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Three Yards and a Cloud of Controversy

Notre Dame’s heroic attempt at a game-winning drive in the final seconds came up empty when an apparent touchdown by Corey Robinson was negated by offensive pass interference, and the Irish fell by 31-27 to Florida State in a hard fought contest on Saturday night. The Seminoles had staged their own comeback in the second…

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Wonder, Think & Know: Nuts and Bolts Edition

Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know.” Bernie Lincicome said that. Regardless, I hope both of them would have said the number of curse words I said in the last couple hours. They’re smart men, and they know what side of the bread the…

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Irish Face Mid-Term Exam at FSU

Notre Dame and Florida State, two undefeated teams ranked in the top five, square off on Saturday night in Tallahassee with a spot in this year’s college football playoff possibly at stake. The Seminoles are the defending national champions, and are led by the talented but controversial quarterback Jameis Winston. Despite the legal troubles, rumors…

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Wonder, Think & Know: Admiral Ackbar Edition

Mike Royko never said, “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”. He might have said some of the unprintable things I said while watching the game, though. Probably while watching Cubs games. I’ve never seen two teams work harder to give each other the game. Final score notwithstanding,…

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IBG: What’s Next?

As we look over another regular season, the IBG takes a moment to reflect on what was, what could have been, and what is yet to come. I think the re-jiggering of the format last week worked well, and with a tweak or two, I can make it work even better. So now, on to…

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