Author: Mike Coffey

Paying His Fighting (Irish) Dues

The path to success in any career can be potholed.  Sometimes you lose the account to someone with experience.  Sometimes you fail the test you need to take the next step. And sometimes, you’re waiting on a willing opponent and a fractured orbital bone. Such are the hurdles in ND alum Mike Lee’s path as…

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Irish in Beltway Battle

Notre Dame continues its march through the ACC portion of its schedule as the Fighting Irish will face Maryland on Saturday evening at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. The 6-3 Irish are coming off a road victory against Wake Forest, while the 2-7 Terrapins have struggled of late and are riding a five game losing…

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Change is Good … Sometimes

We fear change. That’s the accusation we get here at NDN, anyway, usually coupled with some reference to leather helmets and Rockne’s barnstorming and other lazy analysis. Thing is, we really don’t. Change is not bad … that which does not change dies, after all. But it’s important to know the reason behind the changes,…

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Quiet Dignity and Grace

As folks may or may not be aware, we here at NDN made a decision last year to stop linking articles from the Chicago Tribune in our headlines and on our message boards.  We felt the yellow journalism displayed in reporting some ND-related stories ran counter to our mission in getting news out to folks,…

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R.I.P. Andre Jones

Andre Jones, a member of the 1988 Notre Dame national championship team and father of sophomore wide receiver T.J. Jones, died today at the age of 42 after suffering a brain aneurysm.  Jones was a crucial member of that title team at outside linebacker, and delivered the opening tackle in the 31-30 victory over the…

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