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Notre Dame Season Ends and Begins the same: Critical Red Zone INT

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The season ending loss to the Florida State Seminoles had a few things in common with the season opening defeat to South Florida: the quarterbacks threw too many interceptions, especially in the red zone; the defense kept bailing out the offense only to see the O turn it over again. And the explosive Brian Kelly hissy fit on the sidelines, caught on national television. This … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Season Ends and Begins the same: Critical Red Zone INT

Notre Dame Will Be Tim Abromaitis’ Team This Season

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Notre Dame basketball had an unexpected breakthrough season last year, even though it ended very poorly. They had the second best record in the Big East and were just one Big East tournament win away from probably securing a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Of course, there was the disaster upset to #10 seed Florida State very close to home at Chicago's United Center. Still … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Will Be Tim Abromaitis’ Team This Season

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 59, Air Force Falcons 33: Rapid Reaction

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Offense was the story in South Bend on Saturday, as Tommy Rees the “Game Manager” became Tommy Rees “the Touchdown slinger.” Notre Dame reeled off 42 first half points thanks in large part to four passing touchdowns from their quarterback in route to a 59-33 shellacking of the Air Force Academy in a game that was not even as close as the already lopsided outcome would … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Fighting Irish 59, Air Force Falcons 33: Rapid Reaction

#34 Notre Dame Fighting Irish: College Basketball 111 in 111

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Welcome to The Sports Bank’s second annual college basketball season preview series.  Last year we looked at 99 teams in 99 days.  This year, we are being slightly more aggressive and expanding to 111 teams in 111 days.  We will rank the 74 power conference teams and top 37 mid-majors in reverse power ranking order.  We’ll break down rosters, non-conference schedules, and pick … [Read more...] about #34 Notre Dame Fighting Irish: College Basketball 111 in 111

Notre Dame Fighting Irish 38, Purdue Boilermakers 10: What If……?

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THIS IS A GUEST POST FROM HAMMER AND RAILS! SB NATION'S PURDUE BOILERMAKERS BLOG If is a simple, two-letter word. It can imply so much, and it is being thrown in my face tonight. All week I felt that a Purdue victory would be a long shot, but that two letter word, if, gave me hope. If we could do this, that, and the other, victory was possible. I did it mostly because I am a … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Fighting Irish 38, Purdue Boilermakers 10: What If……?

Why the Illini Will Win More Games than Notre Dame

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You're like, "ok Captain Obvious." Not so fast my friend, I was saying this in August too. I thought my local media friends would find that assertion crazy given all the BCS preseason hype Notre Dame was getting, and the fact that Illinois was getting zero votes in either poll. But the truth is Notre Dame is 2-2, and very mediocre, while the Illini are this year's … [Read more...] about Why the Illini Will Win More Games than Notre Dame

Michigan Wolverines Defense: Very Opportunistic Through First 2 Weeks

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Last year, the Michigan Wolverines defense was bad. Really bad. Ranking near the bottom for pretty much all the major categories among the big boys of college football. It's no surprise that Defensive Coordinator Greg Robinson and Head Coach Rich Rodriguez had to go. It's difficult to say how much better the unit is this year under the new management. For one, it's only been … [Read more...] about Michigan Wolverines Defense: Very Opportunistic Through First 2 Weeks

Notre Dame’s Cierre Wood, Michael Floyd Put Up Big Numbers in Losses

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This college football preseason some publications had Notre Dame as a top ten team, contending for a BCS bowl. This week, they enter a tough match-up with the #16 Michigan State Spartans sporting a surprising 0-2 record, meaning it's going to take an extremely unlikely running of the table (with a top ten team in Stanford still left on the schedule) to fulfill those … [Read more...] about Notre Dame’s Cierre Wood, Michael Floyd Put Up Big Numbers in Losses

Michigan Wolverines Night Game Parachuters! (Videos)

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Saturday night’s attendance in the Big House: 114,804, a new record for college football. Population of Ann Arbor, Michigan: 113,934. The first night game in the 133 year history of UM football, and it drew the biggest crowd ever. And what a show they saw. Wolverines 35, Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31. In a finish that was so fantastic, you would doubt its believability if you … [Read more...] about Michigan Wolverines Night Game Parachuters! (Videos)