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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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Is Notre Dame Turning To Ian Book To Jump Start The Offense?
It all started with a afternoon text message: Notre Dame might be starting Ian Book this weekend. First it was just a rumor on a site, then it was another…
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Notre Dame Football In Need of Playmakers at Wide Receiver
It’s easy to place all of the blame for Notre Dame’s offensive struggles so far this year on the shoulders of the quarterback since he’s running the show. A quarterback,…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame v. Vanderbilt
Notre Dame struggled for the second week in a row this weekend in their 22-17 win over Vanderbilt. While the Irish improved to 3-0 in the process, they left many…
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Notre Dame Football Stock Report: Week 3
Another week, another “disappointing” victory from the Notre Dame football team. They, again, jumped out to an early double digit lead against a multiple touchdown underdog. And, again, they stalled…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame v. Vanderbilt ’18
Notre Dame returned to action yesterday looking to “rinse off the stink” of last week’s underwhelming performance against Ball State. The Irish didn’t quite fully accomplish that mission with another…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Survive Another Unnecessary Thriller
Notre Dame sputtered its way to another less than impressive victory over a team the Irish should have been able to handle relatively easily on Saturday. After jumping out to…
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Offensive Line, Not Quarterback, Key Fix For Notre Dame Football
When you’re the quarterback at Notre Dame, it all comes back to you. The Irish beat Michigan behind the arm and the legs of Brandon Wimbush, he saw his Heisman…
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Notre Dame Faces Unexpected, Early Gut Check vs. Vanderbilt
We are going to know what kind of football team Notre Dame is going to be very early on Saturday afternoon. And not just because of the earlier than normal…
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Notre Dame Football 2018 Stock Report: Week 2
Whenever you think Brian Kelly has figured it out, he lets you know you have no idea. Following last weeks big win against Michigan, the formula seemed to be in…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame v. Ball State ’18
Notre Dame had a chance to beat up on a team from the MAC, get their starters some rest, and give their backups some valuable experience. They didn’t and ended…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame vs. Ball State ’18
I picked a hell of a time to revive this column, didn’t I? First week back and it was trying to find 5 things I didn’t like in a big…
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Notre Dame Post Game 6-Pack: Irish Waste Opportunity vs. Ball State
Notre Dame entered Saturday ranked 8th in the country and as a 34.5 point favorite overly a lowly MAC opponent. Notre Dame will exit the weekend with a lot of…
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Notre Dame’s Asmar Bilal Breaks Through Against Michigan
Heading into the 2018 season, if there was one obvious weakness on the Notre Dame defensive roster, it was at Rover. Bilal was the presumptive starter there after Drue Tranquill…
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