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5 Things Liked: Notre Dame’s Youth on Offense Shines in Fiesta Bowl
For 29 minutes on Saturday, it looked like there would be a storybook start to the beginning of the Marcus Freeman Era. Instead, the following 31 minutes turned Freeman’s first…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame’s Fiesta Bowl Collapse Will Linger
The stupid major bowl losing streak looked like it was finally going to end. Notre Dame played a near-perfect 29 minutes to start the Fiesta Bowl only to play the…
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It’s Time Notre Dame Ends This Stupid Major Bowl Losing Streak
Every Notre Dame fan knows about the streak. Every Notre Dame fan is tired of hearing about the streak. Notre Dame players and coaches are probably tired of hearing about…
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Notre Dame’s Midseason OL Reconfiguration Led to Second Half Surge, NY6 Bowl Appearance
There are a few truths in football that are universally accepted. One of those is that the team that wins in the trenches will likely win on the scoreboard. That…
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(Late) Christmas Wish List for Notre Dame Football
Christmas came and went last week, and I’ve had this column in my drafts for a little, so I figured I’d post it anyway. The time for giving and receiving…
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Notre Dame Football Doesn’t Need a Transfer Portal QB Again This Year
Notre Dame had some success dipping into the transfer portal at quarterback last year by adding Jack Coan – although that take will certainly touch off a Twitter war if…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Ascending While Stanford Craters
Notre Dame finished off their second half of the season surge on Saturday night with a dominating 45-14 beatdown of rival Stanford. The Cardinal never tested the Irish, and the…
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5 Things I Liked: Explosive Plays on a Stress Free Notre Dame Senior Day
Whenever you win 55-0 on Senior Day, there is going to be a whole lot to like. Notre Dame played its most complete game of the season in routing the…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Delivers Statement to Committee With Dominating Win
Notre Dame made a statement on Saturday by completely dominating Georgia Tech from start to finish. The Irish looked like and played like a playoff team in their 55-0 demolition…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like from Notre Dame – UVA: They Probably Aren’t What You Think
For the first time in a few weeks, the five things I didn’t like column returns. I had hoped to keep up with all my weekly columns while out on…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Finds Pieces Amid More Chaos
Notre Dame’s had a season it would like to forget injury-wise in 2021, yet they just keep winning football games. Over the weekend, the undermanned Irish traveled to Charlottesville amid…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Undermanned Irish Take Advantage of Short-Handed Cavaliers
Notre Dame improved to 9-1 on the season with a 25-point road victory over a Power 5 opponent Saturday night, and there’s still a large contingent of the fanbase unhappy…
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Chris Tyree, Lorenzo Styles Could be Notre Dame’s Answer to Davis Injury
Brian Kelly confirmed what everyone feared over the weekend after seeing Avery Davis fall onto the turf from a non-contact injury against Navy – the 5th year senior captain is…
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5 Things I Liked: Marcus Freeman, Captains, Youngsters All Shine In Rout of Navy
Notre Dame improved to 8-1 on the season Saturday with a very stereotypical Navy game. There were moments of pure frustration, the game stayed close for a while, the outcome…
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Immediate Overreactions: Another Frustratingly Fun Win Over Navy
In my preview post, I asked if today’s game would be fun or frustrating before predicting that it would be both. That prediction proved to be accurate as the Irish…
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Balancing Linebacker Reps Critical for Notre Dame Over Final Month
At the onset of fall camp, Brian Kelly joked that they didn’t know what to do with all the talented linebackers they had. At the time, I joked that Kelly…
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5 Things I Liked: Dual Threat Jack, Notre Dame Dancing On Tar Heels
Welcome to a very late edition of “5 things I liked” for the North Carolina game. As expected, fatherhood has really thrown off my writing schedule, but these night games…
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Kyren Williams’s Epic Touchdown With an Epic Spanish Soccer Announcer Call
Kyren Williams’s epic 91-yard touchdown against North Carolina is a play that will be talked about for years to come by Notre Dame fans. It’s a play that is epic…
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Immediate Overreactions: Kyren Williams is a Cheat Code, Notre Dame Missed Its Eraser
Notre Dame improved to 7-1 on the season last night behind its best offensive performance of the season. The Irish racked up over 500 yards but also surrendered over 500…
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Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton Showing Leadership Through Injury
Everyone knows that when Notre Dame plays North Carolina tonight, they will do so without all-world safety Kyle Hamilton. Just because Hamilton won’t be on the field for the Irish…
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2021 Notre Dame Season Further Dispelling Brian Kelly Won’t Play Freshman Narrative
Anytime a top-rated recruit comes to Notre Dame and doesn’t see the field immediately, there’s a small but vocal section of the fanbase who trots out an old narrative that…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Redzone Woes and Offensive Limitations Apparent vs. USC
Notre Dame took what Jack Coan was doing well and revamped their offense around those strengths over the bye week. The Irish ditched the deep shots from earlier this season…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame Offense Morphs, Responds to Late Trojan Rally
Notre Dame beat arch-rival USC for the fourth straight time over the weekend. Coming out of the bye week, Notre Dame’s changed their offense to be a quick-strike attack with…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Continues Recent Dominance Over Rival USC
Notre Dame improved to 6-1 on the season Saturday night with a 31-16 victory that simultaneously felt like it could have been a lot closer and a lot further apart.…
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Bye Week Came at Perfect Time for Notre Dame Football… And Me
Last week’s bye week came at perhaps a perfect time for Notre Dame for various reasons – quarterback uncertainty, mounting injuries, a run of opponents with top 40 defenses grinding…
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