By Paul Gotham With their leading rusher and receiver on the bench and a hobbled quarterback shuffling in and out of the game, the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish made good on fourth down for a road win. Something they hadn't done against a Big Ten foe since the first year of the Charlie Weis tenure. Jimmy Clausen found Kyle Rudolph in the end zone, and the Irish upended a … [Read more...] about ND Needs 4th and Goal For Victory Over Purdue
Michael Floyd
ND Victory Over MSU: Thank you, Lord!
Whew!!! As I'm sitting here sipping my victory brew, an Alaskan IPA if you're wondering, I feel the need to offer thanks. Thanks to the "Football Gods"! Thanks to whomever had a hand in seeing to it that, this time, it was the Irish who snatched victory from the jaws of defeat instead of the other way around! Thank God Notre Dame pulled out this win!!! I really … [Read more...] about ND Victory Over MSU: Thank you, Lord!
Solid Opening Win For the Irish
For starters, this was a pretty good performance. Yes, ND pitched a shutout against a pretty good offense, but it was one of those games where there were a lot of "baserunners and Irish pitchers were fortunate to get the double play ball when they really needed it". But any time you can hold an accomplished WAC offense like Nevada's scoreless, it should be noted and … [Read more...] about Solid Opening Win For the Irish