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Irish Stewed: The Spoilermakers
I have a confession to make: I don’t hate Purdue. Both my sisters attended the school, as well as at least a dozen of my high school friends. I still cherish my tattered “Go Ugly Early” sweatshirt from Harry’s Chocolate Shop, and I still rank the unmitigated debauchery of Breakfast Club during Purdue’s Grand Prix [...]
UHND Opponent Poll – Week 3
Washington shot up the UHND Opponent Poll this week with their upset of USC, but the Trojans still occupied the top spot in all but one ballot. 2009 UHND Opponent Poll Opponent Record Last Week Next Comments 1. #4 Southern Cal Trojans 2-1 1 vs. Washington State USC escaped Columbus with a W two weeks [...]
Michael Floyd Likely Done for the Season
Charlie Weis was the bearer of bad news on Sunday, a day after Notre Dame snapped Michigan State’s six game winning streak inside Notre Dame Stadium. At his weekly Sunday press conference, Weis told the media what most fans had feared – superstar wide receiver Michael Floyd was likely done for the season after having [...]
Enemy Report – Week 3
Notre Dame’s “weak” schedule looked a little tougher this weekend with Washington knocking off USC giving the Irish three top 25 opponents – USC, Washington, and Michigan – with a fourth – Pitt – knocking on the door of the top 25 as well. Here’s this week’s recap of how Notre Dame’s opponents fared this [...]
Initial Impression – Michigan State at Notre Dame
Notre Dame survived for a 33-30 win over Michigan State to snap the Spartans six game winning streak inside Notre Dame Stadium, but lost star wide receiver Michael Floyd for the foreseeable future. For the second week in a row, the Irish defense was shredded but a not so unstoppable offense. Here are my initial [...]
Adding Injury to Insult – Michael Floyd Breaks Collarbone
On a play in which it appeared Michael Floyd hauled in his sixth touchdown of the season in the back of the end zone, the super star sophomore wide receiver broke his collarbone according to NBC’s Alex Flanigan. On first and goal Jimmy Clausen lobbed a fade to Floyd who appeared to have the possession [...]
IBG – Let’s Snap the Streak Edition
After a week off from the Irish Blogger Gathering, UHND is back in action this week – albeit a tad late. Anyway, here’s our take on the questions for this week’s IBG which have been brought to us by Bad Trade. 1. Still trying to get the taste of last weekend’s game out of my [...]
Friday Morning Flicks – Make Plays Edition
This week’s Friday morning flicks takes a look at some of the great moments in the Notre Dame-Michigan State rivalry. First up we’ll start with a highlight reel from the last time Notre Dame beat Michigan State – 2006′s miracle fourth quarter comeback. Notre Dame’s win in 2006 inspired this classic sports radio meltdown from [...]
Resurrection: The Miracle Season that Saved Notre Dame
The following is an excerpt from best selling author Jim Dent’s latest book – “Resurrection: The Miracle Season That Saved Notre Dame.” The book chronicles Ara Parseghian’s first season as the head coach of the Fighting Irish and is available for purchase, along with the DVD movie “Echoes Awakened”. Chapter 14: Disaster Ara Parseghian sprinted [...]
Breaking Down Michigan State’s Streak
Much has been made about Michigan State’s six game winning streak inside Notre Dame this week. The Spartans have made Notre Dame Stadium a second home since Lou Holtz left Notre Dame with the last Irish win over Sparty inside the House that Rock Built coming in 1993. Here’s a look at how their last [...]
Mark Dantonio Talks Notre Dame
Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio spoke with the media on Tuesday about his team’s upcoming trip to Notre Dame this weekend. Here are a few notes from what he had to say. Dantonio said that Michigan State needs to get back to what they do best – playing fundamentally sound – after missing a [...]
Weis Presser Notes – Michigan State Week
Charlie Weis held his weekly Tuesday press conference previewing this weekend’s matchup with Michigan State. Here are a few notes on what Weis had to say. Injury update – Armando Allen and Michael Floyd should be OK, but James Aldridge is still doubtful for the game. There is a plan in place for improving the [...]
Injury Update – Allen, Floyd OK
Charlie Weis updated the injury status of his team at his weekly Tuesday press conference. Weis said that both running back Armando Allen and wide receiver Michael Floyd look good for this weekend, but fullback James Aldridge remains “doubtful”. Here’s the excerpt from his presser regarding the injuries: Floyd didn’t have any knee injury. He [...]
Michael Floyd Injury Update
Notre Dame was without star wide receiver Michael Floyd over the last six minutes of Saturday’s loss to Michigan. Floyd, who had seven catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game, suffered a cut on his leg requiring 15 stitches. The injury kept him out of the remainder of the game, but [...]
’09 UHND Opponent Poll – Week 2
Michigan rises to the second spot in the UHND Opponent Poll this week while last week’s #2 Michigan State tumbles after getting upset at home by Central Michigan. USC meanwhile keeps its stranglehold on the top spot and Washington State continues to come in last on all ballots. We also picked up a new voter [...]
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