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5 Things I Liked: Oklahoma ’12
I thought about renaming the title of this weekly column to 5 Things I Loved instead of Liked, because I absolutely loved what I saw last night out of the…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 30, Oklahoma 13
Wow. It’s the morning after and I am honestly still having trouble putting into words my thoughts about this game, this team, and this season. It has been just about…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: BYU ’12
Sorry for the delay in this week’s 5 things I didn’t like – I may have under estimated how much running a 5k, 10k, and half marathon all within about…
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5 Things I Liked: BYU ’12
Notre Dame squeaked out a three point victory on Saturday in a sloppy game in which they made more than their fair share of mistakes. The Irish were able to…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see against BYU?
The Fighting Irish moved to 7-0 by defeating two opponents. The first was a game Cougars team, going all out for a signature win. The second, more daunting opponent was…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 17, BYU 14
For a couple of quarters it looked like Notre Dame was going to fall victim to a classic let down/trap game. Coming off an emotional win over Stanford and with…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Stanford ’12
The easiest time to find things to not like in a game is after a team wins a hard fought, ugly game over a quality opponent. You still feel good…
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Duranko’s Digest: What Did We See Against Stanford?
A wet, ugly duckling of a game, a pigskin Elephant Man, initially repulsive, grotesque and difficult to look at. Then it revealed itself: noble, virtuous, elegant, classically beautiful. The Irish…
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5 Things I Liked: Stanford ’12
Another week. Another win. Another list of a lot of things I liked seeing from our Fighting Irish. There were a lot of hiccups along the way on Saturday, but…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 20, Stanford 13
Wow. After celebrating Notre Dame’s latest victory – a heart pounding, seven point, overtime thriller – over Stanford, my heart has slowed down enough to put some thoughts down on…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Miami ’12
It was tough to find five things I didn’t like about a 38 rout of Miami – something I honestly never thought possible heading into the season – but after…
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5 Things I Liked: Miami ’12
There was a whole lot to like in Notre Dame’s complete and thorough beating of Miami on Saturday night, but here are five things that stood out to me in…
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Duranko’s Digest: What did we see in Soldier Field?
Beside the ghosts of Dick Butkus, Sweetness Payton and Dave Duerson, still a Notre Dame man! Blending a seemingly improved offense with the front seven led defense, the Irish first…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 41, Miami 3
If I had told you three years ago after Tulsa beat Notre Dame that a Brian Kelly coached team would run for almost 400 yards, possess the ball for almost…
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Duranko’s Digest: State of the Irish
With four games behind us, it’s time for a more strategic view with the first trimester of the season complete. Assume this is an “offsite” meeting for some company you…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Michigan ’12
Despite improving to 4-0 on the season and ending a 3-game losing streak at the hands of rival Michigan, there were plenty of takeaways from Saturday night’s performance that were…
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5 Things I Liked: Michigan ’12
There was a lot to like – and plenty not to like (more on that later) – in Notre Dame’s 13-6 win over Michigan on Saturday night. This week’s installment…
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Duranko’s Digest: What We Saw Against Michigan
The Irish moved into the week off with a 4-0 record after dispatching Michigan on a memorable Saturday night in South Bend. In the last two weeks Notre Dame has…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 13, Michigan 6
The Notre Dame defense led the Irish to their first win over bitter rival Michigan since 2008 with a dominating performance that carried a sluggish offense that struggled to put…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Michigan State ’12
There’s wasn’t a whole lot not to like in Notre Dame’s win over #10 Michigan State Saturday night, but there were a few areas in which Notre Dame will need…
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5 Things I Liked: Michigan State ’12
Little late this week, but here are 5 things I liked from this weekend’s victory over Michigan State. We’ll have the 5 things I didn’t like from the game tomorrow…
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Duranko’s Digest: What We Saw in East Lansing?
Spearheaded by a brutal, dominating defense, augmented by an opportunistic offense, Notre Dame moved to 3-0 against gritty Michigan State. The Irish, moving up in class, were able to handle…
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Initial Analysis: Notre Dame 20, Michigan State 3
Notre Dame went on the road and beat a top 10 team for the first time in a long, long time Saturday night with a 20-3 win over the 10th…
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5 Things I Didn’t Like: Purdue ’12
Earlier this week I took a look at some things I liked from the win over Purdue last weekend. Today I examine some of the things I didn’t like. Missed…
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Duranko’s Digest: Purdue v. Notre Dame
What did we see on Saturday. A rock-ribbed defense and a heroic late game relief stint delivered by Tommy Rees led the Irish to a nerve-wracking win over gritty Purdue…
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