Author: Mike Coffey

The Big Win Tournament — Week Three Round One

Welcome to Week Three of the ND Basketball Big Win Tournament. 15 memorable Notre Dame hardwood victories have been reduced to one, and that one, chosen by you the readers in yet another decisive vote, moves onward and upward to challenge our next seven seeds. Week Two Review For those who need a refresher, we…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Two Finals

We reach the end of our second week in our attempt to find the biggest win in ND men’s basketball history. Once again, our readers looked at their Week Two choices, spoke quite loudly about which games they wanted to see in the championship, and pushed two under-seeded contenders into the limelight. Round 2 Review…

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Give Terry Brennan a Smile

The COVID-19 outbreak has us all in unfamiliar situations, isolated from each other and left to our own devices to keep our spirits up. Some of us are more able than others to react in these situations, and a former ND player and coach could use your help on that score. Terry Brennan, a member…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Two Round Two

We’ve reached the second round of our Tournament of Big Wins, and you’ve had a chance to express your opinion about the initial eight seeds. You came out strongly in favor of two apparently under-seeded underdogs, were a little more balanced on the third, and really needed time to make up your mind whether or…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Two Round One

Welcome to the second week of our Big Win Tournament. Today we’ll meet seeds #23 through #29 and see how our Week One winner fares against seven more highly considered (at least by me) contests. For those of you new to the tournament, you can check out the concept and rules here. Before we meet…

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