Thanks to one coach who will get to in short order, there's been a lot of focus in the news with the ACC this off-season. With a couple schools going through a transition period, and surely a couple more not far away from making that decision on a new coach, today's article might prove the [...]
Our Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost a heartbreaker to the #5 Penn State Nittany Lions, 12-14, last Sunday. It was a game the Irish had in complete control but then painfully let slip through their fingers. This one is going to hurt for a while. We’ve watched a lot of lacrosse over the years. We [...]
Full disclosure: I hate talking about conference realignment. College football to me has always been more about the product on the field and the endless pontificating about realignment bores me to tears. The Notre Dame fan inside me reflexively hates anything conference related so I mostly treat these discussions with disdain. However, I'm making an [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 Back in March, Maryland lost its athletic director Damon Evans to SMU in the ACC. Ouch. The Terps have picked themselves up and hired Evans' replacement as James Smith takes command of the AD office starting in July. That's a [...]
The USILA awards were announced today, with six Fighting Irish recognized for All-American honors. Sophomore Shawn Lyght also brought home the William C. Schmeisser Award as the nation's top defender. The Home of Defense Shawn Lyght is the third Domer to receive the Schmeisser award, following legendary Irish players Matt Landis (2015, 2016) and John [...]
We're heading into year two of the Big Ten after they swallowed up most of the Pacific league and it'll take several more years for it to feel normal, if it ever does. This is a conference with the reigning National Champion and the champion the previous season is now going through some drama that [...]
Our Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-4) take on the #5 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-4 ) for a spot in the Final Four. Faceoff is Sunday at noon and will be played at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis. It will be broadcast on ESPNU. The Irish will look to continue their dominant lacrosse that we [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 It's time to adjust your schedule for the fall, speak with your family and significant others, and tidy up your travels plans because the Notre Dame home game start times have been released this week. We know the season opens [...]
Our Notre Dame Fighting Irish hammered the #4 Ohio State Buckeyes 15-6 this past Sunday. It was a game dominated by the Irish for nearly the entire time. It was a great way to start the tournament. Just as Iosef Tarasov found out when he killed John Wick’s dog, just because a great isn’t on [...]
My first off-season project is taking a look at the coaching situation throughout the country. First up, we'll deal with the Big 12--one of the more interesting leagues in the nation. Are they slowly dying? Maybe sneakily on the rise? Perhaps lacking identity and not enough rivalries to get outsiders to tune in on the [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 The slap(s) on the wrist keep coming for Michigan football and their Connor Stallion's scouting scandal. Head coach Sherrone Moore now suffers the brutal indignity of a self-imposed 2-game suspension for 2025 that won't be served for the Wolverine's first [...]
Last Sunday, the NCAA playoff bracket was released. Our Notre Dame Fighting Irish have once again made the postseason! The first match-up is this coming Sunday at noon vs #4 Ohio State. This game is a great opportunity to redeem an early loss and prove what this team is really capable of. Let there be [...]
The NFL will likely never be like college football when it comes to uniform craziness. While a handful of college programs remain fiercely conservative with their on-field attire, the vast majority of uniform fun has started at the sport and trickled out to other levels. In recent years, the normally stuffy NFL has made an [...]
Our #6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) lost another tough one to the #12 Syracuse Orange (10-5) this Friday in the ACC semi-final. It was a hard-fought, but not mistake-free, game that presents the Irish with a nervous selection Sunday. A quick recap of the game and our thoughts on the status of the team [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 For a while the mid-major Boise State was wandering in the wilderness but after a successful playoff campaign in 2024 their head coach Spencer Danielson was given a new 5-year contract extension. The new deal takes him through the 2029 [...]
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