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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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Irish Put Wake to Sleep

Everett Golson unleashed a potent aerial attack that even made Coach Brian Kelly smile as Notre Dame crushed Wake Forest by 38-0 on Saturday. The Irish raced to a 31-0 halftime lead and coasted to their eleventh straight win of the season. Cierre Wood ran for 150 yards, including a 68-yarder for the game’s first touchdown after taking…

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