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Irish Fall to Michigan, Look to Rebound with Michigan State

Brent Modak, September 19th, 2010

The honeymoon is officially over. Brian Kelly has lost a game. What that truly means for this year’s football team is yet to be determined. All football programs, no matter how storied, lose games. The thing that sets great teams apart from mediocre teams is how they rebound after those losses. In years past, the Irish have struggled to come back from tough losses. If Brian Kelly is to be [...]

The Forgotten Sports of Notre Dame

Brent Modak, September 3rd, 2010

Notre Dame has a national reputation for being a sports school. National magazines are plastered with images of Notre Dame students covered in gold or blue body paint proudly supporting their university with the letters N-D written across their chests.  However, far too often students only support the big time revenue sports such as football and basketball. Irish football and basketball games [...]

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