Notre Dame Stadium

A (Cross) Road Not Taken

Notre Dame recently announced the Crossroads Project, a combination of Stadium enhancement and academic building expansion initiative, but long time NDNation contributor Tim Kress (aka NDRoman21) has a better approach. Here’s his story. A little over four years ago, when the discussions of a JumboTron in Notre Dame Stadium were gaining steam, I put together…

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IBG: Shaking the Etch-a-Sketch

Just when you thought the academies were in the rear-view, here I am again to intellectually cut-block you via the Irish Blogger Gathering. We’re trying something new to keep it fresh this week. Instead of asking five … er, three questions of one of my fellow bloggers, we each submitted a question to the pool,…

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A Bowl Full of Conflicts

We’ve spent a good portion of the off-season arguing about Notre Dame’s football future. We all want to see a return to the days of on-field excellence, and I think it’s important to remember that. But I also think it’s important to note how many of our wounds are self-inflicted and how hard Notre Dame…

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The Grass is Always … Something

Well, we all knew it was coming. And now, according to the South Bend Trib, it’s on the schedule — the natural grass surface at Notre Dame Stadium will be replaced by Field Turf. Let me make something clear from the get-go: The turf in Notre Dame Stadium is not a hot-button issue for me….

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