Print Edition of The Observer for Monday, November 7, 2016

running out of gas

Notre Dame, unable to stop Navy’s ground game, lose by one to Midshipmen

EMMET FARNAN | The Observer

Senior Midshipmen running back Calvin Cass maneuvers upfield in Notre Dame’s 28-27 loss to Navy on Saturday at Everbank Stadium in Jacksonville. Notre Dame held a hafltime lead, but failed to get the game’s decisive score, as Navy held the ball for more than 20 minutes in the second half.

Despite loss, Notre Dame’s play wasn’t that bad

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Honestly, it wasn’t that bad.

There have been performances by the Irish this season that were undeniably, inarguably, painful-to-watch bad. For example, the secondary getting burned over and over again at Texas, or DeShone Kizer throwing a pick-six to put Stanford on the board, or the defense missing tackles and assignments that allowed Duke to post 498 yards of offense, or the play calling against N.C. State that literally flew in the face of the weather conditions; the list goes on.

Notre Dame’s 28-27 loss to Navy was far from great, but it certainly did not hit the wretched lows that defined the season early on. And the sad reality of 2016 is that

By RENEE GRIFFIN Sports Writer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

— Notre Dame’s season has often been defined by quick strikes — long passes completed by the Irish offense, or long passes allowed by a beleaguered defense. In the 28-27 loss to Navy on Saturday in Jacksonville, though, it was slow, slogging drives by the Midshipmen that did the Irish in.

Notre Dame (3-6) had the ball for fewer than 10 minutes in the second half, when Navy (6-2) outscored the Irish 14-10 with one scoring drive of four minutes, one of nine minutes and a closing drive that ran the clock from 7:28 to zero.

“We had six possessions the whole game,” Irish head coach Brian Kelly said. “Any time you’re limited to six possessions, you have to be extremely efficient. … Not much I can really pick at from a head coach’s perspective.

“I love the way my team battled. Navy was just a

little bit better today, by one point.”

Senior captain and receiver Torii Hunter Jr., who finished with over 100 yards and a touchdown, said the team knew ahead of time that possessions would be at a premium.

“It’s definitely frustrating,” Hunter said. “We were asking a lot of ourselves, trying to put up touchdowns every time we got the ball because we knew it would be that type of game. It’s tough.”

At first, Notre Dame’s offense hustled down the length of EverBank Field, taking just 3:30 to run 10 plays and score a touchdown for a 7-0 lead. Junior quarterback DeShone Kizer, who finished 19-of27 with 223 yards and three touchdowns, found Hunter wide open in the end zone for the 26-yard score.

But Navy, no stranger to hustle, did what it does best with its triple option offense, averaging 6.4 yards per carry on a nineplay scoring drive on its first possession to tie the game.

After that, though, the expected back-and-forth between the two high-production offenses slowed down. Notre Dame was held to a field goal, then the Irish defense forced a turnover on downs. The Midshipmen responded by forcing a punt.

The scoring started up again when Navy senior quarterback Will Worth, who threw for 48 yards and ran for 175, rushed for a touchdown following his 60-yard sprint upfield a few plays before. The Irish sapped up 7:13 on the ensuing touchdown drive, the longest of their season so far in terms of time of possession.

Kelly called for an uncharacteristic 12 running plays and just two passes — both of which were screens — on that drive, which gave his team a 17-14 lead going into halftime. Sophomore running back Josh Adams posted 73 yards on the day, while Kizer added 52 on

Special teams penalty fuels Navy comeback victory

By MAREK MAZUREK Sports Editor

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — For the sixth time this year, Notre Dame lost a game by one possession. This time, it was just one point that separated the Irish and the Midshipmen in Jacksonville, Florida. But this one point stemmed from one play, and it was likely enough to deter Notre Dame from its quest for bowl eligibility. That one play: a 12 men on the field penalty called against the Irish (3-6) near the end of the third quarter.

At the time, Notre Dame, who must now win out to become bowl-eligible, led 24-21. Navy started its second possession of the half at the 25-yard line and marched it down to the 40 before stalling on a fumbled pitch.

Facing fourth-and-long, Navy punted the ball and sophomore Chris Finke caught it at the Notre Dame 28 yard-line.

those are the only standards Irish football can be held to now.

When a team has the rare discipline to commit zero turnovers and only one penalty all game, as was the case with n avy, it will be difficult to beat. n otre d ame came close.

The m idshipmen’s triple option has been particularly potent this year, and for such a young defense, n otre d ame did a respectable job containing it by allowing 14 points per half. It may have allowed fewer, had the Irish special teams unit not been called for having 12 men

on the field when n avy was about to punt.

s ome might say that penalty is the perfect example of the boneheaded mistakes that have plagued n otre d ame all season. This would be accurate if the players and coaches had been so incompetent that they had not noticed there were 12 men on the field.

In reality, though, the call was the result of a hustling player being just a step or two too far from the sideline when the ball was snapped — a call that head coach b rian Kelly said two officials disagreed with. s o while unfortunate and avoidable, there’s been worse.

o ffensively, the Irish had no turnovers and scored on

five of their measly six possessions. Kizer threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns. n otre d ame ran two times more than it passed and managed a per-carry average of 5.1 yards, a full yard more than its season average of 4.1.

The last field goal is the one that evoked outrage and controversy — because what would this n otre d ame team be if it left fans without outrage and controversy?

n otre d ame was down 28-24 with about seven and a half minutes to go. It was fourth-and-4. Kelly chose to take the safe points, hoping that his defense would be able to stop the m idshipmen with time left. e ven if they score, he thought, it leaves

enough time for the Irish to drive down and try for eight points.

o f course, the defense was unable to do so. Time expired. n ow the Irish are 3-6. h owever, hindsight is 20/20. c onsider the alternative: the offense goes for it. If they make it and score soon after, they’re winning, but n avy probably has plenty of time to respond. If they don’t make it, the m idshipmen have the ball up four with plenty of field to run out the clock. a field goal would have put n avy up seven, a touchdown 11.

Yes, n avy had just burned through nine minutes on its previous scoring drive, but that was only possible because of the special teams

penalty. b efore then, the longest m idshipmen drive had been five minutes. a t the end of the day, Kelly’s choice went awry, but it wasn’t for lack of reasoning. There was a great deal of risk either way.

This loss, to a good team, was not due to overwhelmingly poor execution or bewildering decision-making. a nd so, judging by the standards set by n otre d ame’s previous seven games this season, it truly was not that bad.

Contact Renee Griffin at rgriffi6@nd.edu

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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Dame’s 12

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Instead of getting the ball back up four points, the officials determined that notre dame had 12 men on the field. The infraction gave navy a fourth-and-1 on its 40 yard-line and senior navy quarterback Will Worth converted to give navy a first down. The penalty extended what would become a nine-minute, 75-yard touchdown drive. navy controlled the ball for over 20 minutes in the second half, limiting the Irish to just two possessions.

Students celebrate Cubs’ title

Students travel to Chicago to watch Game Seven, Cubs victory parade

By EMILY McCONVILLE news writer

m inutes after the c hicago c ubs won the world s eries against the c leveland i ndians on wednesday, sophomore Kevin d ingens and freshman i an waller walked together from d ingens’ home to w rigley Field. They climbed onto a police barrier and looked out over the crowd, all in c ubs attire, all excited beyond belief.

“There was just heads as far as you could see,” waller said. waller and d ingens had grown up in the w rigleyville neighborhood, blocks away from the c ubs’ home field. c ubs games dominated the summers — d ingens said he would sell lemonade to c ubs

Expert analyzes social media campaigns

By NICOLE CARATAS

saint mary’s e ditor

Editor’s Note: Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, The Observer will sit down with Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s experts to break down the election and its importance to students. In this 14th installment, Saint Mary’s Editor Nicole Caratas asks professor of communication studies, Michael Kramer, who is an expert on political communication, about the effects of communication techniques and social media on the presidential campaigns.

Nicole Caratas: Would it have any effect for the candidates to, at this point in the election, shift to talking more about their policies and plans for the election?

m ichael Kramer: a t this point, probably not. a s long as the media is focusing its reporting on negative aspects of Trump and

usher dies after hitand-run

By RACHEL O’GRADY

The s t. Joseph’s c ounty c oroner’s o ffice confirmed that n otre d ame basketball usher John Jurek died s aturday night, according to a report from wndu Jurek was critically injured in a hit-and-run early m onday morning. n otre d ame women’s basketball coach, m uffet m c g raw, said Jurek will be missed.

“ i used to look over during

c linton’s candidacies, the candidates themselves will choose to attack their opponent because that’s what will get the most coverage at this stage of the campaign. The candidates do discuss their policies every day at campaign appearances, but not much of that gets covered.

NC: What impact has social media had on this election? What role has Twitter played in influencing voters?

m K: a big impact. s ocial media spreads political news and candidate rhetoric far and wide. h owever, it also contributes to an

echo chamber effect, where many people are exposed increasingly to the political views of their friends and family on Facebook and Twitter — many of whom share the same political views. s o, social media can insulate voters from different perspectives, contributing to increased political polarization.

a s far as Twitter specifically, that platform certainly has been used extensively by Trump to draw attention — both negative and positive — to his campaign. a lso, voters are using Twitter to discuss and share political news and opinions. For example, the first Trump- c linton debate was the most tweeted political debate ever.

NC: What, in your opinion, is it about this particular election or the candidates that has led to

Hoodie Allen, Sammy Adams to perform at ND

By MARIE FAZIO news writer

s tudent u nion b oard ( sub ) announced Friday that this year’s fall concert performers will be hip hop/ r & b artists h oodie a llen and s ammy a dams.

“ we think they’re going to be really good. Their music is similar enough to where they’ll fit in well together,” senior sub executive director l ouis b ertolotti said.

a committee began meeting over the summer to narrow down the choices for performers based on budget and scheduling, among other factors. The u niversity has rejected artists in past years, which the committee kept in mind when making the final decisions.

“ we went with a country artist in the fall last year and

a more rock-based group for the spring, so we wanted to mix it up,” senior Kendall g aspari, head of the artist decision committee and the lead concert programmer for sub , said.

o nce the committee finalized the decision, the choice had to undergo a rigorous approval process by s tudent a ctivities o ffice. a fter this was completed, the n otre d ame legal staff worked with both h oodie a llen’s and s ammy a dam’s agents in contract negotiations to finalize cost, location and other details, which took a few months to finish.

“ we send a contract over and they modify it and send it back to our legal counsel and it keeps going back and forth,” b ertolotti said. “ we

By CHRISTIAN BUNKER s cene writer

of all my unpopular musical opinions, the one that perturbs people the most is my insistence that some albums take several listens to appreciate. common sense says that if something is bad the first time, it’s going to stay bad. however, i firmly believe that the best things in life are acquired tastes. From black coffee to guinness to dark chocolate to the original spiderman movies, the best rewards require you to put in some effort. in the same way, the best music is music that grows on you. you’re confused or even bored through the first five listens, but then you wake up one morning and every guitar riff and key change is stuck firmly in your head. my bloody valentine’s seminal release “l oveless” is not just an album that grows on you. w hen most music of this type finally clicks, what was once a bizarre sonic landscape becomes friendly territory. in “l oveless,” the distortion, density and general refusal to sound like what music is expected to sound like are seemingly inexhaustible. This is not just because the album sounds weird. sure, bilinda butcher’s voice is absolutely ethereal and Kevin shields’ guitar sounds like a steel foundry operating at maximum capacity, but you get used to these. it’s the studio wizardry that sets this album apart. “distortion” is a defining word for the shoegaze genre

and the one most commonly applied to shields’ production, but i argue that this descriptor gives an inaccurate view of shields’ studio work. distorting something is robbing it of its meaning; it is turning a beautiful painting into a muddled mess. These songs, however, have so much going on that it’s our senses that are forced to capitulate and blend everything together for fear of being overwhelmed. The instruments blend together organically and we hear one unified motif, which is typically repeated for the entirety of the song, but to stop there is to miss out on so much. i always found it fitting that the album begins with a song titled “only shallow,” because it is anything but.

That’s why there’s nothing out of the ordinary about reviewing “l oveless” 25 years after its release. you could have been listening to this album for that length of time, and still find something new in it today. i recently discovered the guitars that rise and fall like waves under the hypnotic singing of “To here Knows w hen,” the haunting cry lurking far away in “come in a lone” and the stunning beauty of the final minute of “w hat you want.” a nd it seems that the drums are totally ignored on this album, which is a travesty, since colm o’ciosoig does some outstanding work. i would be remiss, of course, to not mention how incredibly innovative this work was. For me, this was the album that redefined what you could press in vinyl and

sell as music, and the new definition was everything. so many awesome-in-a-weird-way bands, from slowdive to sigur ros, are indebted to this one album that its anniversary should be Thanksgiving for music nerds. but to concentrate on what my bloody valentine’s imitators sound like is a poor way to appreciate them, and lauding the influence of “l oveless” is an inauthentic way to pay them tribute. a quarter of a century later, this album is still a collection of unbeatable songs that happens to sound totally different from the vast majority of the rock canon. l ike a fine wine, i predict that this album will only get better with age.

Contact Christian Bunker at cbunker@nd.edu

“Loveless”

My Bloody Valentine

Label: Creation Records

Tracks: “To Here Knows When,” “When You Sleep,” “What You Want,” “Soon”

If you like: Slowdive, Spiritualized

By ADRIAN MARK LORE

s cene writer

The london-based ambient house duo The orb inhabits its own self-contained musical universe, blissfully ignorant of the stylistic shifts and trends occurring in the world around it. Fortunate for the celebrated brainchild of a lex paterson and Thomas Fehlmann, this is its greatest strength.

earlier in the year, the duo released a brief ep that channeled the crisp aesthetic of the snowy a lpine range. Titled “a lpine,” the record is a house medley that flows seamlessly, challenging those who argue that the album format is obsolete. in this regard, The orb has thankfully failed to read the signs of the times. indeed, the duo’s latest album — the oddly titled “cow / chill out, world!” — is even more cohesive than its predecessor, the divisions between tracks mostly arbitrary — the whole more of the evolution than the collection of several discretely defined tracks.

in sharp contrast to “a lpine,” this record turns down the kick drum, opting for more carefully engineered atmospheres over the former’s dance floor sensibilities. unlike the most insipid of ambient records, “cow / chill out, world!” takes an organic approach to craft and is not bogged down by superfluous perfectionism. The record was produced over a mere five sessions and incorporates a hefty dose of field recordings, which contributes to its

idyllic pastoral sound.

w hile peaceful moments throughout the album — instants decorated with smatterings of matutinal chirping and nostalgic radio clips — recall the spiritual origins of ambient music, much of the record is underpinned by a compelling miasma of tension. There is a dark dimension to “siren 33 (orphee mirror)” and “wireless mK2,” while the remnants of glassy jazz pumping through “7 oaks” paint wistful portraits of earlier times.

The record is tastefully kinetic and textured, subverting the notion that ambient music ought to sit still; addictive grooves break out on several tracks, notably throughout the nomadic core of the opening cut. perhaps most breathtaking are the thick, buzzing rhythms on “4am exhale (chill out, world!)” and the droning haze that follows on “5th dimensions,” both of which recall the vaporous spaces of so-called “pop ambient” music, pioneered by Kompakt founder wolfgang voigt. similarly, the crystalline beauty of “9 elms over river eno (channel 9)” and closing track “The 10 sultans of rudyard (moo moo mix)” are reminiscent of the dynamic world-building of the duo’s debut, “The orb’s adventures beyond The ultraworld.” indeed, “cow / chill out, world!” is a synthesis of everything that has allowed The orb — and ambient music as a whole, for that matter — to make such a great impression on electronic music. The record is both a return to form and a product of starry-eyed imagination and

innovation. There are no lead singles slated for success, to be sure, nor is this record an award waiting to happen. There is certainly no crowd-pleasing involved. above all, this is the product of two gifted musicians doing what they have always done best. given the record’s bucolic sensibilities, it seems clear that The orb is quite in tune with its surroundings; the duo is subverts the dogma of arbitrary, pragmatic industry standards. strict adherence kills innovation, the duo would argue; the free market makes money, not art, after all. besides, a keen awareness of the natural world is what maintains The orb’s uniquely fresh sound. it is what blossoms on the duo’s 16th studio album into a living, breathing tableau that is worthy of their revolutionary debut. Contact Adrian Mark Lore at asach11@nd.edu

“COW / Chill Out, World!”

The Orb

Label: Kompakt

Track: “4am Exhale (Chill Out, World!)”

If you like: Brian Eno, The Field, Wolfgang Voigt

InSIdE ColUmn

Fighting for an i rish community

i’ll admit it — what sold me on attending notre dame was the hugs and the hand-holding. w hile visiting notre dame three years ago as a prospective student, i attended a dorm mass at stanford hall and was baffled by the welcoming intimacy of notre dame’s spiritual community. i’ve always loved hugs, and here were dozens of free hugs offered out of the kindness of notre dame hearts within the span of minutes. sure enough, no other university could offer the same full-on embrace that notre dame granted me during my short stay that fateful week. yet when i came to notre dame, i eventually wandered from the spiritual community that had persuaded me to attend in the first place. notre dame was bound by two types of religion: one that played out in the next life, and another that played in the stadium in the next weekend. a s neither a catholic nor a sports fan, i found myself precariously on the outside of the very community which had inspired me to enroll in notre dame. Few other students appeared to share my love of music and late night adventures through the local campus wilderness. a s far as my own interests went, i could not find a support system oriented around my own needs and interests. For two years, i felt isolated, even deserted by the people i had entrusted four years of my life to. i n the spring of my junior year, i boarded a plane for dublin, hoping that the supposedly magical experience of study abroad would radically change my viewpoint. i n some ways, it did; as a hapless a merican in a foreign country, i was forced to bond with a group of 14 students who shared my bewilderment and homesickness. our dependence upon each other accelerated the strengthening of our relationships. i n such a way, i finally felt part of the notre dame community in a way that i had previously found lacking.

however, the real shift took place when i found myself walking again through the troublesome blustery south bend winter. The seemingly-shallow relationships i had begun forming within my dorm and within my classes began to blossom when i began hosting events for students who seemed to share my own interests and values. a s my junior year came to a close, i began to realize that the lack of community i had found in the notre dame experience was no fault but my own.

sure, my depression and family issues had hampered my abilities to find and expand my support system, but i now own the fact that when i had desired community, it was my responsibility to help create it. e ffort is the sole ingredient that can ensure the success or failure of any endeavor. w hen i started exerting effort and following my own passion for valuable social experience, i was able to find a support system that not only included me, but embraced me. i love my carroll hall community. i love my binns county appalachia group. i love my musical friends that came in droves to see my wacky poetry readings and my fellow scenesters here at The observer. such proclamations of love may be a cliche, but they’re true, and i had to fight for them. i’m just fortunate that they were more than worth fighting for.

Contact John Darr at jdarr@nd.edu

The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Hopefully more than a conversation starter

The other day, i was sitting in my education class and i couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed. we were having a class discussion about issues that are prevalent in today’s society, such as systematic discrimination and the opportunity gap. The night before, we had an assigned reading that touched on similar topics. d uring the reading, i had to stop several times because i also felt overwhelmed and frustrated due to the problems mentioned.

o ver a week ago, i went on a trip to c learfork, Tennessee through the a ppalachia seminar program in the c enter for s ocial c oncerns. The trip was a joyful time filled with laughter and relationship building, but also a challenging time filled with reflection and conviction. Throughout the week, we engaged with the community on different levels, whether it was going to the local council to hear resolutions get passed or going to the local baptist church to see how religion was practiced there.

This fall break’s immersion trip was not the first of its kind for me. s omething that hit me hard this time around though was my purpose for going on these trips. my purpose was something i had thought about the first two trips but this time the feeling was different — more powerful. a round c learfork, the brokenness in our world seemed, at times, too much too handle. it was not just the issues prevalent in the c learfork community that were getting to me but also the issues that seem to be prevalent worldwide. being a part of a community that knew hardship and struggle made me realize the amount of struggle and pain we all deal with.

w hat frustrates me about our situation was what we, as notre dame students, do with these problems. we talk about them: no change. a nd then we talk about them more: no change. a nd then we make events and posters about them and then we talk about them more: no change. we have to stop talking so much about these issues and start changing what we have control over: our behavior. i don’t have the ability to stop bullying everywhere but i do have the ability to treat others with authentic kindness and make sure i stand up for others when they’re being bullied. The only thing i have control over is how i act on a daily basis. w hat matters to me is not how prevalent sexism is on a college campus. w hat matters to me is how i treat women. w hat matters to me is how i talk about women with my friends. do i cherish my girlfriend and other women who are in my life? do i make sure they feel loved and appreciated by me?

don’t get me wrong, i believe there is value in having events to discuss issues and spreading awareness for them. i n fact, without awareness, some problems would never be revealed and some solutions would never be discovered. w hat i’ve seen though is such

a huge focus on awareness and “problem finding” and such little focus on changing our hearts and behaviors. i’ll hear different groups of people be blamed for the troubles we experience in the world. i’ll watch people blame others but refuse to look at themselves and admit they play a part. They’ll preach against “hate” but then hate the very person they are against. we all need to take ownership. not just one particular group or organization, but all of us. we need to stop blaming others for problems in our lives and start changing ourselves. Take a look at the political election we are currently facing. a ll we hear is how evil Trump is and how corrupt c linton is. w hy? because each candidate blames the other one for the issues in a merica. how refreshing would it be if either of them swallowed their pride and said, “you know what? we’re both a part of the problems in a merica. but we can change that.” a ll it takes is some humility, intention and effort. we need to be open with ourselves and with others. i f i feel sad, i should use that sadness as motivation to make sure others don’t feel that same sadness. i f i experience a trial in my life, i should share it with others so they can feel confident in their trials. positive change means being slow to talk but quick to listen. it means understanding before acting. The first step, though, is admitting we all play a part.

Thinking back to my week in the a ppalachia region, i have discovered my purpose to why i go on those trips: to better know how to love others. i may not interact with the people i met in c learfork every day, but i can take the compassion, understanding, empathy and love that was exchanged during that week and bring it in to my life. i n the end, people from around the world are not so different from one another. we all have hurt, we all have pain, we all make mistakes, but we all need love. not just the love that accepts others for who they are; that love is necessary but it can be surface level. The love we need is a penetrating love that enriches someone’s life — the love that romans 12:9-21 talks about. The type of love that pushes us to a higher standard — one that accepts where we are at but pushes to see improvement.

a s notre dame students, we need to hold each other to a higher standard. we need to listen, understand, empathize and improve. i urge you all to strive with me one day at a time.

i f you would like to figure out how to live out the things i mentioned in this article, reach out to me through my email address: mmillay@nd.edu. i would love to have a conversation with you!

Matthew Millay junior nov. 6

o n the way down from m ount l e c onte, we stopped to hug a sun-warmed trunk, on the most beautiful day, climbing waterfalls and tiptoeing across fallen trees. This one still stood. w ith our cheeks against its bark soft as cotton, four arms stretched round its belly, we smelled its sap. “ c an you feel that?” i asked. h e smiled. a man of energy: the spiritual, not religious type. h e could feel it — not what i felt, but something of his own.

“a nd then it dawned on him,” writes c amus, “that he and the man with him weren’t talking about the same thing.”

b ecause my tree isn’t his tree. b ecause her love isn’t his love, be it that they may love each other. a nd your sadness isn’t her sadness, because the other sees a different shade of purple than the purple you see. n obody knows what you mean when you say it’s beautiful.

First, our experience is different: only i feel my feels; only you think your thoughts. Then our language is different: the same words we all speak don’t mean the same thing to two of us.

“The image he had tried to impart,” c amus continues, “had been slowly shaped and proved in the fires of passion and regret — this meant

Self-reliance

nothing to the man to whom he was speaking, who pictured a conventional emotion, a grief that is traded on the market-place, mass-produced.”

The one-of-a-kind universe in your mind is only yours: to paint your complex world into one they could see, you might try to learn their color language and the connotations of their shapes, then make two translations, both impossible: first, from your own mind to the canvas, then from canvas to their mind. l ike a hopeless game of telephone.

a nd further, imagine painting for the crowd at large, according to each of their many individual languages and connotations. b eyond abstract: not any one color so vibrant, borders between shapes undefined — art cheapened.

Two nights ago, i walked in the rain. i t was a crisp rain, not humid or cold. a low-hanging branch, bending from the wet. u nder the hood of my raincoat, i thought to myself, “a t least water droplets on oak leaves are only lost in translation once.”

yet we long for solidarity, to unburden the weight of ourselves. s o we fly to the crowd and learn to share and take turns. a few, the great artists and leaders, remain themselves, while the rest of us sum our uniqueness, speak our idiosyncrasies into average units of conversation and trade our oneness for market-place emotions.

b ut even together we are alone, hugging that tree with b radford, still separated by ourselves. l ying there with her, wanting to tell her all my love — i can only smile. i would give in, telling b radford my feeling is like his and telling her my love is mass-produced.

n o, stammer, says n ietzsche: “ w hen thou hast a virtue, and it is thine own virtue, thou hast it in common with no one … Thus speak and stammer: That is my good, that do i love, thus doth it please me entirely, thus only do i desire the good.”

b ecause this is the only way to do good art — with a view of reality wholly your own — and the only way to love — you must first know how to say the “ i ” in “ i love you” and you can never say the “ i ” if you can only say “we.”

e merson writes, “ i t is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps, with perfect sweetness, the independence of solitude.”

They won’t understand — smile anyway, and stammer on.

Deep hows and outer spades, art and idiosingsongs; email colejfeldman@gmail.com. Nonsense only please. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Faux journalism’s real threat

“ c ongress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”

The First a mendment of the u s c onstitution, as adopted in 1791.

Tough facts can make for difficult challenges to the law. a significant blow to the freedom of the press was recently delivered in a report released by the Justice d epartment’s o ffice of the i nspector g eneral. The report endorsed the actions of F bi agents who used a claim of reportorial privilege as a weapon against a crime in progress. n ot to give away the ending, but the crime was solved, and the dramatic circumstances under which the F bi circumvented, or at least diminished, constitutional press protections may have long-term ramifications for journalists. l et’s start with the facts:

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n m ay 30, 2007, a handwritten bomb threat was found by the staff at Timberline h igh s chool in l acey, washington. The school was evacuated, local law enforcement conducted a thorough search and no bomb was found. o n June 4, another bomb threat was received by the school in a message from a g mail account that had been created under the name of a student, later found to be innocent. The message in the email was chilling: “ i will be blowing up your school m onday, June 4, 2007. There are 4 bombs planted throughout Timberline h igh s chool. o ne in the math hall, library hall, main office and one portable. The bombs will go off in 5 minute intervals at 9:15 a.m.” The email also contained a threat that “[the school district’s email server] will be offline starting at 8:45 a.m.”

o nce again, the school was evacuated and no bomb was found. The threat about the school district’s email server was real, as a fairly mild denial-of-service attack of one million packets an hour throttled the district’s system. The

supposed bomber e-mailed a daily new false bomb threat for several days, each resulting in a school evacuation. e ach threat was sent from a different, newly created g mail account. The accounts were traced to i taly and the c zech r epublic, but it was soon clear that the threats were being routed from overseas locations to confuse law enforcement. o n June 7, the faux bomber expanded his threats to other social media, setting up a m y s pace profile (Timberlinebombinfo) and sending “friend” requests to 33 classmates.

The F bi was involved by this time, and they needed a search warrant to get the additional evidence required to close the case. r ather than seeking to enter a residence and seize a computer or other documents, the affidavit requesting a warrant explained the F bi sought to conduct the search using software described as a “computer and internet protocol address verifier,” or cipav This software would need to be placed in the suspect’s computer, and the F bi developed a plan to entice the suspect to let them in.

o n June 13, the F bi executed the warrant by sending an email to the faux bomber. i n the email, the agent identified himself as “ n orm weatherill,” an “ap s taff p ublisher.” i nitially, the only response from the bomber was, “ l eave me alone.” Then the F bi stepped into uncharted and dangerous territory.

The agent replied: “ i respect that you do not want to be bothered by the press. p lease let me explain my actions. i am not trying to find out your true identity. a s a member of the press, i would rather not know who you are, as writers are not allowed to reveal their sources. ... r eaders find this type of story fascinating. p eople don’t understand your actions and we are left to guess what message you are trying to send.” The agent went on to demonstrate his press credentials by inviting the reader to check out his work at a — fake — s eattle Times site. w hen the faux bomber clicked on the faux link, the cipav was downloaded to his computer.

w hile the exact functions of, and results from, the cipav are not fully known, the search warrant affidavit claimed it would obtain an ip address, a list of running programs, operating system details, default internet browser, the registered user of the operating system, the current logged-in user name and a list of visited url s. That was the F bi ’s cipav capability in 2007; it is likely greatly enhanced today. w ith the information provided by the cipav, the F bi quickly closed the case. The 15-year-old culprit was a sophomore at the school who was expelled and sentenced to 90 days of juvenile detention and two years each of supervised release, mental health counseling and probation.

i n a letter to The n ew york Times, F bi d irector James c omey defended the fake-journalist ruse as “proper and appropriate,” especially since the result was that “the suspect was fooled, and it led to his arrest and the end of a frightening period for a high school.” The only burden placed on the F bi by the i nspector g eneral was that it should seek additional levels of approval before having its agents pose as journalists. p aul c olford, vice president of The a ssociated p ress, said, “ s uch action compromises the ability of a free press to gather the news safely and effectively and raises serious constitutional concerns.” c anadian journalist g raeme wood, a contributing editor to “The a tlantic,” who also freelances for several other publications, spoke for many working journalists: “This [F bi policy] puts me in physical danger.”

Trusted news source or front for the F bi ? n ot a good question to face when dealing with suspicious and dangerous persons in the news.

Ray Ramirez is an attorney practicing, yet never perfecting, law in Texas while waiting patiently for a MacArthur Genius Grant. You may contact him at patrayram@sbcglobal.net

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

Happy Birthday: a watchful eye will be necessary when dealing with your reputation, status and getting ahead. you’ll face competition that will not play fair. your precision and dedication will help you overcome anyone who tries to mess with you. honor and glory will be your ticket to victory. change is inevitable and preparation will be essential. choose your battles wisely. your numbers are 5, 13, 22, 24, 31, 37, 46.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): be careful not to push someone who is likely to push back. be willing to work alongside your competition and you will gain respect. let your discipline and energetic enthusiasm shine and you’ll be hard to beat.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): be brave and express your thoughts and plans. don’t be afraid to try something new or to get involved in an unusual event or activity. The outcome will be enlightening and give you food for thought. romance is on the rise.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): helping someone out is fine, but if you loan out cash, it could ruin your friendship and leave you holding a bad debt. a secretive approach to something you want to develop will enable you to reach your goal without interference.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): you’ll be tempted to help someone who has a sob story. back up and rethink your position. you will gain far more if you put your effort in to your own ideas rather than someone else’s. romance will enhance your personal life.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): check out the online job market and something will grab your attention and spark an idea that will enable you to advance. Finding ways to entertain your peers or employer will put you in the running for a cushy position.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): don’t give in to personal conflict. Take care of business before you opt to have fun. reassure those who put demands on you that you will take part when the time is right. offering alternative incentives will lead to help, not hindrance.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): don’t let emotional matters cloud your vision. make a point to learn something that will help you move in a positive direction and improve your chances of getting ahead. a business partnership will lead to an interesting alternative.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): a n old friend will play a role in a creative endeavor you want to pursue. o ffering to help one another will pay off and make your quest for success much easier. romance will enhance your day.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): don’t leave anything unfinished or you will face complaints. someone will be eager to make you look bad. add to your comfort at home and make sure to take the time to enjoy your hobbies and friends.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): don’t give in to someone’s demands or pushiness. stand your ground and make it clear what you believe is best for you. put your thoughts on paper and draw up an agreement if necessary. better to be safe than sorry.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): recognize and market your skills. what you have to offer can bring in extra cash and change the way people view you. home improvements should be geared toward making a space conducive to getting a project up and running.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Know what you want, but go about getting it in a diplomatic manner. being too forceful will invite arguments and opposition. Try to attract opportunity by offering incentives to the people you need help from.

Birthday Baby: you are practical, impatient and secretive. you are opportunistic and bold.

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guys.”

a key storyline entering last week’s exhibition was how junior martinas g eben would look in his first game starting as the notre dame big man. despite committing a turnover in the first minute and picking up three early fouls, g eben bounced back for a 12-point, nine-rebound night — something brey attributes in part to the confidence the l ithuanian’s teammates have in him.

“he’s really growing — he really is,” brey said. “w hat helps him is the support of the older guys — they have made him really believe how important he is. a nd i think when he makes a mistake, those guys pick him up and it’s more powerful than me picking him up.”

g eben, who now knows he’s the “main guy” for notre dame in the middle, said things have been easier now that he’s in the starting rotation.

“it’s much easier knowing that, and i think coach brey’s learning how to trust me more on the court and knows that i

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and bent a shot inside the far post and into the back of the net. h ayes’ sixth goal of the season ultimately proved the difference in the game, as wake Forest held off a couple of late n otre d ame surges, highlighted by a sequence in the 85th minute. w ith the i rish desperately looking for an equalizer, freshman midfielder Jack c asey sent a cross from the right flank into the d emon d eacon box, where junior forward and top n otre d ame goal-scorer Jon g allagher tried a bicycle kick, narrowly missing hitting his 13th goal of the season. p anken followed g allagher’s kick and headed the ball towards goal at the left post, but the wake Forest goalkeeper corralled the save, effectively extinguishing all hopes of a n otre d ame comeback.

can perform,” g eben said.

sophomore forward matt r yan, a 3-point threat for the i rish throughout his freshman campaign, returned to practice wednesday, brey said. r yan had been sidelined with a stress reaction during preseason camp, and the goal is to get him in the game monday against catholic.

“h is conditioning, obviously, is not there, but i want to get him in the game,” brey said. “we need to get him in the uniform and in the game on monday.”

monday’s contest will mark the second time in six years the division iii cardinals have traveled from washington to south bend for an exhibition contest, the other a 72-47 i rish win on nov. 6, 2010.

l ast week, notre dame named its 2016-17 captains, and a trio of familiar faces will serve as leaders for the i rish this season. vasturia, who became a captain midseason last year, will be joined by beachem and junior forward bonzie colson as the three-man group.

That beachem, colson and vasturia got the support of their teammates wasn’t a surprise to

brey.

“we have the most predictable captains year-to-year than any program in history,” brey said. “you can really kind of call it — i can call it by the spring of the year before.”

vasturia, who has started 86 consecutive games for notre dame, praised his fellow captains’ leadership skills.

“They’ve been great. i think both of them have been leaders for the team, even for the past two years — they’ve really learned a lot and grown up,” he said.

a nd while senior forward austin Torres isn’t a captain to start the year, brey pointed to the granger native’s leadership as important to notre dame’s success.

“h is leadership is very much a key and we’ve had in the past guys become captains before the acc season started, like steve vasturia last year,” brey said.

notre dame closes out its exhibition slate monday night at p urcell pavilion, hosting catholic at 7 p.m.

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Graduate student midfielder Evan Panken moves the ball during Notre Dame’s 1-0 loss to Michigan State on Oct. 25 at Alumni Stadium.

wake Forest, the second seed in the tournament, now advances to the acc semifinals, where it will face third-seeded l ouisville on wednesday. o n the other side of bracket, fourthseeded c lemson will take on eighth-seeded b oston c ollege, who upset n o. 1 seed n orth c arolina on s unday, 1-0. n otre d ame joins the Tar

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carolina did a great job of rotating a lot of players and playing that high-pressing system, so while i thought we addressed it and i was really proud that we got the goal back to get us back in the match — [it was] obviously disappointing to allow that second goal.

“i think both goals could have been prevented, so again, great learning experiences for us as we head into the ncaa tournament.”

The game began with north carolina coming out aggressive, attempting to avenge its 1-0 loss to the irish on oct. 14. while notre dame’s defense was ranked second in the nation with 14 shutouts, the Tar heels and their early pressure proved too much to handle, and the deadlock was broken in the 22nd minute. irish junior defender ginny mcgowan committed a foul at the edge of the box, and the ensuing free kick hit the post and then was put in by junior Tar heel defender maya worth to give her team the lead. with one goal in the bag, north carolina went after more, but the irish defense and senior goalie Kaela little dug in and held out until halftime, with a score of 1-0 and the Tar heels leading the shot count, 9-3.

“i think they pretty much always play the way they play,” romagnolo said of the Tar heel aggression. “They’re a team that tries to limit your time on the ball and make you uncomfortable. i just thought we handled that better when we met them at home. we just played better [on oct. 14]. but i also thought that their pressure was better on Friday ... they were just flying at us and, at times, we didn’t show the composure to play out of those situations.”

notre dame came out of halftime looking for the equalizer, and the offense was much more involved. however, it took a mistake from north carolina in the 72nd minute for the irish to finally get back into the game. Junior Tar

heel midfielder maggie bill misplaced a back-pass to the goalie, and irish senior forward and captain Kaleigh olmsted pounced on the miscue, taking the ball around the north carolina keeper and passing it into the net to tie it up.

Then, with a little more than four minutes left, the Tar heels’ star freshman forward bridgette andrzejewski whipped in a cross, which found the foot of junior midfielder annie Kingman, who slotted it past little to put north carolina back on top. The irish failed register a shot in the final minutes, and north carolina advanced to the acc championship, where it lost to no. 13 Florida state on sunday.

“i think the second half was really positive,” romagnolo said. “i thought we came out determined to get the goal back, and we did, we found a way to get it back, so i think that that showed great spirit. we battled, and we had a couple chances in the second half to go up 2-1, but we didn’t capitalize on them, and they got their chance and they did, so it was just one of those. it was a great back and forth game, i give a lot of credit to carolina — they’re a great squad.”

The irish now wait to find out who they will play in the ncaa tournament, and romagnolo said the semifinals loss will serve as great preparation for the pressure of playing in win-or-go-home situations.

“i think it’s great preparation, to play in an acc semi, at a neutral site — that’s what you’re going to see a lot in the ncaa tournament, so it’s a great dress rehearsal for the ncaa playoffs,” she said. “if you lose, you’re out, but at the end of the day, you want to put forth your best version of yourself when you step on the field, and not hold anything back.”

The irish will find out their seeding and first-round opponent on monday, with first-round games scheduled for Friday.

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h eels in their elimination from the tournament, and now awaits its draw into the ncaa tournament when the field is revealed on n ov. 14. The i rish have qualified for ncaa Tournament play in 14 of the last 15 seasons under head coach b obby c lark, and their body of work this year suggests yet another berth should be in store.

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Irish fail to come back in ACC semifinal matchup

By TOBIAS HOONHOUT sports writer

The no. 6 irish fell short in their quest to claim their first-ever acc tournament title on Friday, losing a hard-fought game to no. 10 north carolina, 2-1. despite winning the program’s first regular season conference title, notre dame bowed out of the postseason tournament in the semifinals, losing to a team that it beat in the regular season. while head coach Theresa romagnolo was disappointed, she said there were still some positives to take from the game.

“i thought it was a great game,” she said. “carolina played very well — i thought they pressed us really well defensively in the first half. i think we ran out of ideas, and tried to overplay at times, and i think in the second half, we came out much better. if we couldn’t play, we were able to put the ball in dangerous areas, and run into those dangerous areas, and we didn’t overplay as much out of the back. but

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Senior forward Kaleigh Olmsted winds up to

Team splits north carolina contests

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notre dame came away with a victory in straight sets followed by a loss this weekend on a road swing in north carolina.

The irish (19-7, 10-4 acc ) bounced back from their first pair of consecutive losses of the year, to miami and no. 10 Florida state, with a sweep of wake Forest (9-15, 5-8 acc ) on Friday, taking both matches in the season series for the first time in program history. notre dame tallied 12 blocks on the night and held the demon deacons to a .092 hitting percentage.

senior outside hitter Katie higgins led the team with 11 kills on a .500 percentage. Junior setter Taylor Zwickl led the team with a season-high 19 assists. on the other side of the net, demon deacons freshman outside hitter caroline rassenfoss contributed a team-high eight kills, but only on a .111 percentage. it was not enough, as wake Forest sustained its third loss in a row.

a fter taking down wake Forest in w inston-salem, the irish traveled to durham, north

carolina, where they took on duke (18-6, 12-2 acc ). The blue devils got out to a convincing lead in the match, winning the first two sets, before dropping the third to the irish. notre dame showed the resilience they have been displaying all season in the third set when they came back to win after starting out down, 11-5. notre dame was able to start the third match tied 7-7, but duke got hot and ended up winning handily, 25-11, sealing the victory in four sets.

irish sophomore libero ryann deJarld led the team with 23 digs, while Zwickl continued to show improvement with a team-high 21 assists.

a s a team, notre dame had a .103 attacking percentage, down from the .275 it had against wake Forest. only sophomore outside hitter meg morningstar was able to notch a hitting percentage above .185, earning six kills on a .333 percentage.

it was the third loss in the last four outings for the i rish. notre dame stays on the road for its next game, traveling to play l ouisville on wednesday at the KFc yum! center at 7 p.m.

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l ooking to repeat its acc tournament upset of w ake Forest a year ago, n o. 16 n otre d ame (11-6-2, 3-3-2 acc ) came up just a little short this time around, falling 1-0 to the n o. 2-ranked d emon d eacons (13-2-3, 5-12 acc ) s unday afternoon.

The game, hosted by w ake Forest at s pry s tadium, was close throughout, with each side waiting for a breakthrough moment. The regular season matchup between the two teams saw plenty of goals in a 2-2 tie, but with the raised stakes of an acc quarterfinal, the matchup stayed a stalemate for the majority of play.

The i rish almost capitalized on the first genuine scoring chance of the game in the 15th minute, as graduate student midfielder and tri-captain e van p anken curled a cross toward the left post for junior forward

Jeffrey Farina, whose volley soared over the crossbar, nullifying the opportunity to capture an early lead for the visitors.

The d emon d eacons created chances of their own as the first half developed. w ake Forest senior midfielder i an h arkes blasted a free kick off the bar from 20 yards out in the 27th minute, and freshman forward e ma Twumasi’s rocket of a shot in the 32nd minute toward the right post was deflected away by i rish senior goalkeeper c hris h ubbard. The n otre d ame goalie was on his toes for much of the game, as w ake Forest dominated in shots on goal (14-4) and corner kicks (5-1).

The deadlock lasted until the 75th minute, when w ake Forest senior midfielder Jacori h ayes dribbled into the left side of the n otre d ame 18-yard box

Brey focuses on positives ahead of exhibition

By ALEX CARSON a ssistant managing e ditor

a fter a 61-point win in its exhibition opener Tuesday, notre dame returns to the hardwood for its second preseason contest monday night, hosting catholic at p urcell pavilion.

despite that lopsided win, i rish head coach m ike brey said the i rish knew there were things to work on the past week in practice, pointing to the high volume of turnovers from senior guard steve vasturia and senior forward v.J. beachem.

“i think they understood the competition we were playing against and know there’s things we can do better,” brey said. “i know steve and v.J. were upset with how they turned the ball over.”

That said, though, brey didn’t want to focus on the negative side of the i rish performance against mercy.

“i did want to reinforce a lot of the positives,” brey said. “sharing the ball, guys making an impact off the bench, guys coming in and being energy

the ground.

“i like the fact that he finished off his runs today,” Kelly said of Kizer. “There’s certain parts of his game that i’m really pleased with because he’s showing some of the gritty toughness that in that position i like to see.”

The midshipmen, receiving the ball to open the second half, struck back with a 37-yard run into the end zone to cap a 7-play, 75-yard scoring drive. navy’s 2117 lead didn’t last long, though, as notre dame’s offense marched down the field in just over five minutes. sophomore receiver and occasional acrobat equanimeous st. brown flipped into the end zone on a 13-yard catch-and-run.

The irish seemed primed to widen the 24-21 lead when navy sent its punt unit out to its own 40-yard line following a thirddown stop by notre dame’s defense. however, the irish were penalized for 12 men on the field and navy capitalized by converting the ensuing fourth-and-1 – the latest chapter in the saga of notre dame’s special teams struggles this season.

irish senior receiver Torii hunter Jr. takes a hit form a navy defender during notre dame’s 28-27 loss to the midshipmen. hunter Jr. had 104 yards receiving and one touchdown in the contest.marek mazurek | The observer

irish senior receiver Torii hunter Jr. takes a hit form a navy defender during notre dame’s 28-27 loss to the midshipmen on saturday in Jacksonville. hunter Jr. had 104 yards receiving and one touchdown in the contest. The midshipmen ended up

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Torii hunter Jr. 26-yard pass from deshone Kizer (Justin Yoon kick)

11:30 remaining

Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:30 elapsed

noTr E D am E 7, navy 7

darryl bonner 16-yard run (bennett moehring kick)

6:30 remaining

Drive: Nine plays, 73 yards, 4:43 elapsed

noTr E D am E 10, n avy 7

Yoon 39-yard field goal

1:47 remaining

Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards 4:43 elapsed

n oTr E Dam E 10 , navy 14

Will Worth three-yard run (moehring kick)

had that been the end of it, the irish, up by four following touchdowns on their previous two drives, would have had a chance to cement a two-score lead and take navy out of its comfort zone of grind-it-out football. even a field goal would have made it 27-21 and given the defense a chance to rest.

What actually happened, though, was an illegal participation penalty on the irish punt unit.

“i was standing there. They had two officials who agreed with me that he got off the field,” irish head coach brian Kelly said after the game.

“We all saw the same thing, that he took a step and stepped onto the sideline. as long as you’re within a step of the sideline, which he was, felt that he was clearly getting off the field. but it was seen otherwise. obviously a very key play in the game.”

The call gave navy a fourthand-1, and senior midshipmen quarterback Will Worth plowed his way up the gut for the first down and kept what would become a nine-minute, 75-yard

scoring a touchdown on the drive to earn a 28-24 lead, using up a total of nine minutes in the process.

on the following possession, notre dame was facing fourthand-4 at the navy 14-yard line.

Kelly elected to settle for 31-yard field goal by sophomore Justin Yoon, giving navy the ball back with a one-point lead and 7:28 remaining.

“We certainly thought about going for [a touchdown],” Kelly said of the fourth down field goal that left the irish a point behind.

“but 28-27 made sense to me at the time. even if they score a touchdown, we still have the opportunity to score and make a 2-point conversion.”

navy, which averaged 5.7 yards per carry overall, drove downfield

touchdown drive alive.

senior linebacker James onwualu said not getting off the field on that fourth down was tough to swallow, especially considering how hard navy was to stop all game.

“Just getting those stops is tough, when you get a fourth down and they’re going for it, you got a third down stop and now you have to get another stop,” onwualu said.

“big plays matter. We made a couple big plays, and that substitution call hurt us. … You think you got a stop, you’re back on the field, all of a sudden they’re driving again.”

The irish only saw the ball once more after that. on fourth-and-4 from the 14-yard line, Kelly elected to kick a field goal instead of going for a touchdown with 7:28 left to play. sophomore Justin Yoon’s 31-yard field goal brought the irish within a point, but it wasn’t enough, as navy’s offense ran out the rest of the clock.

it was the the fourth special teams miscue in two weeks for the irish. finke caught the would-be punt today because sophomore c.J. sanders fumbled a punt that allowed miami to score a touchdown last week. also against the hurricanes, a miami punt hit freshman Troy

and ran for a first down on fourthand-1, then again on third-and-3, forcing the irish to use all three of their timeouts as the clock ticked under 2 minutes.

Then, on fourth-and-6 with 1:16 left, navy completed a first down pass to effectively end the game.

“i don’t question the decision to go for the field goal other than the fact that we couldn’t get the ball back,” Kelly said. “ … if we get the ball back with 1:14, i’m feeling pretty confident we’re going to find a way to score.

“They made a couple of big plays that they needed to hold onto the football. That was the difference.”

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pride Jr. in the leg and freshman Jalen elliott didn’t even try to recover an onside kick, both plays that gave the hurricanes the ball.

With navy’s drives being extended by penalties and fourthdown conversions – navy was 4-of-5 on fourth down on the day — notre dame’s potent offense stayed on the sideline.

“it puts a lot of pressure on you,” junior quarterback deshone Kizer said. “We scored the majority of possessions that we had and the ones where we didn’t, we definitely had opportunities to score. and with that, you kind of have to score every time you touch the ball against navy.”

“Listen, navy won the game. i’m not here to cry over that call,” Kelly said. “We had chances to get off the field and we couldn’t get off the field.”

That one penalty didn’t lose the game for the irish, but it did significantly alter notre dame’s chances. senior defensive lineman isaac rochell called it “a little defeating and frustrating.” instead of taking control of the game, the irish ultimately had to claw back — and they just couldn’t claw enough.

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7:43 remaining

Drive: Eight plays, 80 yards, 4:36 elapsed

n oTr E Dam E 17, navy 14

durham smythe eight-yard pass from Kizer (Yoon kick)

0:30 remaining Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:13 elapsed

n oTr E Dam E 17, navy 21

mark Walton one-yard run (moehring kick)

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Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards 3:52 elapsed

n oTr E Dam E 24, navy 21

equanimeous st. brown 13-yard pass from Kizer (Yoon kick)

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10 plays, 75 yards, 5:17

noTr E D am E 24, n avy 28

Worth 1-yard run (moehring kick)

11:51 remaining

Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 9:00 elapsed

n oTr E Dam E 27, navy 28

Yoon 31-yard field goal

7:28 remaining

Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:23 elapsed

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Notre Dame scored on five of its six offensive possessions and outgained Navy, but the Midshipmen hung on to win, 28-27. Navy engineered a nine-minute drive that spanned two quarters and resulted in a touchdown. Notre Dame only had the ball two times in the second half and Navy was able to run out the final 7:28 of the game to seal the victory.