Analysis
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5 Things I Liked: BYU ’12
Notre Dame squeaked out a three point victory on Saturday in a sloppy game in which they made more than their fair share of mistakes. The Irish were able to…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against BYU?
The Fighting Irish moved to 7-0 by defeating two opponents. The first was a game Cougars team, going all out for a signature win. The second, more daunting opponent was…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 17, BYU 14
For a couple of quarters it looked like Notre Dame was going to fall victim to a classic let down/trap game. Coming off an emotional win over Stanford and with…
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Mission Accomplished
It’s hard to imagine a season being labeled a success when it’s only halfway finished, but that’s exactly the label the 2012 Irish squad has earned. The halfway point offers…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Stanford ’12
The easiest time to find things to not like in a game is after a team wins a hard fought, ugly game over a quality opponent. You still feel good…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Stanford?
A wet, ugly duckling of a game, a pigskin Elephant Man, initially repulsive, grotesque and difficult to look at. Then it revealed itself: noble, virtuous, elegant, classically beautiful. The Irish…
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5 Things I Liked: Stanford ’12
Another week. Another win. Another list of a lot of things I liked seeing from our Fighting Irish. There were a lot of hiccups along the way on Saturday, but…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 20, Stanford 13
Wow. After celebrating Notre Dame’s latest victory – a heart pounding, seven point, overtime thriller – over Stanford, my heart has slowed down enough to put some thoughts down on…
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Victims of Success
After the fireworks burnt out over Chicago’s Soldier Field in Notre Dame’s 41-3 smack down of the Miami Hurricanes, the Irish found themselves 5-0 for the first time since 2002.…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Miami ’12
It was tough to find five things I didn’t like about a 38 rout of Miami – something I honestly never thought possible heading into the season – but after…
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5 Things I Liked: Miami ’12
There was a whole lot to like in Notre Dame’s complete and thorough beating of Miami on Saturday night, but here are five things that stood out to me in…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see in Soldier Field?
Beside the ghosts of Dick Butkus, Sweetness Payton and Dave Duerson, still a Notre Dame man! Blending a seemingly improved offense with the front seven led defense, the Irish first…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 41, Miami 3
If I had told you three years ago after Tulsa beat Notre Dame that a Brian Kelly coached team would run for almost 400 yards, possess the ball for almost…
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Post-Holtz Era Fans Too Young To Remember 1988 Game
If there’s one thing I’ve always been fairly protective of, it’s my earliest memories of Notre Dame football. It’s not that there’s anything special to them – in fact, it’s…
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Duranko’s Digest: State of the Irish
With four games behind us, it’s time for a more strategic view with the first trimester of the season complete. Assume this is an “offsite” meeting for some company you…
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Rise of the Drive Killers
One mere month ago pundits knew Notre Dame’s defense would be the critical litmus test for the season after head coach Brian Kelly announced Everett Golson, a redshirt freshman, as…
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Bye Week Concerns for Notre Dame
With the bye week upon us, Bob takes a look at some of the concerns for Notre Dame heading into the Miami game at Soldier Field.
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Notre Dame Report Card at the Bye
Notre Dame is 4-0 for the first time in ten years on the strength of a team effort in all phases of the game. Veteran players such as Manti Te’o and…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Michigan ’12
Despite improving to 4-0 on the season and ending a 3-game losing streak at the hands of rival Michigan, there were plenty of takeaways from Saturday night’s performance that were…
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5 Things I Liked: Michigan ’12
There was a lot to like – and plenty not to like (more on that later) – in Notre Dame’s 13-6 win over Michigan on Saturday night. This week’s installment…
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Duranko’s Digest: What We Saw Against Michigan
The Irish moved into the week off with a 4-0 record after dispatching Michigan on a memorable Saturday night in South Bend. In the last two weeks Notre Dame has…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 13, Michigan 6
The Notre Dame defense led the Irish to their first win over bitter rival Michigan since 2008 with a dominating performance that carried a sluggish offense that struggled to put…
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Golson’s Specialness Begins to Surface
It was hard not to take note of the smile across Everett Golson’s face as he took off his helmet in East Lansing moments after the Spartans fell 20-3 at the…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Michigan State ’12
There’s wasn’t a whole lot not to like in Notre Dame’s win over #10 Michigan State Saturday night, but there were a few areas in which Notre Dame will need…
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5 Things I Liked: Michigan State ’12
Little late this week, but here are 5 things I liked from this weekend’s victory over Michigan State. We’ll have the 5 things I didn’t like from the game tomorrow…
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