Notre Dame’s heroic attempt at a game-winning drive in the final seconds came up empty when an apparent touchdown by Corey Robinson was negated by offensive pass interference, and the Irish fell by 31-27 to Florida State in a hard fought contest on Saturday night. The Seminoles had staged their own comeback in the second…
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Wonder, Think & Know: Nuts and Bolts Edition
Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” Bernie Lincicome said that. Regardless, I hope both of them would have said the number of curse words I said in the last couple hours. They’re smart men, and they know what side of the bread the…
Irish Face Mid-Term Exam at FSU
Notre Dame and Florida State, two undefeated teams ranked in the top five, square off on Saturday night in Tallahassee with a spot in this year’s college football playoff possibly at stake. The Seminoles are the defending national champions, and are led by the talented but controversial quarterback Jameis Winston. Despite the legal troubles, rumors…
IBG: Validate My Signature
Big game. Lots of pressure. Lots of angst. Lots of crab legs. But as usual, the Irish Blogger Gathering is immune to such trifles, and soldiers on talking about the things on the minds of Irish fans. I’m sure it will shock you to learn my question is there for you to peruse at the…
Folston & Fuller Save Error-Prone Irish
Tarean Folston ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns, caught a pass for the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, and Notre Dame shrugged off a horrible start to outlast pesky North Carolina by 50-43. Will Fuller ran through the porous Tar Heel secondary for 133 yards and two scores, and also drew three crucial…