Everett Golson hit Ben Koyack on a last gasp, 23-yard scoring strike with a minute left in the game as Notre Dame came back to take down the Stanford Cardinal by 17-14 on a rainy Saturday in South Bend. The Cardinal had taken a 14-10 lead with three minutes remaining on an 11-yard burst up…
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Wonder, Think & Know: Frozen Bippy Edition
I know Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”, but did he ever say, “It’s cold enough to freeze the balls off Santa Claus”? When you have Irish-7 and Stanford-4 in a multi-game squares pool that will pay you a cool grand, 61 seconds…
Irish Ready for Showdown with Stanford
Notre Dame begins its grueling October schedule by hosting the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday afternoon. The rivalry between these teams has intensified during the last few years as both programs have regained national attention after several years of mediocre play, and both teams have sent numerous players to the NFL in recent drafts. The Cardinal…
IBG: Forest for the Trees
As the Irish prepare for the best defense they’re likely to face this season, the IBG prepares to answer the questions that plague the psyche of Irish fans. As always, my question will appear at the end, and you’ll be able to read my fellow participant’s thoughts at the links within their questions to me….
Wonder, Think and Know: “Here’s my Orange Crush” Edition
Mike Royko used to host a ribs contest every year. As I participated in a local parish one on Saturday, I realized that while he never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”, he probably would have liked my ribs. Too bad the judges didn’t. Saturday was…