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Wonder, Think & Know: What Time Is It Edition

One of these days, I’m going to figure out that Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” But I’m too delirious due to Daylight Saving Time to do it today. Or maybe it was watching Brandon Wimbush run. I know it’s one of the…

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Dorkage

I make neither secret of or apology for my years spent marching with the Band of the Fighting Irish. It was one of my favorite experiences during four of the best years of my life. I made life-long friends (including my wife) and got paid to attend New Years Day bowl games (including a National…

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The Double-Edged Sword

The spoils do indeed go to the winner, and with Notre Dame off to its best start since 1993 (I refuse to acknowledge the existence of a 2002 season), said spoils are starting to roll in. The inexorable move up the polls continues. Hypotheses on quality bowl destinations abound. Everyone’s playing the what-if game to…

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