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The Big Win Tournament — The Final Week Begins

Back on April 13th, we kicked off the Tournament of Big ND Men’s Basketball wins. 37 of the most meaningful victories in ND men’s basketball history were seeded, and your votes determined which survived each week. Today, we kick off the final week of the tournament, and reveal Seeds #2 through #8. Those Super Seven,…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Four Finals

Twenty eight wins are down to two, as the Big Win Tournament reaches the finals of Week Four. The top seven seeds await this week’s winner, which will either be one of Mike Brey’s Irish team’s recent successes or a vintage win that has yet to be replicated anywhere. Let’s go to the tape. Round…

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The Big Win Tournament — Week Four Round Two

Week Four’s first round is complete, and we’re ready for the semifinals. Four of ND’s biggest wins will once again be reduced to two, putting us one step closer to the eight tournament finalists. So let’s see which of our original seeds this week made it through to this round. Round One Review Game 22…

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Wonder, Think & Know — Thirteen Percent Edition

Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” But he probably would have picked the Irish to make the Sweet 16. He was smart like that. Just to give you a little perspective on what you’re seeing right now, Notre Dame started allowing its men’s…

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Turns Out Frank Was Right

OK, fessing up, I had this quotation wrong in the first version of the story. I’m not sure why I thought it was Terry Hanratty talking about Ara Parseghian, but I think my brain’s warranty ran out at 40. I’m sure Ara feels the same way, but I’ve corrected the citations. One of my earliest…

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