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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com OCT. 31, 2020 13 UNDER THE DOME THEY SAID IT THEY SAID IT "A lot of the people from there are blue collar, hard working people. It's the kind of mindset me and my teammates from Pittsburgh bring to this facility every day. It's a 'bring your lunch pail to work' mentality. We carry that blue collar attitude on our sleeves and it lets us go about our day." — Notre Dame senior defensive tackle KURT HINISH "I think Notre Dame has already shown flashes of what they can be going into November. They've got all the tools to do it. I've said over and over again, when I look at the ACC — and this is not the homer in me — I truly believe that Notre Dame's the only [ACC] team built in the way that you need to be to beat Clemson. It has the talent to do so. Clemson, I think, has greater depth of talent. "That's always going to be the strength of them, Alabama and Georgia — just in the way that recruiting works right now. But Notre Dame is absolutely built to peak in November and have a shot to accomplish all the things they want to do this season." — Former Notre Dame offensive lineman and current ESPN radio host Mike Golic Jr. on the potential of the 2020 Fighting Irish team (The South Bend Tribune) "I know exactly who we're playing, when we're playing, what channels it's going to be on. All that. I'm very connected to Notre Dame. I still have a lot of friends there. My best friend, Hunter Biven, is now the director of player development there, and they've got guys that I played on the offensive line with that are still there, too. I'm very connected, very proud. I drive my NFL teammates absolutely insane because I am such a proud Domer and homer. I don't let anyone forget where I went to school. "I often walk into the locker room on Saturday mornings playing 'Here Come the Irish' by Cathy Richard- son dressed in all green or all Notre Dame, and I don't take it off until the walk through. Everybody gets a good feeling for what I'm about." — San Francisco 49ers right tackle and former Notre Dame offensive lineman Mike McGlinchey (The Athletic) "I think we're really figuring out a lot about how to take our preparation and our process and apply it to the game. I talked a little bit about this in our last press conference. Our guys really do a really good job of preparing. We probably lacked a little bit of the intensity necessary last week, and that has been the focus this week in terms of practice. It's been clicking up the intensity level in everything that we do and that attention to detail." — Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly "We had a good class and we were all close. We were just excited to get here and play for a team and a program that is so special and has so much great history behind it. Everyone in our class that's still around, we're all very close and very happy to be together. It's just the type of guys you get when you get Notre Dame commits. You get guys who are committed to the school, the program and the people. That's just the kind of guys we have." — Notre Dame senior right tackle Robert Hainsey on how the 2017 recruiting class came together PHOTO BY ANDRIS VISOCKIS OF THE WEEK ➤ "Notre Dame has won 35 of its last 40 games. It's academically tough, geo- graphically isolated, lousy winter weather & generally play a decent schedule. Yet, nobody gets more crap than Brian Kelly. Easy top 5/6 college HC." — FOX Sports radio host Colin Cowherd, (@ColinCowherd) Oct. 17 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED PO Box 2331 Durham, NC 27702 www.BlueGoldOnline.com 1-800-421-7751 DELIVERY LIMITED TO CONTINENTAL U.S. PLEASE ADD SALES TAX FOR ITEMS SHIPPING TO: (NC 7.5%, IN 7%, MI 6%) Made to order & shipped direct from manufacturer, returns not related to damage may incur fee. GRILL MAT $49.95 + FREE S&H Available in 2 Styles: ND or Leprechaun (Item #6622-ND or #6622-LEP) (Item #6621) CUSTOM GRILL COVERS Hand-made in USA using the finest com- mercial grade breathable vinyl featuring double-stitching, buckle clasps and mois- ture vent. Logo printed with UV-resistant ink in official school colors. AVAILABLE IN 2 SIZES & 3 LOGOS: Small: 60" wide x 36" tall x 21" deep $51.95 + $15.00 S&H Large: 72" wide x 36" tall x 21" deep $54.95 + $15.00 S&H Please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery.