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Irish Become the Hunted at USC

When Notre Dame walked off the field in Norman, Oklahoma after having dismantled the Sooners, most Irish followers quickly figured out that this dream season would come down to the November 24 showdown in Los Angeles against the USC Trojans. Someone forgot to share the script with Pittsburgh, who nearly derailed this improbable resurrection until…

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Trans-Terp-ency

Just when we thought we were out of conference re-alignment, the B1G once again attempts to pull us back in. Yesterday, the University of Maryland announced their move to the Formerly-Known-As-Integer conference. While the reasoning behind this move is no secret, it seems the deliberative process behind the move was much more so. And it…

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Rational Exuberance with Secret Sauce on the Side

(The Rock Report) – The last time Notre Dame was in this rarified air, the season hadn’t even started. In 2006 the Irish were the consensus #1 choice in pre-season rags, 2nd in the AP and 3rd in the coaches’ poll.  The only problem was that the team hadn’t played a game and achieved that…

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Wonder, Think & Know: Numero Uno Edition

As the late great Mike Royko once said, some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know. And I know the occasion of ND being number one in the polls for the first time in over 6,000 days merits a special edition here. Notre Dame being #1 in the GSR…

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If the BCS Games Were Picked Today…

…ND would be in the National Title Game. I don’t know about you, but that’s as deep as my interest goes on the subject given that parameter. If we’re in Miami Gardens, I really don’t care who’s tooling around in Tempe or Pasadena. It all goes on the pay-no-mind list. So instead, let’s engage in…

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