Analysis
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against Boston College?
While we had cognitive dissonance over Alabama’s loss to A&M, and while dreaming dreams and seeing visions of BCS glory, we saw an excellent, big swift, skilled Notre Dame team,…
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Reality Check for Notre Dame Fans
It was ugly. It was hard to watch and even harder to stomach, and it’s abundantly clear adjustments have to be made moving forward. Based on Notre Dame’s triple overtime…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Pitt ’12
In wrapping up the Pitt game, here is a quicker than usual look at the 5 things I didn’t like seeing out of the Irish this past weekend. Mike Mayock’s…
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5 Things I Liked: Pitt ’12
While there may have been a lot to not like about last weekend’s win over Pitt – we’ll get to that later – there was still more than enough to…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against Pitt?
We saw a gritty Notre Dame that is better at winning games than looking pretty. We saw an Irish team that plays better outside of Indiana (Navy, Michigan State,…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 29, Pitt 26
Wow. Never expected to be writing about a Notre Dame victory this morning when the Irish entered yesterday’s fourth quarter down 14 points, but I never expected the game to…
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Culture Change Leads to National Identity
One of the most difficult tasks a coach has when taking over an underperforming program is changing its culture. While a clichéd phrase used far too often in sports, it’s…
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What’s Next for Notre Dame?
As The Irish walked off the field in Norman on Saturday night they had accomplished something very few thought they could. By doing so they had finally secured the “statement…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against Oklahoma?
In a magnificent performance against the best football team on its regular season schedule, the Irish moved to a glistening 8-0. As if heeding the call of Jim Morrison, the…
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5 Things I Liked: Oklahoma ’12
I thought about renaming the title of this weekly column to 5 Things I Loved instead of Liked, because I absolutely loved what I saw last night out of the…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 30, Oklahoma 13
Wow. It’s the morning after and I am honestly still having trouble putting into words my thoughts about this game, this team, and this season. It has been just about…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: BYU ’12
Sorry for the delay in this week’s 5 things I didn’t like – I may have under estimated how much running a 5k, 10k, and half marathon all within about…
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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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