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Cheer, Cheer (but not too loud) – The Fans Respond

(The Rock Report | Notre Dame Football News) – Part 2 of Cheer, Cheer (but not too loud) is devoted to fan responses (so many that the comments split into two pages), one of whom correctly pointed out that Notre Dame stadium was plenty loud in 1988 with just 59k fans.  The difference?  The team…

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Cheer, Cheer (but not too loud)

(The Rock Report | Notre Dame Football News) – Notre Dame should rewrite the fight song to read: “Cheer, Cheer for Old Notre Dame, but please do so in a family-friendly, politically correct manner while not obstructing views of others.” The “we need a jumbotron to help with stadium atmosphere” argument is about as non-sensical…

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Irish Bludgeon Air Force

Notre Dame scored touchdowns on each of its six first half possessions and rolled to a 59-33 hammering of Air Force on Saturday. The teams combined for over 1100 yards of offense, but the Irish played mistake-free football and made enough plays on defense to settle the issue early. Two late touchdowns by the Falcons after Brian…

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Air Force Set to Attack Irish

Notre Dame returns home to play the Air Force Academy on Saturday as the first half of the season comes to a close. The 3-2 Irish have a bye next week before entertaining the USC Trojans on October 22. Brian Kelly’s squad has won three straight after a rocky start, and Notre Dame fans hope…

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Irish Smother Purdue

Notre Dame’s defense shut down Purdue’s running game and harassed both Boilermaker quarterbacks all evening as the Irish cruised to a 38-10 victory. Tommy Rees led a balanced attack with three touchdown passes, Michael Floyd had 12 receptions and the tandem of Cierre Wood and Jonas Gray accounted for 285 rushing yards. Notre Dame did…

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