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Wonder, Think & Know: Double Bubble Edition

Driving home from South Bend today after watching the men’s basketball team open their season with a win, hoping to watch the gridiron Irish dismantle the Navy Midshipmen, I said to myself, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” My voice sounded nothing like Mike Royko’s, which is…

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Irish Seek Victory and Respect vs. Navy

Notre Dame returns to action on Saturday night to face a familiar foe in the Naval Academy at FedEx Field in Washington, D.C. The Midshipmen are 4-4 on the season but are trending upward after regaining the services of quarterback Keenan Reynolds, who had been limited by a knee injury during a stretch of three…

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Three Yards and a Cloud of Controversy

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…

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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…

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