notre Dame went on the road this weekend for the first time, and the Irish return victors in a 45-3 blowout of conference, and long-time rival, Pitt. Pitt was a…
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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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4 Under The Radar Trends For Notre Dame Football In 2020
Of all the teams of the Brian Kelly era, I think I have the least amount of feel for this one. Notre Dame’s top five ranking is brought up a…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like; Notre Dame Offense Sputters vs. Louisville
Notre Dame beat Louisville on Saturday and ended up moving up to #3 in the AP Poll in the process, but the performance sure didn’t leave Irish fans with too…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Wins Ugly, Defense Dominates
Saturday’s 12-7 win over Louisville is not the kind of game that inspires much faith in Notre Dame’s long term prospects of the season, but it was a win nonetheless.…
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Overreactions from One of Notre Dame’s Least Impressive Wins in Years
Notre Dame has hosted Louisville twice since they entered into their agreement with the ACC years ago and good things haven’t really happened either time now. In 2014, the Irish…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Win Over Florida State
Games like Saturday’s 42-26 win over Florida State are perfect for this column. There’s a lot of good in them to like, and there’s plenty of material to fill up…
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Notre Dame Passing Game Takes Steps Forward Against Florida State
I’ve found one of the tougher things for fans to wrap their minds around is how they feel things ought to be versus the way things are. This was a…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s Return to Action Against FSU
After three weeks off following a COVID-19 outbreak, the biggest thing to like in Notre Dame’s 42-26 victories Saturday night was just the fact that there was a game of…
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Immediate Overreactions to Notre Dame’s Frustrating Win Over Florida State
Notre Dame was back in action last night and played how you would expect a team to play after three weeks off – sloppy. The Irish lacked the execution we…
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Notre Dame Legend Breaks Down Tommy Tremble’s Savage Blocking
We might not have any football this weekend with the cold reality of what playing football in a pandemic means, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything Notre Dame football…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Laugher vs. South Florida
Notre Dame beat up on South Florida over the weekend to the tune of a 52-0 game that wasn’t even as close as the score indicated. Games like that are…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s Shutout of South Florida
Any time you win a football game 52-0, there is going to be a lot to like. I don’t care who the opponent is. On Saturday the Irish blanked the…
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What We Actually Saw from Notre Dame vs South Florida
So far this year I’ve been writing a “What to Watch For” piece prior to the games, and given how much I enjoy writing about it, I think I’ll keep…
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From Scout Team to Game Ball: Notre Dame’s Jack Kiser Had a Week
On Monday, Notre Dame sophomore linebacker Jack Kiser was on the Scout team for the Fighting Irish. By Saturday evening, Kiser made his first career start, led the Irish in…
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Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Shutout of South Florida
Notre Dame was back in action today down several key players that they weren’t expecting to be without. The losses didn’t seem to impact the Irish, however, as the notched…
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