Notre Dame will try to end a two-game losing streak when the Fighting Irish host the Louisville Cardinals on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day. This is the first meeting between these football programs, and both teams are 7-3 on the season with common opponents in Syracuse (wins) and Florida State (losses). The Irish have cooled…
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Wonder, Think & Know: I Got Nothing
Well, not nothing. I still know Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”. And at least for this week, I know one other thing: Notre Dame football failed. In every facet, in every dimension, from every perspective. Absolute, total, abject and complete failure across…
Horrible Losses II
Notre Dame followed a disastrous performance in the desert with an unconscionable giveaway on its own turf as the Irish fell by 43-40 in overtime to the lowly Northwestern Wildcats. The loss dropped Notre Dame to 7-3 on the season, but what is far more disturbing is the manner in which the offense, defense, special…
IBG: Where Do We Go From Here?
My original plan was to write all the answers to the questions this week in haiku. But then I watched the Arizona State game, and realized that would take more than I had in the tank to keep up my end of the Irish Blogger Gathering, so you’ll get my rantings in their normal iambic…
Homesick Irish Return to Face Northwestern
Notre Dame hopes to bounce back from its desert drubbing as the Fighting Irish return home for the first time in five weeks to battle the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday afternoon. This is the 48th meeting between these programs but the first since 1995. Notre Dame holds a 37-8-2 advantage in the series, and four…