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Online Overreactions: Notre Dame 49, Stanford 20
Well, I don’t know about a lot of you Eastern timers, but I was (barely) awake for every snap on Saturday night/Sunday morning. That was rough, and an experience I don’t really want to go through again. Thankfully, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had the Stanford Cardinal taken care of pretty much by the end […]
2025 Notre Dame Football Schedule, TV Times, Stat Leaders, Roster, and Results
The Notre Dame football team has finished the regular season and are awaiting to see what will happen for the post season — namely, the college football playoff. Despite the loss in Miami, and against Texas A&M, the Irish still have a chance to bring home its 23rd national championship thanks to doing what they […]
How Notre Dame’s opponents fared in week 14 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 […]
Three Things We Saw in Notre Dame’s Win Over Stanford
On a weekend that mostly featured big-brother wins over little-brother rivals (RIP Texas A&M’s perfect season, you came so close; congratulations Vanderbilt on breaking the mold), Notre Dame did its part and pounded Stanford, 49-20 out on the farm. It was the fourth game of five after Notre Dame’s bye in which the Irish beat […]
Where is Ari Wasserman’s rage at Notre Dame’s #9 poll rankings?
On Sunday, the final rankings of the regular season were released by the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll. Both sets of rankings put Notre Dame at #9, which is where they’ve been for several weeks now. Of course these rankings are mostly meaningless until the final rankings release after the National Championship game, but […]
Notre Dame chops the Stanford tree into pieces with 49-20 win on the road
It’s kind of like Notre Dame knew it had to be on a mission with its trip to Palo Alto to take on the Stanford Cardinal for the Legends Trophy, and perhaps, a potential berth in the college football playoff. The game ended 49-20, but the Irish won this game before halftime. Notre Dame scored […]
#9 Notre Dame VS Stanford Cardinal Discussion
Notre Dame is on the road in California to finish its regular season. The Irish will take on the Stanford Cardinal for the rights to the Legends Trophy, and the stakes are very high. Regardless of all of the talk concerning scenarios, it’s still mostly a WIN AND YOU’RE IN game for Notre Dame. That’s […]
STAFF PICKS: #9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Stanford Cardinal
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 an absolute BANGER against Syracuse. Next up for the Irish is the Stanford Cardinal for the Legends Trophy, top nerdom, and a berth in the college football playoff. […]
Notre Dame Football: Stanford Cardinal Q&A with Channel Tree Sports
Alrighty folks, we’ve finally made it to the regular season finale of the college football season for our Notre Dame Fighting Irish. With a 9-2 record, a #9 ranking in the College Football Playoff rankings, and plenty of fun discussions happening on who deserves the at-large spots this year, it’s imperative that Marcus Freeman and […]
EARNED 5-STAR PODCAST: Notre Dame is locked in on ALL of the playoff stuff
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan unlock the safe to the pod machine to bring you the best Notre Dame football show. In this episode: And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish!
Houston 66, Notre Dame 56: The hole was dug too deep
Notre Dame drew a nightmare matchup in the swarming Houston Cougars for their final game in the Players Era tournament. A national title contender sporting one of the top defenses in the country, Houston seemed perfectly suited to stymie an entirely too Burton-centric offensive attack for the Irish. On the other hand, a win would […]
2025 Notre Dame Football: Irish VS Stanford Cardinal
There is a lot on the line this weekend as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel to the farm in Palo Alto to take on the Stanford Cardinal. Nevermind Stanford’s record or the fact the Irish are almost a five touchdown favorite – the pressure is still there. What’s on the line? The Legends Trophy […]
When, where, and how to watch #9 Notre Dame VS Stanford Cardinal
Notre Dame is on the road in California to finish its regular season. The Irish will take on the Stanford Cardinal for the rights to the Legends Trophy, and the stakes are very high. Regardless of all of the talk concerning scenarios, it’s pretty much a WIN AND YOU’RE IN game for Notre Dame. That’s […]
Notre Dame Football: Hot and Cold Takes VS The Stanford Cardinal
How’d We Do Last Week? Most Wildly Inaccurate Im not sure there has ever been less of a sleepwalk first half for the Irish. In fact, it was the most dominant first half in ND history…..A historically bad take from our friend NDFanDan, which is welcomed given the circumstances. (GoldRushND had a very similar take […]
Looking back at a struggle win for Notre Dame over Stanford in 1989
This week’s Throwback Thursday takes us back to a tense afternoon in Palo Alto, when the top-ranked Fighting Irish found themselves in a battle they never expected. Notre Dame arrived at Stanford Stadium favored by three touchdowns, but the upset-minded Cardinal pushed the Irish to the limit — proving that sometimes the biggest tests come […]
The College Football Playoff Committee Clearly Wants Notre Dame at #9
On Tuesday night, after a ridiculously long wait for a finish to a college basketball game, the college football playoff committee released its latest set of rankings. STOP THE PRESSES… Notre Dame stays at #9. It was a mostly chalk week throughout the country, and even though Notre Dame won with an amazing score of […]
Notre Dame 68, Rutgers 63: Style points hard to come by
Round Two for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Players Era Tournament featured a tilt with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. This game appeared to be a get-right spot for the Irish, as with Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey off to the NBA, Rutgers looks much less threatening than they did when they beat Notre […]
WEATHER REPORT: Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Stanford Cardinal
The #9 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish travel west to finish the regular season against the Stanford Cardinal, and are looking to go 10-2 and get its second consecutive berth in the college football playoff. Outside of everything else that a playoff berth requires, the biggest one is that Notre Dame actually beats Stanford. One […]
The full guide to your Notre Dame rooting interests for this weekend
It’s the final week of the regular season in college football for Notre Dame and the rest of the country, and there are all sorts of things up for grabs when it comes to the playoffs. Sitting at #9, there are still plenty of ways for the Irish to move up to be at home […]
Notre Dame Women’s Basketball: Irish set Central Michigan on fire with 83-51 win
The Notre Dame Women’s Basketball team was back home inside Purcell Pavilion on Monday night to host the MAC’s Central Michigan Chippewas. The Irish played steady ball from start to finish, and saw five players score in double digits in an 83-51 win over CMU. One of the odd stats from the game is that […]
OPENING ODDS: Notre Dame is a monster favorite VS Stanford (again)
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 9-2 and ranked #9 in the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll. While we will have to wait a bit longer to get this weeks College Football Playoff rankings, it’s safe to assume they will remain #9. While that ranking could be a bit problematic for the next two […]
Marcus Freeman respects the Stanford rivalry and it’s why he’s the head coach
It really wasn’t all that long ago when national writers and national talking heads talked about Notre Dame VS Stanford as being one of the most underrated rivalries in college football. In my position, I saw a vast majority of fans look at this game as anything but a rivalry game — almost like they […]
Kansas 71, Notre Dame 61: Bullied by bigs
Las Vegas, baby! The Notre Dame Fighting Irish had themselves a mid-afternoon tilt against the Kansas Jayhawks in the first round of the Players Era Tournament. After a disappointing final stretch in the Bellarmine game last week (which was a “win,” kinda), the Irish would have to dig deep to find another gear against a […]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Stanford Cardinal: Depth Charts
On Monday, Notre Dame released its depth charts for the upcoming game against the Stanford Cardinal for the Legends Trophy and a possible playoff berth. Notre Dame suffered two more season ending injuries in their win over Syracuse with Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa and Chance Tucker going down with lower body injuries. While KVA will be a […]
Online Overreactions: Notre Dame 70, Syracuse 7
Ok, so I really don’t know how much overreacting we had to this one. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish absolutely SHELLACKED the Syracuse Orange on Saturday afternoon. It all was so ridiculous that it was more comical than anything (and just downright sad for Syracuse). You could call never seeing something like what took place […]
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