November 5 // Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame vs ASU – Game Details
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November 5 // Notre Dame Football
Campus Insiders: College Football Playoff Rankings – Week 11
Campus Insiders’ Bonnie Bernstein, Doug Chapman, and Pete Fiutak break down the latest rankings as well as interview Committee Chairman Jeff Long. Plus our Notre Dame insider Allen Pinkett and our Michigan State insider Joe Rexrode debate which program is more deserving of playoff consideration while Pete makes his argument for Duke… yes, Duke!
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Notre Dame v. Arizona State ’14 – Key Matchups
The Irish will face another tough road test this week when they travel to Tempe to tangle with Arizona State. The Sun Devils are slight favorites over the Irish but Notre Dame possesses all the tools to get the win and move to 8-1 on the season. With Joe Schmidt now out for the season [...]
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Navy?
The Fighting Irish squeaked past Navy 49-39 in a weird affair that more closely resembled a Halloween House of Horrors than a first rate triumph by an outstanding team.
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Notre Dame – Navy ’14 Shamrock Stickers
The Irish held on after squandering a big lead to defeat Navy 49-39 and move to 7-1 on the season. After opening up a 28-7 lead and being able to do virtually whatever they wanted to do on offense the Irish struggled and allowed Navy to score 24 unanswered points to take a 31-28 lead [...]
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Notre Dame – Navy ’14 Highlights
Notre Dame weathered yet another storm from Navy last night but survived with a 49-39 victory over the Midshipmen to improve to 7-1 on the season and keep their playoff hopes alive. Here’s the highlights from Notre Dame’s closer than expected win at FedEx Field.
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IBG: Time to Sink Some Battleships Edition
The Irish Blogger Gathering returns after the bye week as we all try to turn our focus to Navy and Notre Dame’s chances of making the playoffs amid the myriad of 1-loss teams. Here was my question for the group: Many pundits are now saying that Notre Dame will almost certainly be in the playoffs if [...]
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Duranko’s Digest: Notre Dame Football Program-Semi-Annual Report
With seven games behind us it’s time for the Midyear Report. ASSETS/LIMITATIONS: THE UNITS We rank the units according to three categories: FINAL FOUR MAJOR BOWL BOWL This is primarily an evaluation of asset potential and value in the future, albeit based on past results along with other factors that can influence the future performance [...]
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Way Too Early to Freak Out Over Playoff Rankings
The first ever College Football Playoffs rankings were released on Tuesday night and one of the biggest stories was how low Notre Dame was ranked in the initial rankings. The Irish came in at #10 in the only rankings that really matter despite being 6th and 7th in the AP and Coaches Polls respectively. While [...]
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Notre Dame #10 in Initial College Football Playoff Rankings
Jeff Fischel and former UNC Quarterback Bryn Renner discuss Notre Dame being ranked #10 in the first ever College Football Playoff Rankings, whether they deserve to be higher and what the Fighting Irish can do to work its way into the inaugural 4-team playoff.
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Notre Dame Football Recruiting on the Rise
Recruiting is the lifeblood of college football and its importance cannot be overstated. Alabama’s dominance on the gridiron over the past several years goes hand-in-hand with its accomplishments on the recruiting trail, with the Crimson Tide having finished with the top-rated recruiting class four years in a row – and they are currently on pace [...]
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Notre Dame v. Navy ’14 – Key Matchups
The Irish will look to rebound from a controversial loss to Florida State this Saturday when they renew their rivalry with Navy. Notre Dame is coming off a much needed bye after the events in Tallahassee and will be looking to make a statement against the Midshipmen as massive favorites. Navy’s option offense could take [...]
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Notre Dame vs. Navy – Game Details
Game Details Date: November 1, 2014 Kickoff: 8:00 PM ET Location: Fedex Field, Landover, MD Tickets: Shop for Tickets Television: CBS Internet Broadcast: n/a Mobile: n/a Radio: ISP Sports Network Weather: Forecast for Nov 1 – Landover, MD Opponent Details Conference: Independent Head Coach: Ken Niumatalolo (6th year, 48-30) 2014 Record: 4-4 2013 Record: 9-4 Won Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (24-6, Middle Tennessee [...]
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Notre Dame Playoff Watch – Scoreboard Watching Week 9
The common line of thinking following Notre Dame’s heartbreaking loss to Florida State is that if the Irish win out, they are almost certain to find themselves in the playoffs. We all know how much sense human voters make sometimes though – see 1993 for example. So with that in mind, it’s time for Notre [...]
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Notre Dame’s CFB Playoff Hopes Alive
With five games left on the schedule, Notre Dame remains in the thick of the CFB Playoff race. In this week’s Notre Dame Football Report, we take a look at the Irish’s remaining schedule and hear from Brian Kelly and Everett Golson on the team’s mindset moving forward.
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Tevon Coney Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up another huge commitment for the recruiting class of 2015 on Thursday when 4-star inside linebacker Tevon Coney committed to Notre Dame over his home-state Florida Gators. Coney, a 6’0″, 220 lbs inside linebacker, had one of the most impressive offer lists of any current Notre Dame prior to committing to the [...]
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