As the late great Mike Royko once said, some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know: To paraphrase Sally Brown, if anyone had told me I’d be praising a Bob Diaco-led defense in the wake of the Navy veer, I’d have said they were crazy. Speaking of defenses, the…
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Irish Stake Their Claim in Oklahoma
Notre Dame answered the challenge in resounding fashion after Oklahoma tied the game with nine minutes remaining, and the Irish pulled away for an impressive 30-13 victory over the Sooners. A long pass from Everett Golson to freshman Chris Brown set up Golson’s go-ahead touchdown, and a diving interception by Manti Te’o ended Oklahoma’s last real hope….
Binders Full Of … Tickets?
For going on 20 years now, a FedEx envelope has arrived at my house this time of year with hoops ducats inside. The design has varied from elementary school kids’ drawings to pictures to logos, but it’s always been the same delivery — a sheet full of perforated tickets that can be pulled out one…
Payin’ No Rent
One of my responsibilities here at NDN is to do the headline links you see on the front page and the side of the message boards. I cycle through the usual suspects of blogs, websites and news outlets providing coverage of the various ND sports and copy the links to their articles to the applicable…
No Sooner Welcome Wagon for Irish
Notre Dame travels to Norman, Oklahoma on Saturday night to play the Sooners in what is the most significant football game for the Irish in seven years. Everett Golson returns at quarterback for Notre Dame, who will need an offensive spark to keep pace with the high scoring Oklahoma attack. The eighth-ranked Sooners stand at…