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This. This thing. Right here

Posted on by Mike Coffey

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The 85-scholarship limit the NCAA imposes sometimes leads to more than its fair share of brinksmanship.  Players chose to leave for whatever reason, recruits do or don’t make their grades, spring football results in injuries, etc. etc.  No matter what happens, when the whistle blows this fall, you only can have 85 football players signed…

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Tigers Stand Between Notre Dame and Elusive 10th win

Posted on by Mike Coffey

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Kabong steps in for Vannie, who is taking some time off. Only four times in the last 20 years have the Fighting Irish managed to complete a season with a win total in the double digits.  Brian Kelly and his charges will attempt to make it five on New Years Day when they take on…

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Time to Answer the Door

Posted on by Mike Coffey

This started out as a WT&K column, but I found myself gravitating towards the same subject over and over and figured I may as well just write about it.  So those of you still unsure about what Mike Royko said will have to wait another week. When looking at the 2017 season so far, it’s…

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It’s Not an Execution Problem, Brian

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Saturday’s debacle wasn’t the result of an “execution problem” or a “turnover problem”, it was the result of a game plan that made execution hard and put ND at risk of turnovers. Two simple points:  Point 1. Wimbush, for all of his talent, has been erratic, late with reads and been sailing passes all year. …

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Revisiting the Reboot

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Jack Swarbrick threw around the word “Reboot” liberally this off-season which many jokingly (and to some extent justifiably) compared to what college students engage in the day after a binge weekend… just the college football coaching version.  What’s clear now is that the reboot has had a marked impact that has lifted the team from…

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