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Notre Dame and the History of the Annual Dublin Game

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Saturday marks the eighth edition of college football in Dublin, Ireland as #13 Notre Dame takes on Navy in Aviva Stadium. This will be the third time that ND plays in this format, a game that is now branded the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. In past years, its been labeled the: Emerald Isle Classic, Shamrock Classic (not to be confused with Notre Dame annual neutral … [Read more...] about Notre Dame and the History of the Annual Dublin Game

ESPN College Gameday: From Transcendent Genius to Unwatchable Dreck

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Happy College Football Week Zero to those who celebrate- to honor the occasion, re-booting this classic once again from 2018, enjoy!  I absolutely loved ESPN College Gameday, about a decade and half ago when it was only one hour long, instead of three. Back in those days, it was not overrun with wall-to-wall native advertising, and it was much more about football than what's … [Read more...] about ESPN College Gameday: From Transcendent Genius to Unwatchable Dreck

Ex-ESPN Pres. John Skipper Predicted College Sports Reckoning in 2014

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The total chaos that is unfolding right now in college sports may or may not have been predicted by John Skipper, then President of ESPN, back in 2014. The comments he made almost a decade ago, although vague, were prescient in the grand scheme of things. Let's flash back to that now, and then consider how those remarks stand up today, given what's going on in regards to … [Read more...] about Ex-ESPN Pres. John Skipper Predicted College Sports Reckoning in 2014

#19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Bowl Game Projections

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No team in the country has been as bipolar as the #15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. They beat a traditional power/10 win team in Clemson (in a game where they were unranked and yet only four-point underdogs for some reason), but they also lost to both a mediocre mid-major team in Marshall, and a really unimpressive and uninteresting Stanford side. David Shaw's resignation just … [Read more...] about #19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Bowl Game Projections

#18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Boston College Eagles Preview

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If there is one specific thing that is most special about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Boston College Eagles rivalry series, it's the nickname. They call this match-up the Holy War, and that says it all right there. Instead of Catholics vs. Convicts, it's one of only two Catholic schools that play FBS football vs the other. Notre Dame are heavily favored in this one, … [Read more...] about #18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Boston College Eagles Preview

Notre Dame Football at UNC Recalls Unique, Bizarre Game-Changing Call

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Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman is off to a rough start in his first season. The Irish were convincingly defeated by Ohio State on Labor Day weekend, solidly beat at home by a team from the Eastern Division of the Sun Belt Conference (Marshall) in week two, and struggled with a middle-of-the-road Pac-12 team (California) before finally pulling away late on … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football at UNC Recalls Unique, Bizarre Game-Changing Call

Tyler Buchner Out for Season, Notre Dame 2022 Outlook Drastically Diminishes

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With Notre Dame QB1 Tyler Buchner now out for the remainder of the season, things have gone from bad to worse for the Fighting Irish. Beginning the season ranked #5 in the national polls and possessing decent College Football Playoff odds, they are now 0-2, unranked and completely lacking in any CFP prospects. Losing to an unranked Marshall team in the home opener, Notre … [Read more...] about Tyler Buchner Out for Season, Notre Dame 2022 Outlook Drastically Diminishes

Notre Dame Heavy Underdogs in Marcus Freeman Homecoming Game

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2022 marks the first full year of the NIL (name, image, likeness) era of college football. We've already seen the first national signing day of this brave new world that NIL has ushered in, and the first NIL season will get going with week zero in just 15 days from now. Notre Dame has a new head coach in Marcus Freeman, and he discussed how his brand new regime will handle the … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Heavy Underdogs in Marcus Freeman Homecoming Game

Notre Dame Legend Hesburgh, or ‘Fr. Ted,’ Would be Perfect for America Right Now

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Editor's Note: with the original publication that this article was posted on set for imminent extinction, we brought this post over to The Sports Bank before it gets deleted. It originally ran in April. of 2019, but we have updated it to make current for present day. U.S. Secretary of Transportation (and then South Bend Mayor) Pete Buttigieg isn't the first nationally relevant … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Legend Hesburgh, or ‘Fr. Ted,’ Would be Perfect for America Right Now