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-Nate Moller | Thursday, November 26, 2020
Notre Dame men’s basketball will begin their season Saturday night in East Lansing against the 13th ranked Michigan State Spartans. Head coach Mike Brey talked about the many uncertainties that his team faces on a daily basis this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the testing that is necessary because of it. “Our group will
Aidan Thomas, Patrick Gallagher, Nate Moller, Liam Coolican and Dominic Gibson | Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Well, here we are: the last Observer Roundtable picks for college and pro football. But don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened. And smile even wider because we’re doing special “future picks.” For college football we have the Power 5 Conference Championships (1 point for each correctly picked participant, plus 1 for picking
Nate Moller | Wednesday, November 11, 2020
I have always been a fan of Dalvin Cook. Almost every year I draft him on my fantasy team, and he plays for my Minnesota Vikings, so it’s a perfect combination for me. While Cook has been very susceptible to injuries since he entered the league in 2017, almost everyone would agree that Cook is
Nate Moller, Patrick Gallagher, Aidan Thomas, Liam Coolican and Dominic Gibson | Friday, November 6, 2020
Last week saw a lot of blowouts, and as such, upset picks were difficult to come by. None of our writers successfully notched an upset prediction, leading to a low scoring week. For the second straight week, Nate Moller was our highest scorer, collecting nine of 12 possible points outside the upset prediction. He’s challenging
Nate Moller | Monday, November 2, 2020
The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the ACC Championships this past Friday in Cary, North Carolina. The men took first, bringing home their second title in three years, and the women’s team tied for fifth. On the women’s side, the Irish finished with 116 points, trailing NC State (47), Georgia Tech (99),
Nate Moller | Monday, November 2, 2020
Although Molly Seidel won a plethora of titles on the track and on cross country courses during her time at Notre Dame, she has shown over the past several months that she is one of the best female marathon runners in the country. Seidel, a 2015 Notre Dame graduate, ran her first ever marathon this
Nate Moller | Friday, October 30, 2020
The Notre Dame women’s and men’s cross country teams will compete in the ACC Championships in Cary, N.C. on Friday in their last meet of the season. Both teams are nationally ranked and will head into the meet with high expectations. Head women’s coach Matt Sparks talked about how his team has responded well to
Liam Coolican, Nate Moller and Patrick Gallagher | Friday, October 30, 2020
Well it finally happened. After six straight upset picks, Patrick Gallagher finally missed on one, giving everyone else a chance to catch up. Unfortunately, only Nate Moller notched a correct upset call last week, correctly nailing the Wake Forest over Virginia Tech result. As such, Patrick maintains a 16-point advantage in this week’s leaderboard, while
Nate Moller | Tuesday, October 27, 2020
My full allegiance is with Notre Dame football, but as a Midwesterner, Big Ten football also holds a special place in my heart. With the Big Ten finally starting their season this past weekend after canceling their season this past August, there were lots of surprises and of takeaways to be had. Obviously, it’s only
Aidan Thomas, Patrick Gallagher, Liam Coolican, Nate Moller and Dominic Gibson | Friday, October 23, 2020
Notre Dame is a Catholic university. But if there’s ever a time to believe in the football gods, it’s right now. Last week, sportswriter Patrick Gallagher hit on his fifth straight upset pick (underdogs of at least 7 points), with yet another double-digit underdog pulling through, as he continues to expand his lead on his