A never-ending discussion about Notre Dame and the greater CFB landscape
Back at it again with another cover of a double-digit number. This time on the road for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the Pitt Panthers. A LOT of outside noise this week. Online Pitt fans tweeting at will about whatever they wanted. The place that ND has in the CFP discussion. Any many other […]
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Notre Dame improved to 8-2 on the season after traveling east to take down #22 Pitt 37-15 in a game that really felt more like 60-0. The Irish held Pitt to just 81 yards in the first half, and despite some below average play by CJ Carr — the offense moved the ball with relative […]
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Notre Dame got off to a rough start in 2025, but they looked like they fixed a few things in a 56-30 win over the Purdue Boilermakers and then the 56-13 win on the road against the Arkansas Razorbacks. They followed those two victories with two victories which covered massive spreads in a 28-7 win […]
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Notre Dame football survived a wild CFB weekend with a 37-15 win over Pitt. This is the Irish’s eighth straight victory and they are 8-2 heading into the season’s final two games. From 30,000 feet, it’s as good of a win as you could ask for but lets see what nuggets we can pull from […]
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Hello everyone, it’s Patrick Nolan here, and I’m excited to be back for another season of Irish basketball. To this point in the season, the Irish have won three games against teams near the bottom of the KenPom rankings, and we haven’t quite learned all that much yet about this year’s squad. While Notre Dame […]
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The latest set of rankings from the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll were released on Sunday, and Notre Dame found themselves ranked #9 again in both polls. Oklahoma’s win over Alabama catapulted the Sooners over the Irish and set the Crimson Tide right behind the Irish. Some (including myself) doubted that the voters would […]
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Notre Dame is now 8-2, with a playoff berth so close they can practically reach out and grab it, after a 37-15 rout of old pal Pat Narduzzi and the Pitt Panthers on the road. This was Notre Dame’s last opportunity to make a big statement to the CFP committee and they did so emphatically, […]
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish went east and beat the snot out of Pitt 37-15 in front of a sold out Acrisure Stadium and a national audience — begging the Panthers to “expose” ND. Here are some images from a fun day in the all white unis.
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A basketball was played… or so how the horror story goes. From the ND press release: DETROIT – The No. 18 Fighting Irish suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday afternoon, dropping a 93-54 decision against No. 14 Michigan inside Wayne State Fieldhouse. Three Fighting Irish players finished in double figures on the day. […]
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There were several narratives coming into Notre Dame’s game against the Pitt Panthers, but none of it really mattered when the clock hit 00:00 inside Acrisure Stadium, because the thing that most of us expected to happen — happened. Notre Dame pounded Pitt for a 37-15 win to move to 8-2 on the season. The […]
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are back on the road this week as they take on the #22 ranked Pitt Panthers. ESPN will be there to make this as big of a game as they can with their College Gameday circus, and it’s literally a MUST WIN GAME for Notre Dame. I don’t know what […]
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Well folks, we’ve officially reached Q4 (the final 3 regular season games) and it’s CRUNCH TIME when it comes to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team achieving their 2025 full-year objectives. The Irish are currently ranked 9th in the weekly College Football Playoff Committee rankings, and with a road matchup against the 22nd-ranked Pittsburgh […]
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have slowly climbed back up the rankings, and are now ranked #9 in the country in the college football playoff rankings after dismantling Navy, 49-10. Notre Dame travels to #22 Pittsburgh this week to take on the Pitt Panthers with ESPN’s College Gameday covering the entire circus. Despite “Top 25 […]
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For as excited as we all get for the start of every college football season, it’s the tail end of the season where we often find ourselves in the middle of the loudest parts of the season. The college football playoff rankings, coach firings, National Signing Day, Awards season, Rivalry week, and so much more […]
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The 7-2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish are currently ranked #9 by the college football playoff committee and go on the road this week to take on the #22 ranked Pitt Panthers in a NOONER on the rivers. I’m going to be honest with you… the Pitt series always feels a little funny to me. While […]
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How’d We Do Last Week? Most Wildly Inaccurate This was hilariously wrong. ND finished the game with 0 penalties. Great take to be wrong on though. Most Interesting As a former player, I was wildly in favor of NIL, and HOPED it would bring more parity. We are definitely seeing that…..and as Shane Gillis said, […]
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Hannah Hidalgo is pretty amazing — but we already know that. On Wednesday night, however, she launched herself into a new category as she set the single game scoring record for Notre Dame’s women’s basketball — and she broke the NCAA record for steals in a game as she pulled in 16. Hidalgo scored 44 […]
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My dad grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where sports weren’t just a pastime—they were a way of life. His dad’s sister, Clara, was the family’s ultimate fan, cheering loudest for the Pittsburgh Pirates and, surprisingly, for Notre Dame. She’s the one who taught my dad to love the Irish, and when he was just seven […]
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On Wednesday, Notre Dame got a big jolt to its 2027 football recruiting class when 4-Star safety Khalil Terry gave his public commitment to Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish. The 6’0 185 pounder from Tustin High School in Tustin, California, chose the Irish over a large number of offers including the Tennessee Volunteers, USC […]
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Brendan and Jude are on the pod ship to deliver all sorts of gifts. This week the boys break down Notre Dame’s win over Navy, Preview Pitt, discuss the college football playoff rankings, unveil the latest OFD Top 20, and provide their game picks for Notre Dame VS Pitt and other games from all over […]
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Micah Shrewsberry and Notre Dame basketball are off to a good start to the season with a 3-0 record, and on Wednesday, the Irish signed 3 players for its 2026 recruiting class. From the ND press release: Coach Shrewsberry Inks Three Future Irish Jonathan Sanderson, Gan-Erdene Solongo and Nick Shrewsberry set their sights on Notre […]
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The Notre Dame men’s basketball team is off to a solid 3-0 start after taking down Eastern Illinois on Tuesday night, 78-58. From the ND press release: Strong Second Half Seals 78-58 Victory over Eastern Illinois Shrewsberry and Haralson combine for 28 points in the second half SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Notre Dame Men’s Basketball ended […]
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On Tuesday the College Football Playoff committee released its latest set of rankings on ESPN, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish moved up one spot to #9. Notre Dame’s climb into the top ten has been remarkable. There was a far distant mountain laid down in front of the Irish to make the college football […]
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Maybe we should be used to it by now. Maybe we were riding this weird “like” wave after Notre Dame’s run in the playoffs last season. Maybe after Notre Dame started 0-2 — most people just put them in the background. Maybe. Notre Dame is 7-2 and will likely be ranked #9 in by the […]
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Notre Dame VS Pitt is going to be a ranked matchup, and ESPN selected the game as its College Gameday destination. As a Notre Dame fan, I think people expect me to be glad about this — but I think it’s an abomination. This is “college football” after all, and yet we are all forced […]
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