The Chess Mind

Author: Dennis Monokroussos.
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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Notre Dame 21, Stanford 14
Was there ever any doubt? Not exactly the greatest year in ND history, but generally speaking things got better as the season went on. On now to bigger and better things next year.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Notre Dame 28, Duke 7
Woohoo! Two down, one to go. Next victim: Stanford.

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Notre Dame - Duke, the Pre-Game Show
Right here. The last time these teams played was in the great year of 1966, when Notre Dame won one of their national championships, the Informant first game out, Petrosian defeated Spassky to maintain the world championship, Star Trek began, and probably some other good things happened then too. Anyway, getting back to football, ND thrashed Duck* 64-0 back in 1966. (Quick highlights here and here.) An exact repeat is perhaps a tad unlikely, but Notre Dame should use this game, and next week's win over Stanford, to prepare for the 2008 season. Finally, no pre-game show is really complete without a pep talk, and here's one from former ND head coach Lou Holtz.

The game starts shortly - go Irish!

* Go here, and look for the second "Duck".

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Saturday, November 10, 2007

Air Force 41, Notre Dame 24
Ay ay ay. Next stop: PDuke.

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Notre Dame football: this week's victim: the Air Force
This week, the Notre Dame football team takes on the U.S. Air Force. The game starts in 25 minutes or so, but you can still catch some pre-game material here and especially here.

I'm sure that despite the few minor glitches the Fighting Irish have suffered this year, they'll find a way to win this game. What could possibly go worng?

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Saturday, November 3, 2007

Navy 46, ND 44
The hits just keep on coming! Anyway, it's hard to begrudge them the win, both because it's a service academy and because after 43 years of misery, they deserve a break.

Besides, we'll beat them by 30 in a year or two!

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on Saturday November 3, 2007 at 9:17pm. 2 Comments 0 Trackbacks
The Notre Dame - Navy pregame show
Notre Dame's 2007 campaign probably hasn't been its greatest ever, though I suspect its results have brought great joy to many fans around the country (excluding UCLA fans). Still, there's always Navy, a team ND has managed to defeat 43 times in a row. Can ND start boosting their confidence for next year against their perennial victims from Annapolis? Can they finally get some offensive production against one of the worst defenses in the country?

Of course they can! So, Irish Nation, here are some pregame videos to watch. First, for in-depth coverage there's the ND.com practice report; next, for a wistful look back at last year's highlights, there's this video. (Ah, to have an offense again! We'll be back...)

The game starts at 2:30 p.m. ET.

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