One Foot Down

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images GOING TO THE SHIP Joshua, Jude, and Brendan excitedly hit record on the pod machine shortly after Notre Dame’s Orange Bowl win over the Penn State Nittany Lions. No bulletpoints are needed as this was a different kind of podcast — just like the Orange Bowl win was a different kind for Notre Dame. Marcus Freeman, somehow, got this team … [Read more...] about EARNED 5-STAR PODCAST: It’s Sugared Oranges and a Berth in the National Championship for Notre Dame

Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images HUGE win for the Irish (duh) It was more than just a tale of two halves in the Orange Bowl for Notre Dame and the Penn State Nittany Lions — it is more nuanced than that. The Irish certainly came out of halftime down 10-3 as a changed and determined team to flip the game, but it was how the fourth quarter played … [Read more...] about Orange Bowl Stats and Highlights: Notre Dame 27, Penn State 24

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Maybe When Notre Dame went into a transfer portal at the end of last season for another quarterback, there were mixed reactions from Irish fans. While many were thrilled that Marcus Freeman was doing everything he can to put the best team he can assemble out on the field by bringing in Riley Leonard, there were plenty of fans that … [Read more...] about Can Riley Leonard play another year for Notre Dame?

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Not sure if you guys know this, but Notre Dame football plays tomorrow HEYYYYY YOUUUUU GUUUUUYYYSSSSSSS!!!! I figured I needed to shout to get your attention on a Wednesday, but now that I think about it, are any of us really working or focused on anything else except Notre Dame Fighting Irish football right now??? After a WILDLY … [Read more...] about Notre Dame VS Penn State: Orange Bowl Q&A with Black Shoe Diaries

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Three phases of the game and a way to win each one People can say what they want about the college football playoffs up to now, but with a final four set with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Penn State Nittany Lions, Texas Longhorns, and Ohio State Buckeyes — the country is getting a blue-blood bonanza. For Notre Dame, their path to … [Read more...] about 3 keys for the Irish to win the Orange Bowl over Penn State in the CFB Playoff