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What I’m Thankful For This Notre Dame Football Season
The 2019 season is a good lesson that even though you don’t always get what you want, you can still appreciate the things you have. For many, the Michigan loss…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Last Home Game of 2019
You know it was a good game for Notre Dame when I can spend a significant portion of my 5 things I didn’t like column railing on Doug Flutie and…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s FANtastic 2019 Senior Day
Notre Dame capped off a 6-0 home record on Saturday afternoon with a 40-7 win over Boston College. It wasn’t always pretty, but ultimately, the Irish did what they should…
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Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Senior Day Rout of Boston College
Notre Dame capped off another season undefeated at home on Saturday with a 40-7 beating of Boston College that could have actually been a lot worse. Notre Dame was sloppy…
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Notre Dame Fan Feed on NBC A Refreshing Alternative to Their Stale Broadcast
There were a lot of new things going on at Notre Dame for their final home game of the 2019 season against Boston College. One being the uniforms; Under Armour…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Blowout of Navy
Whenever you win a football game against a top 25 team by 32 points, there usually isn’t a lot to dislike in the game, but since I do this column…
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5 Things I Liked (The Most) in Notre Dame’s Rout of Navy
Notre Dame beat Navy the way that Notre Dame should beat Navy every year this past weekend. The Irish were too much for the Midshipmen to keep up with on…
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Overreactions from Notre Dame Finally Beating Navy Like They Should
Notre Dame unleashed the kind of whooping on Navy on Saturday that we used to be used to seeing. Over the last decade, though, we’ve rarely see Notre Dame handle…
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Notre Dame Football Is Finally Who We Thought They Were
Watching Notre Dame play the last couple of games feels like the kid in the movie Hook, who, through close inspection, finally recognizes Peter Pan. “Oh, there you are, offense.”…
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For Notre Dame Against Navy, Keeping The Ball Is Everything
A buddy of mine sent me an email the other day, asking how worried I was for this weekends matchup. To answer that, I consulted my Navy handbook of worriedness.…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like from Notre Dame’s Appearance on Public Access TV
Notre Dame beat Duke last weekend in a rather convincing fashion. It was in many ways, the most complete game Notre Dame has played all year long. It wasn’t, however,…
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Let’s Talk (Again) About Play Calling For Notre Dame Football
There was a lot of discussion last week about the job offensive coordinator Chip Long was doing as a play-caller. I wrote a whole thing about it, although the conclusion…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame Football’s Latest Win Over the ACC
Notre Dame won a football game on Saturday in convincing fashion against a Power 5 opponent for the first time in over a month. Saturday was a pretty good day. …
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Ian Book And Chris Finke Finding Their Games For Notre Dame
Is it a case of better late than never? The last couple of games for Notre Dame have offered glimpses into what Irish fans thought they’d see from the two…
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Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Most Complete Performance of the Year
Notre Dame responded to their last-minute victory over Virginia Tech with their more complete performances of the year. They weren’t perfect, but they were better than we’ve seen them for…
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Let’s Talk About Notre Dame Football’s Play Calling
Notre Dame’s offense has struggled this season, and it has done so with a senior returning quarterback who, in the view of many, has regressed. Naturally, this has led to…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Close Call Over Virginia Tech
We’ve been banging the drum of a win being a win and winning being the much better outcome than losing the last couple of days. It is important to remember…
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Standards vs. Results – Winning Should Be Enough for Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame won a football game on Saturday, which is a good thing. A lot of people are upset about this good thing that happened because winning and losing is…
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5 Things I Liked As Notre Dame Snatches Victory from Jaws of Defeat
Notre Dame won a football game yesterday with a game-winning, two-minute drive to keep their home winning streak intact and keep their (maybe dwindling) hopes of a New Year’s 6…
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Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Frustratingly Close Win Over Virginia Tech
Notre Dame needed some late-game heroics as an 18-point favorite yesterday to keep their home winning streak alive and avoid back to back losses for the first time since 2016. …
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Notre Dame Football Stock Report: What Do We Have That’s Good?
When thinking about how to write this column following the Michigan disaster, the image that kept popping in my head was Gene Kranz in the movie Apollo 13. After the…
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Can Notre Dame Avoid Another November Collapse Following Michigan Blowout
Struggling in November has been a problem for Notre Dame in recent years. Even during Brian Kelly’s reboot following the 2016 season, the Irish haven’t been immune to November letdowns. …
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The Top 5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Latest Primetime Disaster
While writing this week’s five things I liked column proved difficult, the hardest part of putting this one together was only listing five things I didn’t like. Notre Dame turned…
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Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly Doing The Right Thing Sticking By His Quarterback
Brian Kelly announced yesterday he is sticking by his starting quarterback, Ian Book. It’s unfortunate that it seems this is a yearly thing with the quarterbacks at Notre Dame. It’d…
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Brian Kelly Stands by Ian Book as Notre Dame’s Starting QB
Predictably, Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly was asked about the starting quarterback position for the Irish following the worst start of Ian Book’s career. While Kelly acknowledged that Book…
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