When you look at The Spirit of Christmas at Notre Dame, the new book by Susan Guibert and Brendan O’Shaughnessy, your first inclination might be to get it for your six-year-old nephew. But as you look deeper, you realize it’s just as (if not more) appropriate for your soon-to-be ND grad. The beautifully-rhymed book tells…
The game is over and the heartbreak has set in as has the anger in NDNation. And while a loss won’t be reversed, perception will play a large role in the selection of the committee in the first final four of college football. That committee should be aware that the interference call that cost Notre…
What do a former walk-on, a former wide receiver, a former safety, a linebacker whose leg was shattered “like a jigsaw puzzle” and another linebacker with an ACL tear all have in common? They’re all vying for a starting position on the Notre Dame linebacking corps in 2014. That M*A*S*H/Bad News Bears unit playing behind…
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…
OFFENSE It’s clear from interviews with Kelly that Everett Golson will be charged with running a higher octane offense in 2014. In 2012, Kelly and Martin increased the run/pass mix dramatically (a 8.8 % swing) in an effort to protect Golson and play to what the coaches figured to be a strong defense. Last year,…