Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 23, 2019 11 UNDER THE DOME "However, a dominant 38-7 drubbing of Duke in Durham last weekend showed the Notre Dame players are still engaged and motivated. The Fighting Irish can still finish highly in the College Football Playoff rankings and wind up in a New Year's Day Bowl." — Capital Gazette writer Bill Wagner in an article about the Notre Dame-Navy matchup "I always find myself yelling at the TV like I'm a coach or something, but I'm just being a fan like everyone else. Those guys have been having a great season. We've had some slip-ups. There's been times where we haven't been able to get things going. But overall, I think the way there were able to play against Duke this past week was able to get them back on the same page and get them back to where they were in the month of September and [early] October, where we were keeping our head held high after we lost to Georgia, because we went to the No. 3 team and only lost by six when everyone had us getting blown out." — Former Notre Dame defensive lineman Jarron Jones on watching this year's Irish football season (The South Bend Tribune's Pod of Gold) "I'm always going to stand by my quarterback, our quarterback, and I think Ian's done a great job all year. It's a tough position, quarterback. Win or lose, they're going to blame you. I have a lot of respect for him, the way he carries himself and the way he represents this program. I can speak for the offensive line, we're always going to be there to support him. He may take the flak, but it's a team game, so it takes all of us." — Notre Dame senior left guard Liam Eichenberg "USA Today partnered with Athletic Director U to compile a database for athletic directors' salaries for the 2017-18 academic year. Notre Dame's Jack Swarbrick earned just over $3 million, according to their review. No other ath- letic director crossed $2 million annually." — Writer Brian Davis of The Austin American-Statesman PHOTO BY KEN MARTIN OF THE WEEK ➤ "iTll bE fUn WHen wErE ruNNiNg uP tHe scOrE" hold this L buddy #ND" Former Notre Dame left guard and current Indianapolis Colt Quenton Nelson (@BigQ56) Nov. 12 THEY SAID IT "The Ian Book enigma lives on for another week after an impres- sive road victory over Duke. Book posted just a 67.5 passing grade, but that is his fourth-highest game grade of 2019. Most of his of- fensive production came via his legs, as the Fighting Irish averaged 0.171 EPA per rush attempt in week 11. It is a recipe that works against lesser teams, but goes to show the struggles this offense has had when facing quality opponents." — Pro Football Focus writer Ben Brown