Notre Dame Football
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Duranko’s Digest: Purdue v. Notre Dame
What did we see on Saturday. A rock-ribbed defense and a heroic late game relief stint delivered by Tommy Rees led the Irish to a nerve-wracking win over gritty Purdue…
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5 Things I Liked: Purdue ’12
Saturday’s 20-17 win over Purdue left most Notre Dame fans unsure of just how good this year’s squad is, but even with the inconsistency we saw, there were still plenty…
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Shamrock Stickers: Purdue v. Notre Dame ’12
It might not have won Notre Dame many style points, but a win is a win and right now the Irish sit at 2-0 for the first time in 3…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 20, Purdue 17
Notre Dame squeaked out a win over unranked Purdue on Saturday with a last second 27 yard field goal. Here are some initial notes from the victory. Offense Notre Dame’s…
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Notre Dame Football: A Fan’s Guide
Headed back to Notre Dame for a football weekend this fall? I have put together a list of must see things to do when headed back to campus. Hope you…
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Montana’s Comments Worse than Pinkett’s
Since Brian Kelly’s arrival at Notre Dame nearly three years ago, there have been countless momentum shifts. To throw out a cliché, whenever the ND program seems to shuffle in…
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Irish Keys to Victory – Purdue ’12
Here’s a look at what Notre Dame has to do this weekend in order to leave Notre Dame Stadium with a 2-0 record for the first time since 2008. Go…
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Behind Enemy Lines: Purdue ’12
Travis Miller from the Purdue blog Hammer and Rails brings us a scouting report of the Boilermakers. Note: I also have a scouting report of Notre Dame posted over on…
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Mid-Week Defensive Analysis
Before the 2012 season even started, some of the biggest question-marks surrounding the Irish this year were on the defensive side of the ball. While most would consider Notre Dame’s…
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Kelly Notebook: Kelly Talks Purdue ’12
Brian Kelly addressed the media on Tuesday for his weekly press conference with Purdue on the agenda for this weekend. On the injury front, Tate Nichols is not available this…
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Duranko’s Digest: What We Learned Dublin
The Fighting Irish put on a powerful, dominating, athletic display against the Naval Academy in Dublin. The Notre Dame offense was able to use the fulcrum of overpowering the Navy…
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Shamrock Stickers: Notre Dame v. Navy ’12
Welcome to a new weekly column written by regular contributor Pierce O’Leary. Each week Pierce will dole out stickers to the players of the week for the Irish. At the…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Notre Dame – Navy ‘12
Yesterday I posted a list of things I liked from Notre Dame’s season opening win over in Dublin so for the sake of some balance, today I bring you a…
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Notre Dame Football Notebook – Navy ’12
Here are some notes from Notre Dame’s week one victory over Navy. Kei’Varae Russell became the first true freshman in the history of Notre Dame to start the season opener…
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5 Things I Liked: Notre Dame – Navy ‘12
There was a lot to like in Notre Dame’s 40 point win over Navy yesterday from the play of the running backs to the dominant performances along both lines of…
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Brunch with Brian – Reviewing Navy ’12
Brian Kelly spoke with the media immediately following yesterday’s 50-10 win over Navy and then again on Sunday via teleconference. Here is some video of what he had to say…
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Initial Analysis – Notre Dame 50, Navy 10
The Emerald Isle Classic went off without much of a hitch for Notre Dame as they cruised to a 50-10 victory over Navy in Aviva Stadium in front of a…
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Wake Up the Echoes – 2012 Kickoff Edition
The dawn of another season is upon us. The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame are in Dublin ready to kick off season three of the Brian Kelly Era and for…
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5 Things I Don’t Want to See in 2012
With the season set to begin in just over 24 hours, here is a quick list of five things we saw entirely too much of in 2011 that Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame Players React to Dublin
Notre Dame landed in Ireland yesterday and based on Twitter, the players are having an amazing time. Here is a sampling of the reactions from the players via Twitter. Note:…
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The Indispensables – 2012 Edition
For the third year in a row, I am rolling out my yearly list of the 10 most indispensable players on the Notre Dame roster for the upcoming season – a list…
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8 Could Breakout for Notre Dame in ’12
Often times the difference between a good year and a great year for a team is the number of players who come out of nowhere and become star players. Every…
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7 Questions Facing the Notre Dame Defense in 2012
With the Irish poised to start the 2012 season behind red-shirt freshman and new starting quarterback Everett Golson and an offense in transition without the likes of Michael Floyd and Jonas Gray,…
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Te’o, Eifert Headline 2012 Notre Dame Captains
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly announced the captains for the 2012 season on Monday night and senior All Americans Manti Te’o and Tyler Efiert headline the quartet of captains with Kapron…
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Delay ‘Save Our Season’ Distress Calls
When it was announced Notre Dame’s starting cornerback Lo Wood ruptured his Achilles and was lost for the season, the first word that came to mind was “devastating”, which is a much…
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