Analysis
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Notre Dame Football Stock Report: Jones, Linebackers Trending Up
To show how influential this column is, last week the Notre Dame run game was listed on the trending down track. Then they rushed for four touchdowns and bludgeoned the…
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How Notre Dame Can Get More Explosiveness Out Of The Passing Game
During his weekly Monday press conference, head coach Brian Kelly was asked about the progress of quarterback Ian Book. Kelly talked about Book having made improvements in some areas, needing…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Win Over #18 Virginia
Whenever you beat a top 20 team at home by 15 points and your defense sacks the opposing quarterback eight times and forces five turnovers, there is going to be…
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Grading The Notre Dame Defense Against Virginia: Hint, They Passed!
Clark Lea came into this game feeling like Notre Dame could handle the Virginia passing game playing man coverage. This was not the correct feeling. It had less to do…
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Grading Notre Dame’s Uneven Offensive Performance Vs. Virginia
As will become the norm in this space from now on, I’ll start by talking about the performance of the coordinator. Much like the offense as a whole, Chip Long…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s Defensive Outburst Against Virginia
Notre Dame went old-school in beating up on Virginia on Saturday. The Irish defense swarmed Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins and harassed the talented dual-threat signal-caller into mistake after mistake en…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Offense Stalls, Defense Shines
Notre Dame returned to the win column on Saturday thanks to a Herculean effort from their defense in the second half. After Bryce Perkins lit them up for over 200…
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Notre Dame Football Stock Report: A Young CB Rising, Run Game Falling
I have been thinking all week how weird it was that it’s week four and I don’t know how good Notre Dame is at football. I know how good they can be.…
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Virginia Game Could Ultimately Define Notre Dame’s Season
Throughout the off-season, everyone said the Georgia game would define Notre Dame’s season. A win and the Irish are back. A loss and they are out of the playoff hunt…
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Notre Dame Linebacker Picture Coming Into Focus Early
All summer long we heard that Notre Dame would probably be rotating linebackers throughout the season as the group was perceived to be the biggest weakness on the team. Through…
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Notre Dame Football: Grading The Irish Defense Vs. Georgia
Remember the offseason of 2018 when the news dropped that Mike Elko was leaving for Texas A&M? The panic that ensued? The general feeling was the best part of the…
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Notre Dame Football: Grading the Irish Offense Vs. Georgia
Before we get into the individual units here, a word on the game plan offensive coordinator Chip Long put together seems appropriate. Long came into this game with one hand…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s Loss to Georgia
Notre Dame lost another heartbreaker on a national stage this weekend in a game no one gave them any chance in. There was a lot to like in the close,…
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Notre Dame Earns More Respect, Loses Another Big One
So close, yet so far away. I, for one, did not predict that Notre Dame would have the ball at the Georgia 38 with a first down and just over…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s ‘Quality Loss’ to Georgia
Spoiler alert: I kind of hate the term quality loss. You either win or you lose. There shouldn’t even be a discussion about “quality losses”. That said, if there is…
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Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Wasted Opportunity in Athens
That one hurt folks. That one hurt so much that my immediate overreactions are coming to you the morning after because last night I had nothing left in the tank…
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Blueprint For An Upset: How Notre Dame Can Beat Georgia
No one is giving Notre Dame a chance on Saturday night in Athens. Many pundits are even saying that it was a waste to send College Gameday there this week…
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Notre Dame Stock Report: Bramblett, McKinley Rising; Run Game Falling
First, the good news. Notre Dame has had some surprise contributions so far this year that paired with strong play from the veterans can make for an excellent team! The…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like in Notre Dame’s 52 Point Beatdown
Sometimes it’s hard to find things not to like in a 52-point win. Other times, like this past weekend, it isn’t so tough. That is the paradox of Notre Dame’s…
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Breaking Down Notre Dame’s Early Season Short Yardage Futility
Through two games, on 3rd down runs between 1-3 yards, Notre Dame has eight carries for -3 yards, with a long of one, and zero first downs. 8 carries. -3…
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Grading Notre Dame’s Defensive Performance Against New Mexico
Earlier today I graded the offense, rather harshly, and now will be the defense, plus I’m going in on the Sky Cam. Judging how the defense played against such a…
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Grading Notre Dame’s Offensive Performance Against New Mexico
So to be clear, 59 offensive points is excellent. I’m not just going to ignore the offense scoring eight touchdowns in a football game, against whoever. It doesn’t happen very…
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5 Things I Liked in Notre Dame’s Whooping of New Mexico
After an early-season bye week, Notre Dame returned to action on Saturday and made short order of the New Mexico Lobos on their way to a 66-14 tune-up for Georgia. …
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Brian Kelly a ‘Moron’ for Not Playing Javon McKinley More for Notre Dame
With three offensive starters and a key backup in warmups instead of pads on Saturday, Notre Dame needed someone to step up on offense. Javon McKinley saw the opportunity and…
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Immediate Overreactions from Notre Dame’s Blowout of New Mexico
Notre Dame came into today’s contest with New Mexico with a few questions following their uneven season-opening win. For the first two or so minutes of today’s game, those questions…
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