I didn't watch but the Irish men let one get away from them with a 74-73 loss to UNC today. The good news is that Markus Burton was back and played 23 minutes and scored the game (for ND) leading 23 points.
I watched the game on Youtube, both teams were scoring eveningly up the the end. Tough one to lose, but the game could have gone either way.
We had the game on here. Watched the last 10 min. Irish had 3 pt. lead with less than 10 sec. to go. NC player drained a 3 and got fouled. Terrible defense, terrible loss.
Gipper, if its any consolation we are notorious for fouling three point shooters and subsequent results.
Back in Chapel Hill the Irish women's basketball welcomed back Maddy Westbeld and beat the Tar Heels 76-66 another great game from Hannah and Olivia. On the men's side, Tom Noie was pretty hard on the Irish, on Shrewsberry and Alloco Notre Dame basketball can't close out a getable game against North Carolina
The easiest thing in the world to do is criticize after-the-fact a team who loses a close game. I watched a lot of the game including the last several minutes. The Irish played better than they've been playing lately. I missed the comeback from 11 points down against a very good team, a clear sign of progress in a program trying to grow but not worthy of more than a pasing comment by Mr. Noie. I saw the grittiness toward the end when we fought NC tooth and nail at both ends of the court. We played good defense and found ways to sink shots. We missed too many free throws throughout the game, which IMO is the root cause of the loss. Yes, the foul was unfortunate. I challenge the armchair critics to put themselves in that situation and guarantee they won't foul. Me? I'm proud of the team effort and confident that the team will grow from this experience. Unlike Noie, I have confidence in the coach to continue the forward progress, albeit baby steps, but forward nonetheless.
Pat Coogan is pretty NSFW in this pregame speech to his teammates before taking the field against Georgia. Pat Coogan Embracing Leadership Role on Biggest Stage
Priceless..... "It's God, it's country and it's MF'n Notre Dame" has replaced "win one for the Gipper"
There goes our reputation as a shining example of what a Catholic University should be. Boston College must be giddy with delight.