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Irish Blogger Gathering: Somehow We Had Questions About Purdue

September 11, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

After Notre Dame simply dominated Michigan, I assumed just about everyone in the IBG would ask about that game because seriously, Purdue is next and holy zzzzzzzzzz. However, much like Michigan still failing to score, I have been surprised yet again as the majority of the group actually asked questions about the Shamrock Series opponent. I suppose that makes sense in some way. While I'm sure all of us will rewatch Michigan over and over again with glee, the 2014 season still has 10 more games ...

The Irish Blogger Gathering Returns for the Final Hate Week

September 4, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

Yes, everyone, the Irish Blogger Gathering (IBG) is indeed back this season. We took last week off because: I was late in rounding everyone up this season. We decided that we beat the offseason to death already. So now that Rice is in the books, it's go time. This year the IBG has a familiar cast of characters: myself, Mike Coffey of NDNation, Aaron Horvath of the official ND Football blog, Frank Vitovitch of UHND.com, and the return of The Subway Domer! You may notice Keith ...

via @WatchND

Brian Kelly Presser: Michigan, Opportunities, and Silver Linings

September 3, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

Ever the politician, a plaid-suited Brian Kelly sidestepped a question ripe for opposing locker room material. Sure, the end of the Michigan series has opened the door for some very exciting future games for Notre Dame football, but he wasn't about to proclaim it a "good thing" and provide Michigan with additional motivation. Instead, Kelly called future games with Texas and Georgia the "silver lining" of no longer having Michigan on the schedule. Afterward, he looked to the eager press ...

Friday Roundup: The “Brian Kelly Goes to the Moon” Edition

August 29, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

It's almost time. The thought raced through Brian Kelly's mind as he gazed into his mirror. Clad in a navy-blue suit and gold tie, he clutched his inspiration loosely in his hand. More notes, scribbles, and arrows littered the page than his five-wide goal line section of the playbook. How does one prepare for Rice with Michigan around the corner? The question plagued him even before fall camp had started. He could only serve so many rice-themed dishes at the training table. It was a ...

Friday Roundup: The “Game of Titles” Edition

August 22, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SyTCWjjarw A song of wins and losses shall resume its tune next week. The weekly battles shall resume as shall the feasts, drinking, joy, and pain. Brace yourselves, football is coming. Lord Brian Kelly is looking to lead his once proud house back to its former glory. The house of DuLac was once an undisputed king of the north and their influence extended across the realm. The game has changed and Lord Kelly is trying to change with it in the face of a ...

Friday Roundup: The “Notre Dame Fall Camp 2014 Catch-Up” Edition

August 15, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

Once WatchND started pumping out Notre Dame football fall camp practice videos, I was all in for breaking each one down. It worked great for the first two practices, but then practice #3 happened and saw the video breakdown was a position profile for the CBs. Don't get me wrong, the feature was great, but a basically started at my title of "Fall Camp Practice Report #3: CB Report" for about an hour and realized there was no way that I could even drag 100 words out of the topic. So I passed ...

via @LTorbin

Friday Roundup: The “Horseman” Edition

August 8, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

Outlined against a clear-blue August sky, the Lone Horseman rode again. In dramatic lore he is known as the Purple-Faced Monster. This is only an alias. His real name is Brian Kelly. He trotted in front of his South Bend squad before which another practice would be held in the friendly confines of the Culver Academies as a handful of Fighting Irish Digital Media employees peered through their camera lenses and over their Twitter devices at the bewildering sight prancing on the synthetic field ...

The Fighting Irish take the field for the Notre Dame Blue Gold game on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Notre Dame. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Notre Dame Fall Camp Practice #1 Report (August 4, 2014)

August 5, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

Yesterday, Notre Dame football kicked off fall camp at the Culver Academies. The long offseason is quickly coming to a close and we have some actual football things to look at. Let's dive headfirst with two practice recaps. One from WatchND and another from the Elkhart Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MogRpFGys8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snCgcfYw5_E Some quick observations: I am so, so happy to see Everett back under center (or back in the gun taking snaps, ...

Good Fridays w/Padre: Childs’ Play

August 1, 2014 by Father Sorin

I am hailed as the Founder of Notre Dame; also the first Postmaster (go figure). These are great honorifics of which I am proud. But the title closest to my heart has always been Father. I consider all of you to be my loyal sons – and thanks to Ted’s innovations, loyal daughters. Indeed, you are all my children. I’m told there was a beautiful opera by that title, though I don’t recall it in Verdi’s or Wagner’s repertoire. However, though I am called Father, I have never had children of ...

Friday Roundup: The “Brian Kelly Hates the Goal Line” Edition

August 1, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

So last week, I spent a lot of time discussing how the change were good and the new FieldTurf is just one example of progress. This week, I realize that I have failed you. Just watch the final time lapse of the FieldTurf installation. Let's see if you notice it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d40pJ_tL-2I Did you see it? You probably missed it. The distraction of plastic cancer-causing grass, kickoff shamrock logos, and midfield monograms likely distracted you from the truth. Let's try ...