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Notre Dame Football 2018 Post-Bye Stock Report
It was quite the productive bye week for Brian Kelly and his football team. They entered week eight undefeated at 7-0, ranked 4th nationally, and having navigated the toughest portion…
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Revisiting Notre Dame Football’s Top 25 Players
In the pre-season a few of us ranked the top 25 players on Notre Dame’s roster. At the slightly more than half way point of the season and with Notre…
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6 Players Notre Dame Needs to Develop to Fuel Playoff Run
Notre Dame heads into the bye week at 7-0 and ranked #4 in the country in both polls. The Irish have already achieved a start to the season that few…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame v. Pitt 2018
Notre Dame enters its bye week with a 7-0 record and its playoff dreams fully intact. They almost limped into the bye week though asking themselves “how” and “why” after…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame v. Pitt ’18
Notre Dame survived the first upset Saturday of the college football season on Saturday with a come from behind win over unranked Pitt. While no Irish fan likely walked away…
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Post Game 6-Pack: Notre Dame Avoids Disastrous Pitt-Fall
Notre Dame avoided joining the ranks of top 10 teams to lose on Saturday with a come from behind victory over Pitt to stay unbeaten on the season. The Irish,…
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The Best Is Yet To Come For The Notre Dame Offense
Since the insertion of quarterback Ian Book into the Irish offense, that unit has been on a tear. It has averaged 518 yards a game, 6.7 yards per play, and…
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Notre Dame Football First Semester Freshman Progress Report
Notre Dame is getting a lot of help from their 27 member freshman class this fall as part of their 6-0 start to the season. The NCAA’s new redshirt rules…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame v. Virginia Tech ’18
There usually isn’t much to not like from a 22 point road win over a ranked opponent like the one Notre Dame is coming off of this weekend, but there…
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Notre Dame Football Stock Report ’18: Week 6
Nothing is written, folks. There was so much talk last week about Notre Dame’s poor road record against ranked teams under Brian Kelly. It’s something that people do, talk about…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame vs. Virginia Tech ’18
Notre Dame went on the road into a hostile environment last night and walked out with a 22 point victory and an unbeaten record to their name. The Irish made…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Send Tech Off to Never Never Land
Notre Dame improved to 6-0 on the season Saturday night under the lights of Lane Stadium in Blacksburg with a 45-23 win over #24 Virginia Tech. The Irish dominated the…
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Notre Dame Can Exorcise More Demons Tonight in Blacksburg
Last week Notre Dame exorcised some demons that had been tormenting them for the last few years by finally delivering a complete performance against Stanford and knocking down the Cardinal. …
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Notre Dame’s Liam Eichenberg Talks Trash: So What?
In case you don’t follow the weekly player interviews as closely as you should, here is what this piece is referring to: Left tackle Liam Eichenberg was asked about the…
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Notre Dame Has Nation’s Highest Rated Pass Rush
We are almost at the half way point of the 2018 season and it appears as though the pass rush that Notre Dame fans have been waiting for for years…
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Notre Dame Football Stock Report ’18: Week 5
I’ll tell you what’s trending up, the Notre Dame football team, that’s what. An undefeated team that looked unsustainable three weeks ago, suddenly looks like a juggernaut. The defense ranks…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame vs. Stanford
Last week I said it was hard to find five things I didn’t like in Notre Dame’s blowout of Wake Forest. Well this week this column felt like mission impossible…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame vs. Stanford ’18
There have been a couple of these columns that have been fun to write this year, but none that has been more enjoyable than this one. In fact, I considered…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Put A Beating on Stanford for a Change
Notre Dame wrapped up a perfect September with a damn near perfect performance over #7 Stanford on Saturday night. The Irish snapped a three game losing streak to the Cardinal…
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5 Interesting Observations from Notre Dame Football’s Statistical Profile
Every week, usually on a Tuesday, a great service is done by Bill Connelly of SBNation for college football fans. He is the developer of the S&P+ formula I have…
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Can Notre Dame Play 4 Quarters to Take out Stanford?
The fourth quarter has been a quarter of doom for Notre Dame when it comes to playing Stanford in recent years. During their current three game losing streak to the…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame – Wake Forest ’18
Sometimes this column is tough to write and it’s a beautiful things. After a resounding win like the one Notre Dame had this weekend with their 56-27 victory over Wake…
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Notre Dame Football ’18 Week 4 Stock Report: Irish Offense Soars
You know how when you’re dating someone and despite how cool they are and how much fun you have together, something is missing? It feels weird to break-up because there…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame v. Wake Forest ’18
Notre Dame played its most complete game of the season on Saturday afternoon on their first road trip of the season. The Irish scored 56 points behind new starting quarterback…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Offense Explodes with Book
Notre Dame went on the road for the first time this season on Saturday and did so with a new starting quarterback. Brian Kelly made the switch to Ian Book…
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