notre dame football 2017

Ian to Miles Means Victory for Irish

Posted on by Mike Coffey

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With two minutes remaining in a soggy Citrus Bowl, LSU seemed to have things well in hand.  They had overcome multiple special teams gaffes to take a three-point lead on kicker Jack Gonsoulin’s first made field goal of the game, Notre Dame’s offense had looked better stopping itself than accomplishing much, and the defense needed…

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Tigers Stand Between Notre Dame and Elusive 10th win

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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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Wonder, Think & Know: What Time Is It Edition

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One of these days, I’m going to figure out that Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” But I’m too delirious due to Daylight Saving Time to do it today. Or maybe it was watching Brandon Wimbush run. I know it’s one of the…

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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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