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Want to Punch Andy in the Nose Part Deux?

Tragically, once again, I cannot promise that. But again, my nose and I will be out in public in support of the Fighting Irish and other charitable causes, and I welcome my fellow Chicagoans (and anyone else in town for this weekend’s tilt) to join me. As the Shamrock Series matchup with the Miami Hurricanes…

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Hanging Out with Jack

The Google Hangout with Jack Swarbrick came off well last night, with five participants (including yours truly) providing the conversational fodder for ND’s AD. My questions weren’t as edgy as the last time around, but the purpose is to get good answers, and I think all the panelists accomplished that. You can watch the broadcast…

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The Hangout Part Deux

Technical glitches aside, the Google+ Hangout Jack Swarbrick did back in July was very successful, and gave the electronic community a chance to interact with the ND administration at an unprecedented level. So the hope is if once was good, twice should be even better. Jack Swarbrick will reprise his hangout role this Wednesday, September…

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You Don’t Know What You’ve Got….

They say length doesn’t matter, but I beg to differ. In the 12 years I’ve been pushing the bits and bytes on NDNation and its progenitor sites, I’ve never spent as long a night posting headlines or seen a two-plus screen scroll list of articles. When Forbes and the Wall Street Journal are chiming in…

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Finally, Some Offensive Toughness in the Irish

A win over Navy is seldom reason to cheer, though back to back wins over Navy by 40 points hasn’t been accomplished since Ara Parseghian.  But Saturday’s win left Irish fans, hungry for the toughness Kelly promised, with at least the taste of old Irish fight. Unlike last year’s blowout which was accomplished largely through…

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