Overreactions
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Overreactions: What a “Doozy” – Notre Dame Dominates Pitt in 58-7 Blowout
Notre Dame returned to the field on Saturday following their bye week and sent home Pitt and their boisterous head coach Pat Narduzzi with a 58-7 shellacking. All three phases…
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Overreactions: Notre Dame’s Offense Looks Fundamentally Broken in Inexcusable Performance
In one of the most embarrassing losses in recent program history, Notre Dame’s playoff hopes were obliterated on Saturday night. The Irish offense continued to sputter along in a 33-20…
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Late Overreactions: Notre Dame Survived Unimaginative Offense to Beat Duke
A week after Notre Dame coughed up a late lead, it was the Irish stealing the lead late to pull out victory after it looked bleak. Notre Dame saved their…
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Overreactions: All-Time Blunder Compounds Notre Dame Mistakes in Latest Heartbreaker
A program-defining win for Marcus Freeman was there for the taking on Saturday night against Ohio State. Still, the Irish fell just short in a game that Notre Dame fans…
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Overreactions: Notre Dame Uses Big Plays While Going Through Motions in Final Tune-Up for Ohio State
Notre Dame beat Central Michigan by 24 points on Saturday, but they led by just seven in a game that they were favored to win by 35. It was an…
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Overreactions: Notre Dame Ends “Pre-Season” Portion of ’23 Schedule With Another Blowout
Notre Dame dispatched Tennessee State on Saturday afternoon without much resistance after some uneasiness in the first quarter. The Irish rolled to a 56-3 victory with their starting quarterback sitting…
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Overreactions: Blowouts Of Navy Are Good Omens for Notre Dame Football
Notre Dame blew out Navy for the third straight time in Dublin on Saturday with a 42-3 beat down of the Midshipmen. From start to finish, Notre Dame dominated both…
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Overreactions: Notre Dame Survives Gator Bowl That Mirrored 2022 Season
The 2022 Gator Bowl was a rollercoaster of emotions for Notre Dame and head coach Marcus Freeman. Much like his entire first season in charge of the Fighting Irish, we…
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Overreactions: Notre Dame Continues Jekyll & Hyde Routine in Narrow Win Over Navy
Notre Dame has had some great performances in 2022. Unfortunately, they’ve had some real clunkers this year too. On Saturday against Navy, Notre Dame did both. After jumping out to…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Marcus Freeman Delivers Notre Dame The Kind of Win They’ve Been Lacking
Notre Dame handed Clemson a good old-fashioned butt-whooping on Saturday night, the likes of which neither program has seen in some time. The Tigers are not used to getting blown…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Brian Mason Trending Way Up for Notre Dame After UNLV Win
Notre Dame finally got off to a fast start on Saturday in their 44-21 win over UNLV, but it wasn’t due to the offense, but instead their defense and special…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame, Marcus Freeman Suffer Another Inexcuseable Loss
Just as things looked like they were turned around and trending in the right direction for first-year head coach Marcus Freeman, everything came crashing down in one of the worst…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Takes Control of Season Back
I am really taking some liberties with the name of this column this week, but hey, sometimes life has a way of getting in the way of hobbies. Still, Notre…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame’s Offense Explodes Against Hapless UNC Defense
Notre Dame left Chapel Hill after their best offensive performance of the season and heads into the bye-week with an even record and some momentum. Powered by its run game,…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Shows Signs of Life Amid Concerns in Win Over Cal
Notre Dame finally won its first game under new head coach Marcus Freeman on Saturday, besting Cal 24-17 despite their best efforts to let the Bears tie the game in…
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Immediate Overreactions: Honeymoon Over After Notre Dame Upset by Marshall in Freeman’s Home-Opener
A loss in the Fiesta Bowl to a top-5 foe after being named head coach three weeks prior wasn’t great but was explainable. A loss to another top-5 opponent on…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Opportunity Lost for Notre Dame Against Ohio State
Notre Dame went into Columbus on Saturday night, and for 45 minutes, it looked like the Irish might just pull off a massive upset. But instead, the 2nd ranked Buckeyes…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame’s Fiesta Bowl Collapse Will Linger
The stupid major bowl losing streak looked like it was finally going to end. Notre Dame played a near-perfect 29 minutes to start the Fiesta Bowl only to play the…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Delivers Statement to Committee With Dominating Win
Notre Dame made a statement on Saturday by completely dominating Georgia Tech from start to finish. The Irish looked like and played like a playoff team in their 55-0 demolition…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Undermanned Irish Take Advantage of Short-Handed Cavaliers
Notre Dame improved to 9-1 on the season with a 25-point road victory over a Power 5 opponent Saturday night, and there’s still a large contingent of the fanbase unhappy…
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Immediate Overreactions: Another Frustratingly Fun Win Over Navy
In my preview post, I asked if today’s game would be fun or frustrating before predicting that it would be both. That prediction proved to be accurate as the Irish…
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Immediate Overreactions: Kyren Williams is a Cheat Code, Notre Dame Missed Its Eraser
Notre Dame improved to 7-1 on the season last night behind its best offensive performance of the season. The Irish racked up over 500 yards but also surrendered over 500…
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(Not So) Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame Continues Recent Dominance Over Rival USC
Notre Dame improved to 6-1 on the season Saturday night with a 31-16 victory that simultaneously felt like it could have been a lot closer and a lot further apart.…
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Immediate Overreactions: Jack Coan Saves Day for Notre Dame After Getting Benched
There have been many weird and wild Notre Dame games over the year, but last night’s victory in Blacksburg ranks right up there with the strangest of the bunch. Jack…
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Immediate Overreactions: Notre Dame, Brian Kelly Get Mocked By Cincinnati
Notre Dame’s program record 26 game home winning streak came to a screeching halt on Saturday afternoon when the Irish left Cincinnati walk into Notre Dame Stadium and push them…
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