S2E35: Basking in the Glow of Notre Dame Football’s Beat Down of #4 Clemson
Notre Dame did a thing this weekend – they kicked the crap out of a top-5 team for the first time in years. Greg and Frank had some fun on this one since it had been 27 years since the Irish beat a top-5 team the way they did on Saturday night. The lads discussed:
- Benjamin Morrison’s otherworldly performance
- Notre Dame’s power rushing attack
- The job Al Golden did keeping Clemson off the scoreboard for most of the day
- Notre Dame wide receivers (note: this was recorded before the news of Joe Wilkins’s transfer)
- ACC officials – awful at their job
- Clemson’s chippiness
- Potential impact on recruiting
Frank Vitovitch has been Co-Owner and Editor in Chief of UHND.com since joining forces with Kyle Flavin in 1999. Since that time, he has written over 2,000 articles covering Notre Dame football, recruiting, and basketball. He also works with all staff and external writers on all articles published on UHND.com. Frank's love for Notre Dame football started at a young age watching Rocket Ismail give opposing coaches ulcers in the late 1980's. By day Frank works in marketing and holds a degree in Digital Media from Drexel University. Frank's work has been cited by online/print editions of NBC Sports, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated and has been quoted on air by ESPN's Collin Cowherd. He's conducted interviews with Notre Dame legends Rocket Ismail, Randy Kinder, Lee Becton, Reggie Brooks, Michael Stonebreaker, and Ned Bolcar among others over his 20+ years of covering Notre Dame football. He's also been published in the print edition of USA Today Sports Weekly and the USA Today College Football Preview multiple times. Other Published Works/Citations for Frank Three Reasons Notre Dame Will Beat Alabama - USA Today Notre Dame Suspends WR Kevin Stepherson, RB C.J. Holmes Indefinitely - Bleacher Report Notre Dame / Ohio State Fiesta Bowl Preview - Eleven Warriors Brace Yourself: The Fighting Irish are Relevant Again - Sports on Earth Interviews with the Enemy: A Q&A with Frank Vitovitch of UHND - Yahoo! Sports Five Good Minutes: Notre Dame Football Preview With UHND.com - BC Interruption Vicious Electronic Questioning with UHND - MGO Blog
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Before we leave the Clemson win behind:
NDs players’ best game(s) this season = CB Ben Morrison, OL blockers: Evans (TE), Fisher (OT) and Patterson (OG), LB Bertrand, DE Justin Ademilola, OC Rees, DC Golden, DB Coach Mickens, and RB Coach Deland (seeing the backs run to daylight and break tackles vs. Clemson’s vaunted front)
Consistently outstanding as usual : DB Bracy, TE Mayer, Special Teams Coach Mason.
The best TOTAL game —- scouting/gameplan, practice prep, and total 60 minute effort…….since Holtz days, IMO.
So satisfying to see, I watched it a second time. I haven’t done that in 20+ years.
Great day touring Annapolis as we are in town for the game. Remarkable campus if you’ve never been. First time here in over 30 years since my recruiting trip. Amazing young men and women who represent the best our great country has. Truly exceptional part of ND is that they keep this rivalry going and allow these young men the opportunity to play in a prestigious game.
Good luck Irish on Saturday!
So many issues raising red flags…… much too positibve and pleasant, not one snide cheap shot, and FAR too close to being about football.
So either a Rhonda impersonator, or the girl is hepped up on prescription goofballs.
……but regardless of your identity, Senator John McCain’s gravesite deserves a quiet moment.
Yeah, this game and the history behind it are one of things that make college football great
The game itself is often not entertaining on the field, and too often has been the source of ND injuries.
It does not equal the tradition of the Army-Navy game….nor the historical college football rivalry of the Army-ND era.
But wrt ND history? Flat out existential.
…..but while actual ND fans “bask in the glow” of the most dominant, satisfying performance by ND in years, the remaining Kelly-licking vampires here are hissing, lashing out, avoiding the ‘glow’ altogether.
I’ll always be willing to keep holding a crucix up to those mindless, inhuman ghouls.