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So much potential in this hue of blue The combination of the gold Notre Dame Fighting Irish football helmet, navy blue jersey, and gold pants serves as a comforting constant in the exciting but sometimes overwhelming world of endless alternate unis, crazy colorways, and unnecessary camo. However, the bold and beautiful shade of Madonna blue has been one of a few ways the Irish … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football Uniforms: A Madonna Blue Analysis

Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images They’re racking up the sack-ack-ack-ack-ack-acks. You oughta know by now. I had the privilege of witnessing Billy Joel rock out Notre Dame Stadium this summer. COVID-19 obviously sucks, and it’s a testament to him that his performance was so great it made the two-year delay worth it. Photo by … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Defensive Ends and Billy Joel

Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images But... we already knew that The first play sent to this Notre Dame huddle out of the weekend is the triple option. Run it again... THE NBC CREW There was a steady buzz on Sunday about the new NBC booth for home Notre Dame Football games — but this was something we were already well prepared for. SO... it is what it … [Read more...] about Watching Notre Dame Football is really going to be different this year

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Top 5 start for the boys in Blue and Gold The college football season is really right around the corner now. The AP Top 25 dropped its rankings on Monday, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will start the season ranked #5 in the nation. Notre Dame’s 2022 season includes four preseason Top 25 residents — which has two … [Read more...] about Notre Dame ranked #5 in AP Top 25 preseason poll

Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Are you still watching AP Bio? On Monday, NBC sent out a press release to announce that Notre Dame’s home game versus the UNLV Rebels will be streamed exclusively on Peacock. This was the game that I had planned on taking my wife and children to, and have butted heads with my spouse about how UNLV is a real college … [Read more...] about NBC announces Notre Dame vs UNLV will be exclusively on Peacock app

The shamrock on Notre Dame Stadium’s turf | Twitter @mattcashore Harumph As most fans know, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish replaced its 8 year old field turf with a fresh set. At first glance, it looked to be very much the same field as what they had, but there was a change to the font of the sideline numbers — which was an excellent move. It wasn’t until Matt Cashore … [Read more...] about Notre Dame changed its shamrocks and I’m not okay with it

Photo by SSPL/Getty Images Digging in The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have completed seven practices of fall camp — which is about 1⁄3 of the entire enchilada. Here are some notes and thoughts after Friday’s gig... OFFENSE By all accounts, Chris Tyree is having a really good fall camp. He looks stronger, and is dialed in as a running back. And yet... I can’t help but … [Read more...] about A gentlemen’s review of Notre Dame’s seventh football practice of fall camp

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Marcus Freeman speaks On Saturday, Marcus Freeman finally gave the answer that everyone already knew... Tyler Buchner will be Notre Dame’s starting quarterback in 2022. QB1@tylerbuchner #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/QYR3nHSZ9p— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) August 13, 2022 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Freeman said that … [Read more...] about Tyler Buchner is Notre Dame’s starting QB and Avery Davis out for the year

Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images “The Blind Side” is eternally relevant, especially after last season I’m running out of clever ways to open these previews, so I’m just gonna keep it brief. Here’s Notre Dame’s offensive tackles presented as characters from the “Harry Potter” book series. Enjoy. No. 54 Blake Fisher — Harry Potter … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Offensive Tackles and Harry Potter