Recently, Michael Bryan broke down the Top 10 "What Ifs" from the Brian Kelly era which got me thinking about the same for the larger history of Notre Dame and how things could've been different throughout the decades. In some ways this feels incredibly easy and yet insanely difficult. My one stipulation was not to [...]
Today marks our 39th uniform concept for Notre Dame football. We're now 15 months into this project! This is just the second design so far that utilizes a gold helmet-blue jersey-white pants combination, which definitely surprised me. This one was made so long ago I forgot if there was any inspiration for the design. The [...]
Today we take a trip back to 2006 and the date is September 9th in the second weekend of the season. The Irish had traveled back from Atlanta in the season opener scraping by with a gutty 14-10 victory over Georgia Tech that nearly derailed the season in a big way. The following Saturday they [...]
Two seasons ago Notre Dame and Michigan State combined to go 7-17 in hugely disappointing seasons for both programs. Last year both rebounded for combined 20-6 records each with their own double-digit win season and satisfying bowl victories. The Irish win in East Lansing this past September avenged what was a fairly pathetic effort against [...]
So far in our concepts we've used a shamrock, leprechaun, monogram, a football, various scripts, the university seal, and the golden dome as various logos on the uniforms. Suffice to say, Notre Dame isn't short on logos in any way, shape, or form. Our 38th concept adds to the bunch. The hat from the leprechaun [...]
Recently I was going through some old Notre Dame football games and came across the first visit to Neyland Stadium back in 1979. During that game, the Vols had come in having lost 3 out of their last 4 and beat the #13 Irish 40-18. Johnny Majors, only 3 years removed from a National Championship [...]
Notre Dame's offensive line won the Joe Moore Award as the best unit in the country yet gave up 30 sacks which was the most during the Brian Kelly era and an underwhelming tied for 87th in the country. What gives? How could a very good running team--and traditionally one of the top pass protecting [...]
Welcome to another edition of America's greatest 5-pack of questions and answers. Today we'll be pondering the most recent SCOTUS decision, Notre Dame players in the 2019 NFL Draft, the possible underachieving Irish players, the future of LeBron James, and the best bets following the NBA Draft Lottery. 1 The Supreme Court recently overturned the [...]
With the recent internet rumor of a suspension for Dexter Williams the Fighting Irish could be facing Michigan on September 1st without 4 out of its top 5 running backs from last year's roster. The lone man standing in the backfield is Tony Jones, Jr. a rising redshirt sophomore who finished 2017 with the 4th [...]
Fair or not, the University of Notre Dame has often been accused of catering too much to the football program. In recent months, the school has announced another multi-million practice facility heavily revolved around the football team adding additional space connected to the Gug and a new indoor practice facility across the street. This is [...]
Within seconds of the 2018 NFL Draft finishing the mad rush for 2019 mock drafts flooded our lives. This is the 24/7/365 swirling world of college and professional football. Throwing out a mock so early is part fun and part hilarious. I looked at CBS Sports' Will Brinson's recent effort as the launching pad for [...]
Just about a year ago I wrote an article that recapped Notre Dame's run success rate through the recent seasons and wondered what was right and what was wrong. In short, I noticed the Irish lack of long running plays was a glaring weakness and, as luck would have it, Notre Dame proceeded to have [...]
With the passing of the most recent spring game I wanted to take a dive into the YouTube archives and look at older spring games. I stumbled across the 2010 edition and thought it was a good time to look back at Brian Kelly's first few months in charge in South Bend. Everything about this [...]
This is our first scholarship update since right after National Signing Day and over the past 2+ months the football team has completed spring practice and moves toward the long, dark summer of little news and a lot of off-season workouts. For some strange reason, it feels like there's been a lot of roster upheaval [...]
Another edition of the NFL Draft is in the books with 4 Notre Dame players hearing their names called over the 3-day extravaganza. Let's recap the weekend activities but first remember that very few players are receiving fully guaranteed contracts. Such is life in the NFL. It's great news for the top picks who get [...]
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