Back at Thanksgiving, with the Irish slogging through the non-conference slate and Tim Abromaitis secured on the bench with a wrecked knee, I would have bet a couple multiples of my mortgage my NCAA bracket wouldn’t include the words “Notre Dame”. In fact, I gave at least a couple minutes thought to how running a…
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A few years back, a high school football player made an official visit to Notre Dame during his senior year. He participated in all the usual events, met with various coaches, saw the campus inside and out. He departed campus at the end still a candidate for a Notre Dame scholarship. His father accompanied the…
Always Dominant
When the Ring of Honor was first implemented, fans may have had varying lists of who they’d like to see in it. But those lists varied only after the first two names — Austin Carr and Adrian Dantley. Friday night at Purcell Pavilion, those two “reserved slots” will be filled, as A.D. takes his place…
Cooley Controls the Boards as ND Upsets #1 Syracuse
(The Rock Report | Notre Dame Basketball) – Notre Dame is always dangerous at the JACC, but when undefeated Syracuse came into South Bend minus Fab Melo, their leading shot-blocker and rebounder, Jack Cooley sensed blood. “I was confused why no one told me, of all people, that Melo wasn’t playing,” Cooley said. “Then, I…
Noles Edge Error-Prone Irish
Notre Dame continued its all too familiar pattern of finding a way to lose a game it seemingly had under control, dropping an 18-14 decision to the Florida State Seminoles in the Champs Sports Bowl. The Irish led 14-0 early in the third period, but could not sustain a fine defensive effort and squandered several scoring chances when it…
