Analysis
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The Manti Te’o Conspiracy
What was arguably the biggest story of college football in 2012, has now become the story that never was. A somber tale of Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o losing his…
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Back to Business for Notre Dame, Brian Kelly
The drama surrounding Brian Kelly’s future is over and settled. The disappointment and bitter taste from the BCS National Championship game has begun to fade, allowing for the Notre Dame…
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Duranko’s Digest: 42-14, The taste of ashes. What’s Next?
Alabama, the better team, won. A numbing, total defeat after twelve wondrous victories. But it was the correct football result. The fantasies, the possibilities began in Dublin: " Your young…
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Notre Dame 2012 Season Wrap-Up
The BCS title game has come and gone, and obviously not with the results Irish fans were hoping for. The Irish were overmatched on the field and out-coached off, but…
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6 Reasons Notre Dame Can Make Another Run in ’13
Notre Dame’s improbable ride to the national championship game ended abruptly on Monday night in Miami. Alabama left no doubt as to who was the better team and sent Notre…
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Kelly, Notre Dame’s Road to Miami a Bumpy Ride
Notre Dame is set to take on Alabama tonight for the BCS Championship – the first time the Irish are playing for the national championship since 1988 – but it…
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Kelly’s Biggest Recruits Playing Final Game
When Brian Kelly was hired to replace Charlie Weis as the head coach for Notre Dame three years ago, one of the biggest concerns many Notre Dame fans had was…
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Manti Te’o, Bob Diaco at the BCS Championship
Who inspires Manti Te'o on the field at Notre Dame? Why does he wear #5? Find out why from Te'o's media session at the BCS Championship game.
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It’s Time
“Next year” and “weeks away” no longer accurately describe January 7th, the date Notre Dame will finally take on Alabama for the BCS National Championship
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Notre Dame’s Unsung Heroes of 12-0
Notre Dame has had plenty of marquee players along the way to its 12-0 regular season, but in order to pull off an undefeated regular season you need plenty of…
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UHND’s Top 12 Notre Dame Posts of 2012
As we close out 2012, we take a look back at the top stories that we've had here on UHND over the course of the last 12 months based on…
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Duranko’s Digest: ’66, ’73,’77, ’88 Notre Dame’s National Championship DNA
November, 1965 saw a lot of long faces in the Notre Dame football fan base. Ara had burst onto the scene, the unwashed phenomenon, in '64.
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Report Card – Championship Edition Part III
We have covered the Irish offense, the defensive front seven, and in our final breakdown of what will be on display down in Miami on January 7th, we will break…
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12 Plays that Defined Notre Dame Football in 2012
As the final days of 2012 wind down and we inch closer and closer to Notre Dame’s showdown with Alabama for the BCS Championship, today we look back at the…
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Duranko’s Digest: Year End Outlook, State of the Irish
This is an evaluation of the long-term outlook of the Notre Dame football program. It attempts to answer the question “Was 2012 a one-hit wonder or are the Irish back?”…
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Report Card – Championship Edition Part II
In the prior article we graded out the Irish offense and what they should be able to accomplish on the field against the Crimson Tide defense in the BCS National…
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Duranko’s Digest: Notre Dame – Alabama Preview
We’ll get into matchup elements below, but let’s first examine four significant data trends that will, largely, be ignored by the sports entertainment hype industry wearing the “journalism” mask. (1)…
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Report Card, Championship Edition
In just a little under a month’s time the Fighting Irish will take the field for the last time as the collective group that Notre Dame fans have come to…
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Thank You, Seniors
Notre Dame honored this year’s seniors with a great video last night. This year’s class has done a lot for Notre Dame over the last four years in bringing the…
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Duranko’s Digest: Deja vu (all over again) “Southern speed will bury ND in the bowl!”
And a stroll down bowl memory lane. Background: Ernie Nevers, who played for Pop Warner, yep the guy they named youth football after ran for Warner at Stanford in the…
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Unfamiliar No More
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly hugged an assistant coach and Irish players stormed the field in celebration over ND’s 22-13 victory against USC, cementing a spot in the national…
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Destiny or Coincidence?
Growing up in an Irish Catholic family and attending Catholic schools, superstition is all too familiar. I heard every legend and lore there is to hear, from a bird flying…
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What I’m Thankful For – Notre Dame Edition
With the holiday season almost upon us, it is a time to reflect and make note of the things we are thankful for. It’s easy during the year to focus…
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Duranko’s Digest – What We Saw Against Wake
At last! Exerting total domination from the opening whistle, the Irish efficiently built a 31-0 halftime lead enroute to the 38-0 final tally against Wake Forest. The maturing offense, a far worthier…
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All Business
November for college football has lots of different meanings. For many programs it means the final games of the year, and the thoughts and dreams of next season. For others…
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