The on again, off again rivalry between Notre Dame and Michigan is scheduled to shut down for an indefinite period, but not before the two perennial football powers clash once more on Saturday night in South Bend. Both teams breezed to easy victories in their respective season openers, scoring a combined 100 points and racking…
After a warm-up week to get our legs under us, the IBG has returned for another year and another format change. This year, each of the participants will pose a question to the group, and each of us will collect our answers to all the questions and link the other ones. To read the answers…
Good start on balance, but I am not as sold on the offense as many other ND fans are. Gripping and ripping is a lot more fun when your quarterback can get outside the pocket and throw it 60 yards on the run. High scoring teams have a mix of big plays and long drives. The…
I realize Mike Royko never said “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”. I’m pretty sure he said “Michigan Sucks” a couple times, though. No doubt a QB can make a difference. That game would have been 13-10 early in the fourth quarter last year and I would…
Everett Golson threw two long touchdown passes and ran for three more scores to lead Notre Dame to an easy 48-17 victory over the Rice Owls in the season opener. The Irish rolled up 576 yards of total offense under the direction of Golson, who recorded 295 passing yards in three quarters of action. The…