It’s nice to beat up on a lesser team instead of playing to its level; but I saw a somewhat uneven performance, not the statement game most media is reporting. Good, not great. I’m not sure what kind of statement can be made by crushing a mediocre football team like Pitt. The reason the win …
Pittsburgh Reaction
Notre Dame just beat a power 5 opponent, one that some folks who cover this sport professionally picked to finish second in the conference, one that has earned a “superweapon” reputation against highly ranked teams, on the road, by a six-score margin. That opponent completed 36% of their passes and mustered up 44 total rushing …
NDNation Pittsburgh Preview
Thesis: those that are saying that this should/could be a close game are just creating (another) excuse for Heir Kelly. Let's find out if Heir Kelly has learned how to advance. Pretty sure we all know the answer. Apologies to all who recognize his greatness. BK will keep doing what he always does and we'll …
NDNation Louisville Postmortem
You know when you step in dog shit and you don’t realize it until you get into your car, but by then it’s already ground into your floor mats? That’s what this game reminded me of. Same as it ever was....Kelly wins feel like losses. Not establishing the run on opening series. No energy in …
Louisville Reaction
Well, no need to dwell on that one for too much longer. Whichever way you spin it, Saturday's contest was nervy and frustrating, and it was also a win. ND gets a mulligan because they got that win; the consequence of taking that mulligan is perhaps the least exciting #3 national ranking in a while. …
NDNation FSU Postmortem
Kelly said “Our defense did not have their ‘A’ game today.” A backhanded way of throwing his defense not quite all the way under the bus. Have the Irish ever had reliable special teams under Brian Polian? Not as reliable as the dossier Brian Polian has on Brian Kelly. I found it to be wholly …
FSU Reaction
The first bullet point of the note I hastily typed around 11pm PST to collect my thoughts on that extremely Notre Damey Notre Dame game reads: “god damn you guys, it’s so fun to win so many fuckin football games,” and ain’t that the truth. What’s particularly fun about yesterday’s result is how nonchalantly the …
Know Your Mark — Marvin Wilson
Wow, we’re back! After our COVID-induced mini-offseason, the Irish are less than 24 hours away from taking the field against Florida State. Due to injuries and illness, the team is surely less prepared for this game, the latest iteration of one of college football’s great matchups through the decades, than they’d hope to be. Good …
NDNation FSU Preview
Other than Clemson, all we have is dog doo. UNC blows goats. Breakout the Undefeated 2-0 Season T-Shirts and Glassware! Watch all of the glorious 15 seconds with all your Irish fan Friends and Family. Glorious 15 seconds is what most of us are used to. Five more years of BK left to go. Twenty …
On the Values of Joining a Book Club
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Notre Dame fans are so, so good, dare I say Elite, at ignoring the objectively good thing right under their noses. It’s a familiar tune, but newly relevant (at least as relevant as it can be, given that the Irish didn’t play football last Saturday and won’t …
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