Notre Dame Football
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Notre Dame v. USC ’14 – Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame’s regular season came to a brutal end as they were flattened 49-14 by arch-rival USC. The Irish were never in the game as the Trojans jumped out to…
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For Notre Dame, It’s Often Darkest Before Dawn
NOTRE DAME has won four national championships in the post-Leahy era: 1) 1966, 2) 1973, 3) 1977, .and 4) 1988. There were myriad near-misses: ’64, ’70, ’80, ’89, ’93, ’12. While past performance…
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Notre Dame v. USC ’14 – Key Matchups
Notre Dame will look to avoid losing its fourth straight game when they travel to California to take on arch-rival USC. The second half of the season has been riddled…
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Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly’s Accountability Doesn’t Add Up
Let’s get one thing straight: Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly is unquestionably the best coach the Fighting Irish have had since legend Lou Holtz roamed the sidelines years ago. …
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Notre Dame v. Louisville ’14 – Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame lost its third game in a row and fourth of its last five falling 31-28 to Louisville on senior day. The Irish were marred by sloppy play yet…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Louisville?
The Fighting Irish lost their third straight game as the Louisville Cardinals befouled Senior Day, 31-28. It is axiomatic to football’s unforgiving math that a team’s stronger units must compensate…
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Notre Dame v. Louisville ’14 – Key Matchups
Notre Dame will look to bounce back from an awful home loss to Northwestern last week when Louisville comes to South Bend. The Irish will have to get back to…
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Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly Faces Tough Questions
Brian, we need to have a sidebar. The kind of sidebar I watched you attempt to have with starting quarterback Everett Golson after a turnover against Northwestern before he brushed…
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Notre Dame v. Northwestern – Shamrock Stickers
Notre Dame put forth another embarrassing effort in a loss to 17 point underdog Northwestern. The Irish have now lost back to back games and have a litany of problems…
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Duranko’s Digest: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame’s 1956 Heisman Winner
With Louisville coming in on Saturday, the 22d, Louisvillians will mark this as their first visit to South Bend for football purposes. But over 60 years ago, in a galaxy…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against Northwestern?
Northwestern beat Notre Dame 43-40 in a game that was as repulsive in its unfolding as the result. It was a bad loss to a bad football team, which may…
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Notre Dame v. Northwestern ’14 – Key Matchups
The Irish will look to bounce back from a devastating loss to Arizona State this week when they host the struggling Northwestern Wildcats. Notre Dame should be able to have…
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Where Does Notre Dame Football Go From Here?
Saturday’s 55-31 blowout loss to Arizona State did more than knock Notre Dame completely out of the college football playoff picture and plummet the Fighting Irish seven spots to…
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Duranko’s Digest: Notre Dame’s Disaster in the Desert
On a weekend when the sports media bubbled over with Veteran’s Day references, Notre Dame’s offense, in whole and in part, was simply overrun by Arizona State’s blitz package. It…
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Notre Dame v. Arizona State – Shamrock Stickers
The Irish saw their national championship hopes go up in flames as they lost 55-31 to Arizona State. Notre Dame was overwhelmed by the Sun Devils blitz which led to…
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Notre Dame Campus Report – Arizona State Preview
Notre Dame travels to Tempe, Arizona tomorrow for a showdown with the CFP Rankings #9 ranked Arizona State Sun Devils. We have outlined some key matchups, players to watch, and…
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IBG: Operation Desert Storm Edition
The Irish Blogger Gathering is back this week with the Irish headed for a top 10- showdown later today in the desert. Before getting into everyone’s questions, here was mine…
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Notre Dame Heads to Desert for Season-Defining Matchup
College football is known for its unpredictability, a trait that has caused an explosion of popularity for the sport. But no one could have foreseen the strangeness of Notre Dame’s…
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Notre Dame vs ASU – Game Details
Game Details Date: November 8, 2014 Kickoff: 3:30 PM ET Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ Tickets: Shop for Tickets Television: ABC Internet Broadcast: n/a (Archive game available on Watch ESPN following the game)…
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Notre Dame v. Arizona State ’14 – Key Matchups
The Irish will face another tough road test this week when they travel to Tempe to tangle with Arizona State. The Sun Devils are slight favorites over the Irish but…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Navy?
The Fighting Irish squeaked past Navy 49-39 in a weird affair that more closely resembled a Halloween House of Horrors than a first rate triumph by an outstanding team.
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Notre Dame – Navy ’14 Shamrock Stickers
The Irish held on after squandering a big lead to defeat Navy 49-39 and move to 7-1 on the season. After opening up a 28-7 lead and being able to…
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IBG: Time to Sink Some Battleships Edition
The Irish Blogger Gathering returns after the bye week as we all try to turn our focus to Navy and Notre Dame’s chances of making the playoffs amid the myriad…
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Duranko’s Digest: Notre Dame Football Program-Semi-Annual Report
With seven games behind us it’s time for the Midyear Report. ASSETS/LIMITATIONS: THE UNITS We rank the units according to three categories: FINAL FOUR MAJOR BOWL BOWL This is primarily…
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Way Too Early to Freak Out Over Playoff Rankings
The first ever College Football Playoffs rankings were released on Tuesday night and one of the biggest stories was how low Notre Dame was ranked in the initial rankings. The…
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