Former Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book just paid Miami fans a compliment they’ll love to frame. In a recent appearance on “The Echoes” podcast, the Irish’s all-time winningest starter said the 2017 game at Hard Rock Stadium might’ve been the loudest environment he's ever played in.
If you were there on Nov. 11, 2017, you don’t need the reminder. Miami swarmed the then–No. 3 Irish, 41–8, in a night that revived every Orange Bowl ghost and introduced the turnover chain to America in the national spotlight. Book entered for Brandon Wimbush and was part of the avalanche — Trajan Bandy’s pick-six off Book made it 27–0 at the half and detonated the building.