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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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Should Brain Kelly Consider a Quarterback Change to Ignite Notre Dame Offense?
Through three games last year, the Irish offense was stagnant. With a powerful defense, Brian Kelly knew his team had a chance to be great, but he needed to ignite…
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5 Things I Guess I Liked from Notre Dame’s Loss to Michigan
I do this column every week, and I have to admit, I almost skipped it this week. It was tough to find anything that I liked in what was one…
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Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Utter Collapse in Michigan
Welp, that sucked. I didn’t feel good all week about this game, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine Notre Dame would lay an egg like the one…
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Fully Integrated Jafar Armstrong Drastically Changes Notre Dame Offense
It was just a glimpse, but it was very telling. Notre Dame opened their season against Louisville with the glorious two back offense Chip Long has been wanting to run…
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Notre Dame Football Stock Report: Irish OL Trending Up Entering Michigan Game
A buddy of mine asked me why it is I seem to hate Michigan, but not USC. I live in Southern California after all, I have a lot more exposure…
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Quarterbacks Define Key Matchups in Notre Dame Football’s Trip to Ann Arbor
Another major road challenge is on tap for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as they return from their bye week to face the Michigan Wolverines under the lights. Recent trips…
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5 Stats That Tell Story of Notre Dame Football at Midway Point of 2019 Season
After winning five of their first six games, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are still clinging to the hope of reaching the college football playoffs for the second year in…
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Michigan’s Loss Changes Narrative of Notre Dame’s Clash with Wolverines
While it’s never a good idea to root for Michigan as Greg pointed out yesterday, in a perfect world, Saturday’s showdown with Michigan would have ideally given Notre Dame a…
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Notre Dame Football: When Is It Ok To Root For Michigan?
For the third consecutive year, Notre Dame heads toward November in the playoff conversation. That’s an enjoyable and exciting thing. What is not fun and exciting is the constant conversation…
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Notre Dame at the Bye: Where the Irish Are Halfway Through the Season
Entering their bye week with a 5-1 record, the 2019 season for Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish has mostly gone according to plan. The lone blemish was a competitive road battle…
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Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton Isn’t As Good As You Think. He’s Better.
The legend of Kyle Hamilton started to build before he arrived on campus. When he committed, he was the lowest-ranked player in the 2019 class, but even then, people knew…
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Notre Dame Trio Proving Everyone Wrong in 2019
One of the most positive surprising developments for Notre Dame in 2019 is the development of a trio of players who many – myself included – wrote off at the…
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