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Irish Look to Keep Falcons Grounded

Posted on by Mike Coffey

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While John Vannie recovers from his surgery, we’ll be featuring some guest journalists for the pre- and post-game writeups. This week, we’ve got long-time poster GarbagePlate taking a stab at the Falcons of the Air Force Academy. Fresh off a hard fought victory over archrival USC, Notre Dame (5-2) heads to the Rockies this weekend…

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Irish Become the Hunted at USC

Posted on by John Vannie

When Notre Dame walked off the field in Norman, Oklahoma after having dismantled the Sooners, most Irish followers quickly figured out that this dream season would come down to the November 24 showdown in Los Angeles against the USC Trojans. Someone forgot to share the script with Pittsburgh, who nearly derailed this improbable resurrection until…

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Irish Wary of Pitt-Fall

Posted on by John Vannie

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Notre Dame returns home on Saturday following its most impressive win of the season to host long time rival Pittsburgh. The 8-0 Irish dispatched Oklahoma in convincing fashion to vault into serious BCS contention, and hope to maintain the focus and momentum that has built steadily during a challenging but successful October. November’s schedule does…

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Pitt Awaits Fuming Irish

Posted on by John Vannie

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Reeling and squabbling after a devastating loss to Navy, the Notre Dame football team heads to Pittsburgh to take on the ninth-ranked Panthers on Saturday night. Dave Wannstedt’s team is 8-1 on the season after easily dispatching Syracuse, but there is no chance they will take the Irish lightly. Led by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, the…

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Rebounding Effort

Posted on by Mike Coffey

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by John Vannie The Michigan State Spartans visit Notre Dame on Saturday as both teams try to get back on track after disappointing losses last week. While the Irish failed to close the deal against Michigan in Ann Arbor, the Spartans gave away a tight contest at home to Central Michigan by failing to recover…

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