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Notre Dame Football: Hot and Cold Takes VS. The Syracuse Orange
How’d We Do Last Week? Most Wildly Inaccurate It brings me no joy to do this (yes it does) but our friend from BC joined the party again and had a brutally bad take. Here here! Most Interesting It’s mostly the visual of Herm cocking his head to the Nard dog for me. Most Accurate […]
The College Football Playoff Committee loves Notre Dame more than the ACC
On Tuesday night, the College Football Plaoff committee released its newest set of rankings, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish remain as the #9 ranked team in the country. Honestly, I’m a little surprised the committee put Notre Dame at 9 and Alabama at 10. Obviously the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll had the […]
WEATHER REPORT: Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Syracuse Orange
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 8-2 and ranked #9 in the nation following a 37-15 win over a ranked Pitt Panthers team led by a very petty Pat Narduzzi. The Irish are coming home to take on the Syracuse Orange for the last regular season game inside Notre Dame Stadium this year. It’s Senior […]
When, where, and how to watch #9 Notre Dame VS Syracuse Orange
Notre Dame is back home for Senior Day, and a familiar senior day foe… the Syracuse Orange. The Irish have some work to do over the next two weeks to solidify, and possibly even improve, their college football playoff position. They also have an opportunity to really help make the Heisman case for Jeremiyah Love […]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Syracuse Orange: Depth Charts
On Monday, Notre Dame released its depth charts for the upcoming game against the Syracuse Orange. Outside of the injuries that we have known about, the team is fairly healthy. The weekly “Greathouse watch” was basically squashed with a mention about possibly for the playoffs. OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS
Online Overreactions: Notre Dame 37, Pittsburgh 15
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 […]
OPENING ODDS: Notre Dame is favored over Syracuse by more than 5 touchdowns
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 […]
How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in week 12 of the college football season
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 […]
Notre Dame Football Stats: Week 12 Review of Win over Pitt
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 […]
Ohio State 64, Notre Dame 63: EffortGood, Late-Game Strategy Bad
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 […]
Will the College Football Playoff committee keep Notre Dame at #9 this week?
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 […]
Three Things We Saw in Notre Dame’s Win Over Pitt
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, […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Notre Dame 37, Pitt 15
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.
Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: Irish trounced by Michigan, 93-54
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. […]
Notre Dame pounds Pitt 37-15 for a ranked road win
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 […]
GAME THREAD: #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS #22 Pitt Panthers
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 […]
Notre Dame Football: Pittsburgh Panthers Q&A with Pat Rick of One Foot Down
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 […]
STAFF PICKS: #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS #22 Pitt Panthers
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 […]
Marcus Freeman said, “That Ain’t My Noise”
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 […]
2025 Notre Dame Football: Irish VS Pitt Panthers
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 […]
Notre Dame Football: Hot and Cold Takes VS. The Pittsburgh Panthers
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, […]
Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: Hannah Hidalgo sets scoring record in 85-58 win over Akron
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 […]
Throwback Thursday: Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football vs. Pitt (2003) – The Gold Rush
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 […]
Notre Dame Football Recruiting: 4-Star California Safety Khalil Terry commits to the Irish
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 […]
EARNED 5-STAR PODCAST: Another fake rival on deck for Notre Dame
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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