(The Rock Report | Notre Dame Football News) – I was heading through the airport Monday morning and noticed CNBC on the television. The commentators were talking about the Irish and business. I just smiled as it’s obvious the cycle I media storm is under way. Whether it’s Gameday at Notre Dame, featured network night…
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Wonder, Think and Know: Trees Fall in the Forest Edition
As the late great Mike Royko once said, some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know. When you’re running the football for about five yards a pop all game and have first and goal at the four, you shouldn’t need a video review of a downed elbow after a…
Irish Prevail in OT Slugfest
A valiant goal line stand by Notre Dame’s rock-ribbed defense in overtime preserved an emotionally draining 20-13 victory over Stanford. The Irish overcame adversity, much of it self-inflicted, to tie the game with a field goal at the end of regulation despite an injury to quarterback Everett Golson in the final moments. Tommy Rees came on to lead…
Irish on Collision Course with Trees
Notre Dame places its 5-0 record on the line Saturday when the Irish host Stanford in South Bend. The 4-1 Cardinal came from behind last week to beat Arizona 54-48 in overtime, while Notre Dame crushed Miami by 41-3 in Chicago. After playing three consecutive night games, the Irish and NBC television have returned to…
It’s Gru … er, Jackson
One of the very few downsides of ND’s football resurgence is it’s pushed the concept of multi-tasking to new boundaries for us. I certainly didn’t mean to give short shrift to Demetrius Jackson’s commitment to ND two weeks ago. For those of us watching the improvement in basketball recruiting in the wake of the renewed…