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Notes from the Geetar: Hath Spring Sprung?

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It’s been a while since I pulled out the pick and strummed, so I figured I’d give Mike Royko a break for a bit and bring back a little old-school NDN.

If it’s April and it’s Notre Dame, the Blue-Gold game is right around the corner. Well, the event with that name is, anyway, because it’s certainly different than it used to be. Notre Dame’s spring program has morphed from a standard three weeks of practice and a standard scrimmage to a two-month staggered schedule concluding with players running plays on a field under a scoring system that changes every year.