We can now confidently conclude that the Texas loss was no aberration. It was not the result of a hostile crowd, an outmatched-but-inspired Texas team or some fixable defensive errors. Notre Dame is a deeply flawed team this year; last night confirmed that. It was almost hard to watch the Irish make huge errors on special teams, continue to play defense with the density of Swiss cheese and make questionable coaching decisions in a game they absolutely had to win. There was seemingly no ...
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Morning Roundup: Sept. 16, 2016
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Morning Roundup: Sept. 13, 2016
Secondary questions abound. Michigan State is an enigmatic team. Notre Dame releases it hoops schedule for the upcoming season. These stories and many more from the past 24 hours. ...
Morning Roundup: Sept. 12, 2016
Notre Dame improves to No. 18 in the coaches' poll, stays pat in the AP poll. Torii Hunter Jr. is coming back from injury. These stories and much more from the past 24 hours of Irish football below. ...
Morning Roundup: Sept. 10, 2016
Torii Hunter Jr. is ruled out for today's game due to ongoing recovery from a concussion. This story and much more from the past 24 hours of Notre Dame football. ...
Morning Roundup: Sept. 9, 2016
Mike Tirico says he's not a Michigan man. Bleacher Report has us reaching for the tissues with its remembrance of Greg Bryant. These stories and more from the last 24 hours of Notre Dame football below. ...
Morning Roundup: Sept. 8, 2016
DeShone Kizer says he's starting against Nevada and won't rotate with Malik Zaire at quarterback. The BGI guys debate the effect of Torii Hunter's absence. Brian VanGorder's defense remains under the microscope. All these stories and more from the past 24 hours of Notre Dame football below. ...
Morning Roundup: Sept. 7, 2016
Brian Kelly meets with the media. The Texas game is further dissected. The Irish drop to #18 in the AP poll and #21 in the coaches' poll. This news and all others about Notre Dame football from the past 24 hours is below. ...
This Is Not The End For Brian Kelly
The Irish got in a shootout Sunday night in Austin and lost in double overtime. It happens. This is not the beginning of the end. That’s not to gloss over some pretty poor coaching decisions: rotating QBs didn’t work––to put it mildly––the key 3rd and 12 play call, the wasted challenge on an obviously dropped INT; those are the ones the come to mind offhand, but there are probably others (We’ll save BVG, the defense, and the targeting non-call for another day). Kelly had a bad night. ...
Texas Loss Marks Beginning of Kelly’s End At ND
For every coach in the post-Lou Holtz era of Notre Dame football, the ending of a coach’s tenure came well before the final game. As a fan you can almost sense it, that point when you finally realize the program is not going to be truly great with that coach at the helm. For Bob Davie, it came in the 2001 Fiesta Bowl when the Irish got humiliated and manhandled by Oregon State 41-9. In the Tyrone Willingham era it was year two. With a road trip to Syracuse and a minor bowl bid on the line, ...