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Notre Dame Football: Top 3 Games of the 2012 Season

Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:57:25 +0000

2012 could be a great year for Notre Dame. But due to the difficulty of their schedule, it could also be a season faced with a lot of hardship.

Oct 29, 2011; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish wide receiver Theo Riddick (6) streaks down the sideline and stiff arms Navy Midshipmen cornerback Kwesi Mitchell (11) at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame defeated Navy 56-14. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-US PRESSWIRE

With this extremely tough schedule, Notre Dame is playing some great teams. Here’s the 3 games I am looking forward to the most.

3. vs Nay (in Dublin, Ireland) – Sept. 1, 2012

How many times does a college football game go overseas? Not very often, at all. It’s very fitting that the Fighting Irish are playing in the capital of Ireland. I’m just excited to wake up in the morning to a cup of coffee, some pancakes, and Notre Dame football (since the gametime is 9am ET). This is also a game where Notre Dame can win easily, if they show up and play. Starting the season off 1-0 would be nice, instead of a 23-20 loss to USF like in 2011.

2. at Oklahoma – Oct. 27, 2012

I don’t know what to say. This game gets me fired up on all cylinders. Notre Dame against a Big 12 opponent, potentially the ESPN GameDay crew at the game, top 25 opponent- all are reason to be pumped for this game. This game is one I want Notre Dame to win very badly, mainly because it would show the world that Notre Dame is in fact, back in the college football world.

USC Quarterback Matt Barkley to return next season

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:53:46 +0000

Unlike Mark Sanchez, USC quarterback Matt Barkley will be returning for his senior year. For the complete breakdown of the interview, please click here to go to the official FanSided USC blog.

What does it mean for the Irish?

It means Head Coach Brian Kelly and our defense will have to handle one more year of Matt. He is a smart quarterback that has made major progress. Notre Dame will have to travel into Los Angelos knowing that they have beaten this kid before, but he also knows what it takes to beat us. It will definitely make it a very interesting rivalry game.

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USC 31 Notre Dame 17

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:36:52 +0000

In a furstrating game for the Irish, turnovers was the name of the game. Notre Dame’s offense had another lapse in protection of the ball and coughed it up 3 times. USC capitalizes on this, and wins 31-17. Recap after the jump… Notre Dame was in a hole early, giving up 17 unanswered points in the [...]

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