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Irish Host BC on Senior Day

Notre Dame plays its final home game of the season on Saturday afternoon against Boston College. The Irish are trying to repeat last year’s performance in November by closing the season with four consecutive wins and a victory in a bowl matchup that is still to be determined. The team edged into the Top 25…

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Irish Blitzkrieg Crushes Terps

Notre Dame ran and passed at will against a porous Maryland defense and the Irish cruised to a 45-21 victory on Saturday at FedEx Field. Tommy Rees passed for nearly 300 yards in a 30 for 38 performance while the rushing tandem of Jonas Gray and Cierre Wood racked up 235 yards on the ground….

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Irish in Beltway Battle

Notre Dame continues its march through the ACC portion of its schedule as the Fighting Irish will face Maryland on Saturday evening at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. The 6-3 Irish are coming off a road victory against Wake Forest, while the 2-7 Terrapins have struggled of late and are riding a five game losing…

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Change is Good … Sometimes

We fear change. That’s the accusation we get here at NDN, anyway, usually coupled with some reference to leather helmets and Rockne’s barnstorming and other lazy analysis. Thing is, we really don’t. Change is not bad … that which does not change dies, after all. But it’s important to know the reason behind the changes,…

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It’s Not Yours!

Hey Jack, Brian and even you, Fr. John: It’s not yours. Notre Dame is not yours to do with what you please. Jack, it’s not yours to remake into Stanford (although, sadly, I envy their football team). Brian, it’s not yours to remake into Cincinnati or Assumption College or Oregon or Michigan. Fr. John, you…

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