There wasn’t a whole lot that went down for the Notre Dame Fighting in their 27-13 win over the Duke Blue Devils that went according to plan — at least according to what our plans were. There’s a powerful scene in the Showtime series The Tudors that comes to mind in which Cromwell explains to Charles Brandon [The Duke of Suffolk] that the number of executions he performed against the northern rebels was insufficient, and further punishment was needed. The Duke was extremely upset, and struggled with the decision to go and do the king’s business — but ultimately carried out King Henry VIII’s wishes.
Notre Dame 27, Duke 13: This wasn’t what we talked about
