Week Two of the Irish Blogger Gathering kicks off with Ryan Ritter of Her Loyal Sons answering my five … er, three questions for the week. I, in turn, was queried by Frank Vitovich at UHND. The other exchanges can be sampled at Strong & True, Inside the Irish, and Subway Domer. The big…
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Irish Underwhelm Owls, 28-6
Notre Dame started fast with a pair 32-yard touchdown passes from Tommy Rees to DaVaris Daniels in the first five minutes, but appeared to quickly lose interest while completing a methodical 28-6 victory over the outmanned Temple Owls. There were even a few tense moments in the second quarter, but order was restored when Temple…
Wonder, Think and Know: ‘Seriously, You’ve Met Her Three Times’ Edition
Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know,” but damned if I’m going to stop pretending he did. This was one of those games probably best viewed through the prism of an entire season. Either we’re going to look back on it as shaking off…
Temple’s Arrival Ends Trying Offseason
It wasn’t the longest offseason in Notre Dame history – it just seemed like it. After eight months of setbacks both on and off the gridiron, Notre Dame hopes to rekindle the magic that helped produce a 12-0 regular season in 2012. The Irish will ease into this campaign by hosting the Temple Owls in…
IBG: Owl Wisdom
Once again, the start of the season looms, and it’s time to kick off the regular season editions of the Irish Blogger Gathering. This week, Keith Arnold of NBC’s Inside the Irish answered my five … er, three questions, and you can read his contributions below. My questions were provided by Aaron Horvath at Strong…