Unless Hurricane Matthew picks up steam and throws a wrench into everyone's plans, Notre Dame will face North Carolina State during the regular season for the first time ever. Fourteen years after Philip Rivers took down the Irish in the Gator Bowl these two programs meet again. The Wolfpack are in a weird place right [...]
We have a rare week on our hands where Notre Dame's opponents might be playing a more entertaining and stronger collection of games than the national spotlight section of these articles. Each side features two games between ranked teams and the next tier games from Irish opponents look more appealing. For some programs we're half-way [...]
Things are beginning to take shape and teams are beginning to rise to the top of the 2016 college football mountaintop. We're at that sweet spot in the season when the big non-league games are past us and we've seen a glimpse into a few of the more important conference games. There's no better place [...]
Winning is fun, most of the time. After a gruesome 1-3 start it felt like Notre Dame waited an eternity to put something positive in the victory column. On Saturday afternoon the first hour of the game with Syracuse was as wacky and entertaining as anything you'll see this season. With 10:06 left in the [...]
We were promised changes! Instead, we get the same 'official' depth chart for the third straight week. That's probably for the best when you're 1-3 because if you're going to roll out any changes it's best to keep that a secret for as long as possible. Yes, we are trying to get sneak things past [...]
For the 5th time in 14 years Notre Dame will face Syracuse on the football field--for the second time in 3 years it'll be MetLife Stadium hosting the two programs as the Orange finish their 4-game series in New Jersey (after initialing signing a 10-game deal). During the last meeting Everett Golson fell one pass [...]
It's a good thing Notre Dame plays at noon this weekend because it'll give everyone plenty of time to prepare for what really matters on Saturday: Louisville at Clemson. The Tigers host their biggest home game of their season and one that could define their season, take over the ACC, and vault themselves into national [...]
Note: This recap was 95% finished prior to the news of Brian VanGorder's firing. I've chosen to leave the writing as is although a few things could change in some parts as the Irish move on with an interim defensive coordinator. What a great time start a new website! The beginning of the 2016 football [...]
After calming down on Sunday and taking in the embarrassing loss to Duke it appears Brian Kelly's mind has been changed. Following a tumultuous 30 games on campus, defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder has been fired by Notre Dame. The Irish had entered territory where a move had to be made and frustration was building that [...]
If the 1-2 start to the season and Duke coming to town wasn't exciting enough I give you the week 4 Notre Dame depth chart with no changes from last Saturday! There are also no new injuries which is always nice, however, we have some small updates on a couple of injured athletes. We're just [...]
It's been 9 years since the Irish have played Duke and that overcast afternoon in 2007 was one of the most depressing home games in recent memory watched by one of the smaller crowds in school history. Duke was so bad that year that they were soundly defeated by one of the worst Notre Dame [...]
We have a pretty solid week ahead of us complete with some quality matchups from Notre Dame's opponents and a few tremendous national games wrapped around a bunch of big SEC games which will go a long way to wrapping up the story that is our favorite southeastern conference. Let's not forget our stories rivals [...]
The game started harmlessly enough. At first, it seemed like both Notre Dame and Michigan State were feeling each other out before Notre Dame mounted a touchdown drive to take an important lead. Then in the second quarter things went completely off the rails for the Irish as the Spartans built a lead that was [...]
Michigan State is back on the schedule, it's a big recruiting weekend, and we've got a not-so-rare nowadays home night game. We're blessed in so many ways, not the least of which that there is plenty of quality action throughout the afternoon to pass the time as we wait for the Irish vs. Spartans. Now [...]
So we meet again, Sparty. The Notre Dame-Michigan State rivalry was last seen in an ugly, downtrodden affair in late September 2013 ending in a 17-13 victory for the good guys. Yup, that score is entirely appropriate in hindsight. It's been a little odd without the Spartans around, I'm sure we can all agree. The [...]
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