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ND Football: Book Takes A Late Dip In The "Claypool"

ND Football: Book Takes A Late Dip In The “Claypool”

When Shake Down The Thunder Sports wrote the Virginia Tech preview article, we didn’t realize our word would be literal. “Win” was shortened from the true thought of “just win.” The Irish faithful hoped that their team would rebound from the loss of the previous week. Coach Kelly talked previously about the team returning to the Gold Standard of Notre Dame football.

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ND Football: Oh Captain, My Captain!

ND Football: Oh Captain, My Captain!

As Culver Academy comes to a close expect Coach Kelly to be naming Team 131 Captains. The number of Captains for the 2019 season was expected to be lower. After Coach Kelly’s opening press conference on Friday August 2nd, that number is anticipated to be about five or six. The question that was asked was as follows, “Brian, following up on the leadership and the captains, I know in the spring you…

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ND Football: Game 12/Week 14 Irish Go West To Do Some Seasonal Tree Trimming

ND Football: Game 12/Week 14 Irish Go West To Do Some Seasonal Tree Trimming

Well folks here it is. Game 12/Week 14. The Fightin’ Irish go West to take on rival Stanford. After a long season and some adversity a final road game looms. They will also have an extra piece of hardware with them, the “Legends Trophy.” Last year when the Irish reclaimed the Legends Trophy, Coach Kelly poured red Gatorade into the the trophyand drank from it. The obstacle in the way of the Irish…

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ND Football: The "Eagles" Never Landed On Senior Day

ND Football: The “Eagles” Never Landed On Senior Day

The BC Eagles and Notre Dame rivalry runs deep. You are probably asking, why do you say that. On Friday, a friend of mine Bill Ordozzi and his wife MaryBeth are checking into the hotel and this exchange with occurred with a priest checking in at the same time. Bill said this to the priest,”Father, I know the Lord will be cheering for both sides, but I’m pretty sure his Mother will be rooting for…

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ND Football: ND Defense Brought the SONAR and Buoyed The Navy's Offense

ND Football: ND Defense Brought the SONAR and Buoyed The Navy’s Offense

The concerns leading up to Saturday’s game were as follows. Would the Irish defense be able to stop the Triple Option? Can the Irish offense move the ball and score when they had possession? Will the home winning streak end if the two previous question’s could not be answered in a positive manner? In the end it was that simple. The answers to those questions were in the hands of the coaching…

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ND Football: ND Defense Brought the SONAR and Buoyed The Navy's Offense

ND Football: ND Defense Brought the SONAR and Buoyed The Navy’s Offense

The concerns leading up to Saturday’s game were as follows. Would the Irish defense be able to stop the Triple Option? Can the Irish offense move the ball and score when they had possession? Will the home winning streak end if the two previous question’s could not be answered in a positive manner? In the end it was that simple. The answers to those questions were in the hands of the coaching…

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ND Football: Which Player's Were the Top Performers Of The First Half

ND Football: Which Player’s Were the Top Performers Of The First Half

While the Irish are on a by this week, chaos is playing out on another college football Saturday. The Fighting Illini took down number 6 Wisconsin 24-23. That loss is enough to cause chaos in the AP and USA Today polls next week. Will the loss help the Irish? It should. But that is up to the writer’s and coaches to sort out. Their is more important topics to discuss though.

The mid-season…

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ND Football: The Irish Shut The "Doerer" On The Trojans

ND Football: The Irish Shut The “Doerer” On The Trojans

During a course of a season you look to draw from the players a creative moment in writing. Saturday night the direction this creative prowess went was in the form of Jonathan Doerer. In all the scenarios you draw up, Doerer was not in the discussion at all. In the press box there was actually a collaborative moment that was going with two other outlets and myself. Any time you can bring a…

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ND Football: Hamilton Not Afraid To Take His Shot

ND Football: Hamilton Not Afraid To Take His Shot

Once and a while there are moments that you reflect in a game. Sometimes your defense needs to set the pace and of play and that happened on Saturday afternoon. Kyle Hamilton stepped into the role of a big time defensive player. As a matter of fact he was the lightning in the bottle the team needed. Avery Davis is another guy that stepped in and took care of business. The final score of 66-14…

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Notre Dame Football: A Look Into the Senior's and Grad Student's Season

Notre Dame Football: A Look Into the Senior’s and Grad Student’s Season

As the time draws closer to Team 131’s season, it’s time to look at the Senior and Grad Student-Athlete roster. The 2019/2020 team is made up of 23 Seniors and 6 Graduate students. That breaks down to 15 defensive players, 14 offensive players and 1 special teams player. You are probably asking if there are 23 Seniors and 6 Graduate students, how come that equals 30 positions? The answer is that…