A Signature Win And What Lies Ahead
(Photo by Chad Ryan) Charlie Weis never had one, the best he could do was a “Bush Push” fueled signature loss. The biggest rap on Brian Kelly was that he…
ND v. Clemson: A Short History
Kurt Hinish dives for a Clemson running back during the CFP Semifinal game in 2018 (Photo: William Purnell/Icon Sportswire) Notre Dame, Clemson: two powerhouse programs that have been playing the…
Irish Grab Needed Momentum With Win
Audric Estime had 128 yards and 2 TDs on 20 carries Saturday. (Photo: US PRESSWIRE) Three weeks ago, it was, "run the football, and play good defense", now it is…
Irish Need Fixes, and Fast
(Photo by Chad Ryan) And miles to go before I sleep. -Robert Frost Marcus Freeman has made a habit of promising post game to fix things. After the Marshall game,…
A Few Things for Marcus Freeman to Think About
Photo credit: Chad Ryan Take some advice from a loyal fan of the Irish for over 50 years who also has 26 years experience covering them, objectively. Analyze a loss,…
ND Fan’s Coping Guide (Stanford Edition): Try this to Feel Better
Marcus Freeman leaving the field after the loss. He has work to do. (Photo credit: Chad Ryan for Fighting Irish Preview) After compiling a record of 54-10 the last five…
Pass Rush, Pyne, and the Best College Football Tight End in the World, It’s Simple.
Michael Mayer TD #1 of 2 Saturday against BYU. (Photo: AJ Houk for Fighting Irish Preview) A month ago, the Irish left the field after an epic upset loss to…
Who Are You?
(Photo by Charles Brock/Icon Sportswire) Notre Dame football 2022, Who are you? Play defense and run the football. Against Cal, after 156 yards rushing and racking up six sacks on…
CAL: Notes In Search of a Story
(Photo credit: Chad Ryan) Close But No Cigar: Cal had five losses by seven or fewer points last season, add another now in 2022. We are still Marshall? : The Herd failed to…
A Tale of Two Quarterbacks
(Photo: Chad Ryan) With apologies to Charles Dickens, for Drew Pyne Saturday, it was the worst of times, but after a little “hard coaching” it was the best of times.…