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In Search of Wow

(NDNation.com) After a year and a half in purgatory, it’s clear to all but the Ostriches that the Notre Dame offense will be a force for the next two years at least. Clausen will be at least as good as Brady Quinn and has started to blossom (I hate that word) now that we can…

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Fits, Starts, and Quicker Picker Uppers

(NDNation.com) Whenever my kids try my patience, I threaten to embarrass them on the Internet. Given the amount of posting I do, it’s no idle threat. Today, I was thinking about our ordeal toilet training them. Neither of them made it at all easy. Just when we thought they had it, there would be an…

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Weis Cracks and Crack Backs (by Bacchus and Kayo)

If the defensive game plan was to make Cameron Sexton win the game, it worked. Not covering Hakeem Nicks practically guaranteed it. Cover? Coach, I thought you said “hover”. If I were a Wolverine, a horrifying thought as I type it, I’d claim that my team handed the game to the opponent with turnovers. I’m…

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One That Got Away

(NDNation.com) – North Carolina came from behind with a dominant second half to defeat Notre Dame by 29-24 on Saturday in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels once trailed by 17-6, but they turned up the defensive intensity and forced four second half turnovers on their way to a hard fought victory. The final Irish possession…

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Road Worriers

(NDNation.com) – Notre Dame takes to the road for only the second time this season by paying a rare visit to the University of North Carolina. The Tar Heels are also 4-1 under second year coach Butch Davis, and are coming off impressive victories over Miami of Florida and Connecticut which propelled them into a…

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