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I’m sorry, but I thought Notre Dame was supposed to JOIN A CONFERENCE
It’s practically a battle cry across college football whenever anyone invokes the name of Notre Dame. JOIN A CONFERENCE Outside of it being annoying and completely ignorant of Notre Dame’s history, and in some ways the history of college football, the phrase itself might be history as well. The impending expansion of the college football […]
CFB STAFF PICKS: The Top 25 with Notre Dame eating tacos
Just because Notre Dame is home eating tacos this week (I’m sorry you guys… I have to mix it up) it doesn’t mean college football hits the pause button. We are only a week and a half away from the release of the first set of college football playoff rankings, and after the chaos we […]
Notre Dame Football Midseason Grades: Defense
It’s hard to imagine anything being good after Notre Dame’s loss to BYU. The loss looked and felt so devastating, that it’s easy and understandable to get lost in a sea of negativity. It would be easy to throw this team under the bus and dismiss anything good — and maybe it’s the most honest, […]
Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: Hannah Hidalgo is a Preseason AP All-American
In some of the most unsurprising news bits of the day… Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo was named as a Preseason AP All-American. Hidalgo Named AP Preseason All-American SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Senior guard Hannah Hidalgo has been selected as a Preseason AP All-American, adding another honor to her decorated career. Already named the Preseason ACC […]
Notre Dame Football Midseason Grades: Offense
It’s hard to imagine anything being good after Notre Dame’s loss to BYU. The loss looked and felt so devastating, that it’s easy and understandable to get lost in a sea of negativity. It would be easy to throw this team under the bus and dismiss anything good — and maybe it’s the most honest, […]
The Wayward Train: My Dad’s Notre Dame Thanksgiving Adventure in 1963
An unforgettable Thanksgiving, a football game at Yankee Stadium, and a train ride that took an unexpected detour through Canada. Since Notre Dame has a bye week, I thought we’d take this week’s Throwback Thursday a little off the rails. Literally. Instead of revisiting a memorable victory or one of those classic Notre Dame football […]
Why are Notre Dame fans so mad?
It’s not a trick question, and it’s not some kind of “gotcha” thing. I actually thought about this last week while attending the Stanford game, as I sat next to a miserable piece of crap in Section 3 Row 20 seat 15 as he constantly berated every player and coach during the first half of […]
Notre Dame wants a home cupcake to start the season
It was announced yesterday that Notre Dame will open its 2027 college football season at home against the Kent State Golden Flashes. Notre Dame and the rest of the college football world are gearing up for the expansion of the college football playoff from 12 teams to 24 teams. The Irish are playing 10 Power […]
Notre Dame 24, BYU 28: Online Overreactions
Welp. There was definitely some room for doubt on Saturday night. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost a wild game on Saturday night to the BYU Cougars in what many considered a true litmus test for how the team actually is. BYU was the first team truly that gave the Irish a challenge in 13 […]
Three things we saw in Notre Dame’s loss to BYU
Notre Dame is now 6-1 and ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25 after a weird, wild, and controversial loss to the BYU Cougars. Yes, I think the Irish got hosed out of one final play, but none of that matters now. We saw 59 minutes and 59 seconds of football, and there are […]
Notre Dame Football 2026: Schedule, Stats, and Results after Week 7
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 6-1 and ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25 after losing to the BYU Cougars on the road, 28-24. This week the Irish get to stay at home and eat cheeseburgers… and we could all use the break. It was a completely wild week around CFB. There are […]
How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in WEEK 7 of the CFB season
Notre Dame’s 2026 college football schedule has been called many thing over the last eight months, but “tough” or anywhere near the word “hard” was certainly not among them. Still, some have mentioned that this Irish schedule could look a lot trickier as the season progresses. While they may eventually be true, it may not […]
Notre Dame is still one of the favorites to win the 2026 National Championship
Notre Dame’s 28-24 loss to BYU on Saturday night was all kinds of hurt. As we pointed out earlier, there are layers to his kind of loss (and that was barely scratching the surface). Obviously a loss like that is going to affect the rankings and the chances to win a national championship. Right? Well… […]
Notre Dame Football Stats: Week 7 Review of Loss to BYU
The Big Picture Notre Dame football came up short in its first major test of the 2026-27 season. The team is now 6-1 coming out of Week 7 following a 24-28 loss to the BYU Cougars that came down to the final second(s). BYU found the end zone first on an 11-play, 75-yard drive and closed […]
Notre Dame slides back a bit in both the AP Top 25 and the Coaches Poll
Notre Dame went into the BYU game ranked as the No. 2 team in the nation in both polls. Just as the game itself ended with two very different storylines for Notre Dame, the polls have split now with two very different takes on the Irish. The Coaches Poll is full of SID’s voting for […]
Two things can be true at the same time after Notre Dame’s loss to BYU
It’s funny when you see true catholic guilt from the Notre Dame fanbase, and after Notre Dame’s 28-24 loss to BYU — it’s something other than funny. It’s annoying. Two things can be true at the same time. Hell, THREE THINGS can be true at the same time. So let’s state clearly what those “things” […]
Notre Dame loses on controversial no call at the end to BYU, 28-24
Saturday turned out to be a real BLOOD WEEK and Notre Dame wasn’t immune to that college football curse against the BYU Cougars in Provo, Utah. In real BLOOD WEEK fashion, Notre Dame made their own mistakes and poor officiating at the end to hand BYU a massive victory and now they will go back […]
Today’s Irish Fan Game Plan: Contain BYU’s Bear Bachmeier
This week, One Foot Down asked our connected Notre Dame football fans to weigh in on what they say is the biggest obstacle to the Irish prevailing in Provo today. We heard from 53 respondents, and almost six out of every ten said: Box in Bear Bachmeier, beat BYU. Bachmeier is 77-for-106 for 1,o33 yards, […]
GAME THREAD: No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS No. 8 BYU Cougars
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 6-0 and ranked No. 2 in the nation but have plenty of work still to do this season as they loo to make a big playoff run for a possible national championship. Next up on that path is the BYU Cougars in Provo, Utah. WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW TO […]
The Anti-Preview: No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS No. 8 BYU Cougars
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are back on the road this week, as they’re making a mission trip to Provo, Utah, to force the BYU Cougars to submit to Rome. Notre Dame has been under fire for months about its schedule this season, but with the Cougars ranked inside the top ten, this game is […]
Three things I want to see during Notre Dame VS BYU
Notre Dame is finally back in Provo to take on BYU after a short couple of decades, and it’s a top 10 matchup. It’s currently late Friday night, and this was supposed to be a Wednesday column… so let’s get right after it. TIGHT (END) COVERAGE There are some people that seem to believe that […]
What they have been saying about No. 2 Notre Dame VS No. 8 BYU…
Notre Dame is travelling out west this week to take on the No. 8 ranked BYU Cougars in a prime time matchup that has ESPN’s College Gameday on site. It’s a massive game for both schools, but probably not “do or die” when it comes to the college football playoff. The Irish have a 16 […]
STAFF PICKS: No. 2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS No. 8 BYU Cougars
The 6-0 and No. 2 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel west this week to take on the No. 8 ranked BYU Cougars in what has been called the biggest home game ever for the Cougars. It’s kind of funny how there are so many people calling out Notre Dame for this game — “finally […]
College Football Playoff expansion to 24 teams is good for Notre Dame and bad for the sport
The College Football Playoff is going to expand to 24 teams. It’s not “official-official” just yet, but it’s going to happen — and it’s going to start next season. I’m going to try and not pontificate too much on the absurdity of this decision, but there are things that have to be said. This isn’t […]
Notre Dame Football: Hot and Cold Takes VS the BYU Cougars
How’d We Do Last Week? As a refresher, each week I will feature the Most Accurate, Most interesting, and Most Wildly Inaccurate takes. Let’s get to it! Most Wildly Inaccurate To be honest, the takes were all very good last week. Good on everyone! Most Interesting Rice dishes during Tree work? Sure, why not! Also […]
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