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Irish up 30-7at halftime. Led 23-7 at the end of the first quarter. Pyne was targeted with no call. It was a classic target, helmet to helmet! He's back in the game

The Irish radio network just replayed the end of the 2006 Irish game against UCLA. It was the last regular season game I witnessed at ND Stadium. Quinn to Samardzija with 26 seconds left for the Irish win. We were sitting on the other end, but we celebrated anyway! We went to many games and bought tickets from someone on campus. There were no tickets anywhere to be found, so one of us stood in the ticket line while the other one scoured the area for tickets. We finally got to the ticket window, and the lady says, "how many?" and I said "two please." After paying for the tickets the lady closed the window and announced that tickets were sold out. We had just bought the last tickets. I look at the tickets and they are 8 rows up in the endzone, but we were in the stadium. As it turned out we were in seats next to the tunnel! We got to see and talk to players and coaches and it was the best seat I ever had in my 30 or so trips to Notre Dame. Ater the game, NBC interviewed the two heroes right in our endzone, and as they left the field after the game, we high fived Quinn and Samardzija! Good start for the Irish!

The field WAS cut down a bunch last night. And more people got out to see football on a beautiful night weatherwise. No down side to that, imho.

They played poorly against Brownsburg, gave up two special team TD's, and the defense played poorly but has progressed since then. The loss wasn't totally due to lack of effort.

When Cathedral laces 'em up they are there to win, regular season or playoffs. They care about every game. This discussion is never ending!😖

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6 more pages of deja vu all over again! I guess it's just fun for some of you. No harm, no change.

Oh my, more Deja vu!

I personally don't need any noise makers, as I have a very loud screaming voice. I have won hollering contests in my younger years while visiting my uncle's turkey farm in southwestern Indiana. Also, Cathedral had a parent, a few years back, that brought a huge metal pot and used a big metal spoon to make more noise than any air horn I've ever heard.

I've been thinking a lot this week, I know that's a scary deal, about dramatic Irish comebacks against the caliber of Center Grove. Now, I've seen a lot of Cathedral football games since my first one in 1955, and I can only come up with two in my old mind that come close to a comeback of last Friday's magnitude. The first one was against a very talented, and highly ranked Hammond High (iirc) team in 1988. The Irish were down 24-0 at the beginning of the 4th quarter and came back to win 26-24. I don't remember a lot of the details of the 4th quarter, but I was there that Saturday afternoon. The other game was at Cincinnati Moeller in 2011. I call this game the Moeller Miracle. It seemed that whenever the Irish played in Cincinnati, there would be clock issues at the end of the game, and the end would be played by the officials clock on the field, with no visible clock for the fans. Anyway, Moeller scored at the end of the game to take a 24-23 lead. We didn't know how much time was left, but we found out later that it was 17 seconds. Moeller's kickoff went into the endzone for a touchback, which I think was a mistake on their part. The Irish start at their own 20 with those 17 seconds left. Irish QB Corey Babb goes back to pass and just heaved it down the field, a Hail Mary, and the prayer was answered as an Irish receiver caught the ball on the Moeller 23 yard line. Again we, in the stands, don't know how much time is left, but later we were told there was one second left. The Irith then line up for a field goal. It just so happened that the normal FG kicker was excused from the team the previous week. Drake Myers, Irish senior, lines up for his first varsity field goal attempt from 40 yards. The kick was right down the middle and in disbelief the Irish won 26-24. Many also know this as the Drake Myers game! You never know what you're gonna miss, when you miss a game. I sure wish I could have been there last Friday night, but it was one of the few games I've missed in many years. I had eye surgery, cataracts, and just couldn't make it. I watched on the internet and listened to the Irish announcers on the radio. It was almost like being there! I hope I didn't bother the neighbors too much at the end!

Another Friday night without football! My wife isn't going to like this!

I guess I only get one "like" a day now, but I did want to like this post.

We seem to not want to address the fact that it was Jacksonville that the Colts beat with a last second TD. Everyone else seems to have no problem beating them, but the Colts seem to have a mental block when playing them. It was good to see Frank show some emotion at the end of the game and after the game. Maybe Jimmy had a talk with him? The officiating was quite subpar and it hasn't been up to the normal professional status most of the season. Maybe too many rules?

I've watched a lot of football in my long life, but I don't ever remember a defensive lineman called for holding on a running play!😏 Nice win for the Colts, and a guttsy call to go to the endzone instead of a field goal try. Good throw for Ryan too.

I have used up my "likes" for the day, but that's hilarious. It's amazing that everyone else whips up on the Jags, but the Colts just seem to not want to hurt 'em when playing 'em.

I like Tom, we have a mutual friend, but he's not getting the job done, both recruiting and on game day.

That's peanuts for you IU fans, right? Also, Penix is gone, and the Hoosiers had no one competent to replace him. Maybe they should be taking a look at the Cathedral QB.

I just hope they become bowl eligible! Maybe the freshman QB should get some time. There's not much else left to play for. Stanford was 111th in the nation in points allowed.

Maybe Coach Freeman knew something. Irish down 10-0 at the half.

Pitiful first half and everyone has a share in it. No one is not to blame.

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Yeah, Tom is gone at the end of the season, imo. There's just not much talent down there. The QB position is a prime example.

It appears the Irish weren't ready for Stanford tonight. Irish went 3 and out and Stanford just drove the field for a TD. I hope they wake up soon.

The Lawrence North vs. Cathedral game will be played at Arlington Middle School.

Instead of a play in playoff yearly discussion, why not lobby for an automatic first down for personal foul penalties, inside the 30 yard line, half the distance penalties. Now there's something that's really needed!