Notre Dame’s restructured defense made a giant leap forward on Saturday night as it dominated a surprisingly hapless Michigan squad by 31-0. The Irish forced four turnovers and came within a questionable referee’s call of scoring a touchdown on the last play of the game on an interception return by Elijah Shumate. The Wolverines also…
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Wonder, Think & Know: Pure Michigan Edition
At some point in his life, Mike Royko probably thought “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”, even though he never said it. But he definitely never thought “leaders and best” about anything originating from Ann Arbor. Wolverine tears heal Chuck Norris. Although I’ll spend some time during…
Irish Battle Michigan for Bragging Rights
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…
IBG: Allowing the Hate Edition
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…
Right Kinda Cracks – Rice
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…