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		<title>June 19, 2013 – Things I Found Interesting (And So Should You)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Horvath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Fighting Irish Blog: A big day yesterday for former Notre Dame student-athletes as two brought home their league's championship, one of the most respected names in their sport found a new home and a former soccer star represented the United States in World Cup Qualifying. Yesterday's trivia question might have been the most&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3550&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Golden&#8217;s Grabs Garner Gawks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Appelgate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Appelgate, a 2013 graduate of DePauw University (Greencastle, Ind.), is currently an arts &#38; entertainment writer for the Salt Lake Tribune. A native of Kent, Wash., Appelgate is a diehard Seattle sports fan and a huge fan of the Oregon Ducks basketball court. In three years at Notre Dame, Golden Tate endeared himself to&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3545&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>June 18, 2013 – Things I Found Interesting (And So Should You)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Horvath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Fighting Irish Blog: Another big dose of football in today's TIFI. But first, while you're watching the NBA Finals tonight, put your computer on your lap and go over to TheAHL.com tonight at 7 p.m. (ET) and watch former @ND_Hockey student-athletes Riley Sheahan and Jordan Pearce try to bring home the Grand Rapids&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3543&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>June 17, 2013 – Things I Found Interesting (And So Should You)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Fighting Irish Blog: The Spurs moving within one game of the NBA Championship, the Bruins knotting up the Stanley Cup Finals, Justin Rose winning the true 'Open' and Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring ... are just a few of the things you will not read about today. Friday's trivia question was difficult (With&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3541&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kelly Cares Irish Legends Golf Outing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Horvath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[125 golfers convened at Lost Dunes Golf Club in Bridgman, Mich., this morning for yet another Kelly Cares Irish Legends Golf Outing. As the patrons began to trickle in, you could see that Lou Holtz and Ara Parseghian were not the only Irish legends who would be showing up to support the Kelly Cares Foundation.&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3535&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>June 11, 2013 &#8211; Things I Found Interesting (And So Should You)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Horvath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to keep all of you Fighting Irish fans in the loop, one of my first orders of business as the new @NDSportsBlogger will be to provide you a morning recap of what stories you may have missed the previous few 24 hours. On we’re off! (Or as the kids say, #RiseAndGrind) 1. Lets start&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3527&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Handing Over The Reins&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/handing-over-the-reigns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Horvath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After two years the reigns of @NDSportsBlogger was passed this morning from Josh Flynt &#8217;11 to new Fighting Irish Digital Media Communications Assistant, Aaron Horvath. Here is his introduction to the Notre Dame blog family&#8230; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; I did not graduate from Notre Dame. I’ll give you some time to let that sink in… … Okay,&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3506&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everything You Missed From Pro Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NFL Draft is less than a month away, and on Tuesday, 14 former Irish players returned to campus to take part in Notre Dame&#8217;s annual Pro Day. After physical measurements, vertical and broad jump and the bench press test in the weight room, the Irish players headed to the Loftus Sports Center where representatives&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3501&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FIDM Spring Practice Updates</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 20:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re like me, most of your weekend was spent watching college hoops and marveling at the greatness that is Florida Gulf Coast University (Fun fact: The Eagles AD, Ken Kavanaugh is a Notre Dame MBA grad.) While March Madness can provide plenty of excitement as we await the start of spring (or at least&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3496&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Irish Kick Off Spring Practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows mid-March as the best time of the year for college basketball junkies, but it&#8217;s an exciting week for football fans too. Head coach Brian Kelly began Notre Dame football&#8217;s spring ball with a press conference on Tuesday afternoon at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex. On Wednesday, the Irish hit the field at the Loftus&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3493&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Irish Welcome Big Brothers Big Sisters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Champions are made in the offseason&#8230; as it is often said. The offseason, however, is about so much more than improving on the practice field and in the weight room. It&#8217;s a time for programs to instill values (such as last year&#8217;s &#8220;A-Team&#8221; philosophy) and perhaps more importantly, for student-athletes to grow in the classroom&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3471&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Irish at the Combine: The Schedule</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/irish-at-the-combine-the-schedule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we wrote yesterday, the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine is being held this weekend, as some of the nation&#8217;s best prospects make their case for April&#8217;s NFL Draft. Eight former Irish players will be down in Indianapolis, and you can catch much of the action on the NFL Network and NFL.com. There are four main&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3461&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s NFL Combine Time</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/its-nfl-combine-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2013 NFL Draft is just over two months away, and this weekend, several former Notre Dame student-athletes will move one step closer to achieving their lifelong dream of playing on Sundays. Eight Irish players were invited to the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine. Workouts begin on Saturday and continue through Tuesday. First round hopefuls linebacker&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3453&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Signing Day: Welcome To The Family</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/national-signing-day-welcome-to-the-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:14:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 12 hours after it began, National Signing Day 2013 is officially in the books. And what a great day it was for Notre Dame, both at the fax machine and in the Fighting Irish Digital Media studio. As I wrote about previously, FIDM debuted a new virtual set for its broadcast on UND.com.&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3436&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Signing Day: An Irish Twitter Recap</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/national-signing-day-an-irish-twitter-recap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout the 2012 football season, our good friends at the Her Loyal Sons blog put together Twitter summaries of each Notre Dame football game. For many people, being on Twitter has become part of the experience of watching sports, so it should come as no surprise that these summaries became a very popular way of&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3424&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting Irish Digital Media Prepares for National Signing Day</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/fighting-irish-digital-media-prepares-for-national-signing-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a day when recruiting nuts take the morning off to watch Twitter and read message boards, when diehard football fans anxiously await the hat choice of 17-year-old kids, and it&#8217;s the one time per year where we dust off the fax machines to welcome the letters of intent of future All-Americans and team captains.&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3389&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rudolph Named Pro Bowl MVP</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/rudolph-named-pro-bowl-mvp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 14:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making his first Pro Bowl appearance in his young NFL career, former Irish tight end Kyle Rudolph took home MVP honors on Sunday night in Hawaii. Rudolph caught five passes for 122 yards and a touchdown in the NFC&#8217;s 62-35 win. Not only did the Cincinnati, Ohio native take home a shiny trophy, but he&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3380&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Notre Dame Football and The Center for Social Concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From shaving their heads in The Bald and The Beautiful to visiting the Joe DiMaggio Children&#8217;s Hospital, giving back to the community is a defining part of the Notre Dame football program. In this video, Jake Golic, Matthias Farley and Bennett Jackson talk about their experience in a service class run through the university&#8217;s Center&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3373&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Super Bowl Bound</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/01/21/super-bowl-bound/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, Super Bowl XLVI featured a pair of Fighting Irish alums on opposing sides &#8211; Sergio Brown (&#8217;10) for the New England Patriots and Justin Tuck (&#8217;05) of the New York Giants. For the second time in five season, Tuck and the Giants emerged victorious against the favored Patriots. This year, there aren&#8217;t any&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3356&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Managing the Dream Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Football student managing is as competitive as any sport. It&#8217;s a time-consuming job, but it has plenty of perks, so lots of Notre Dame and Saint Mary&#8217;s students vie to get into the program. Approximately 40 students enter the program as freshmen. Depending on which semester they join, they work both fall and spring practices&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=2968&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/the-grewe-crew/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before last week&#8217;s BCS championship game, ESPN aired a feature on Sam Grewe, a 14-year old from Middlebury, Ind. who was adopted by the Notre Dame football team in spring 2012. During Christmas week 2011, he was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a cancer in the bone. While preparing for a rare Van Ness rotationplasty, the Irish&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=3323&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>State of the Irish: Four Years in the Making</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/state-of-the-irish-four-years-in-the-making/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:21:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini ('13)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And I am back, back for one last post to reflect on my journey over the past four years with Notre Dame football. It all started in the basement of Alumni Hall on the first night of freshmen orientation perfecting the lyrics to the fight song, the alma mater and the other Notre Dame cheers.&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=2965&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Work in Progress</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/a-work-in-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Gonzalez (&#039;16)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were 10 Apollo missions before a successful moon landing. J.K. Rowling was rejected by 12 publishers before someone took on her &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; series. The Wright Brothers didn&#8217;t fly on their first attempt. And we all know Rudy Ruettiger had to try several times to make the Notre Dame football team&#8211;after his many attempts&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=2927&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>State of the Irish &#8211; Alabama</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/state-of-the-irish-alabama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Bartolini ('13)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And we are back … back to reality, woops there went gravity. As I stood on the field at the end of the game trying to absorb the moment, I couldn’t help but ask myself, why? Why did this season, in which everything else went right, have to end like this? My thoughts lingered as&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=2948&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BCS Championship: Post-Game Reaction</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/01/09/bcs-championship-post-game-reaction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday night did not go as planned. Nope, it could not have possibly gone much worse. It hurt. A lot. Manti Te&#8217;o walking off with tears in his eyes. Theo Riddick crying in the locker room. Kapron Lewis-Moore being helped off the field after a significant knee injury. Watching the Crimson Tide celebrate their third&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=2936&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Season: The Ending</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/01/08/senior-season-the-ending/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Chval ('13)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t want to talk about silver linings or graduation rates. I don&#8217;t want to say, &#8220;Well, at the end of the day, I still go to a great school.&#8221; I&#8217;m irritated at the people who are posting that they&#8217;re glad they didn&#8217;t go to Miami. It hurts. It better hurt. If it didn&#8217;t, it&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=2932&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BCS Championship: It&#8217;s game day.</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/01/07/bcs-championship-its-game-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[129 days ago, Notre Dame began its season in Dublin, Ireland. Four hours from now, the Fighting Irish play for the national championship. It’s been tough to comprehend, and even as I sit here in front of the field, it’s still kind of hard to believe. Tonight is the moment these players and coaches have&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=2905&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BCS Championship: Trick Shot Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a Fighting Irish fan, you know all about tradition. There are few words as commonplace as &#8220;tradition&#8221; back on campus in South Bend. From dorms to tailgates, Notre Dame students, fans and alums have countless traditions. A couple of seasons ago, a few members of the Notre Dame football team started a new&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=2873&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BCS Championship: Day 5</title>
		<link>http://ndfootball.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/bcs-championship-day-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 04:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Flynt ('11)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After six long weeks, here we are on National Championship Eve, less than 24 hours away from the biggest Notre Dame game in almost a quarter century. Wow. It has been a heck of a week for Fighting Irish Digital Media, and the fun continued last night at the Notre Dame Pep Rally. FIDM caught&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=2879&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Season: Welcome to Miami</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Chval ('13)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is the day. At the beginning of the season, I said I felt like the night before the Navy game felt like Christmas Eve. I tossed and turned all night, worrying and wondering what this season would bring. There is absolutely nothing in my life to compare Sunday night to&#8211;nothing could have prepared me&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ndfootball.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1984194&#038;post=2890&#038;subd=ndfootball&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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