August 2006
44 articles
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Frank’s Georgia Tech Preview
(UHND.com) – In just over two days Notre Dame will open its most anticipated season in over a decade in Atlanta when they face off with Georgia Tech…
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Notre Dame Position Analysis ’06: Linebackers
Maurice Crum (Jr) – 6’0”, 220 Crum started every game at apache last year as a true sophomore after redshirting in 2004. He’s a versatile athletic who Weis…
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Battle in the Trenches Key for Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech
There is a ton of talk about Calvin Johnson causing the Notre Dame secondary to have fits this weekend against Georgia Tech. In fact, because of him, this…
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Notre Dame 2006 Position Analysis: Fullback
The Irish lost another valuable member of their backfield this past off-season by losing Rashon Powers-Neal at the fullback position. Rashon was an amazing asset to the Irish’s…
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Notre Dame 12-time National Champions?
As we all know, especially in recent years with the whole idiots-running-the-nuthouse trainwreck that is the BCS, crowning a true college football national champion is far from an exact science.…
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Notre Dame Opponent Scouting Report: Michigan
Chad Henne burst on to the scene as a true freshman in 2004 leading the Wolverines to the Rose Bowl, but his sophomore season was a bit of…
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Bob Morton’s Father Passes Away Tuesday at 54
Notre Dame offensive lineman Bob Morton announced that his father died in his sleep due to lung cancer late Tuesday night. Robert Clarke Morton was 54 years old.…
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2006 Notre Dame Depth Chart Analysis
Charlie Weis handed out the preliminary depth chart for the Georgia Tech game on Thursday and while its not 100% etched in stone, the chart Weis released answers…
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Notre Dame 2006 Position Analysis: Secondary
Bruton did not see too much action in 2005, recording just 13 total tackles and breaking up 1 pass. He did appear in 10 of Notre Dame’s games…
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126: The Coolest Notre Dame “Streak” No One Knows About
While chatting up some of my fellow Irishmen on uhnd one day, I asked them to come up with the most random Notre Dame-related statistic they could find.…
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Notre Dame Freshmen Just Trying to Get on the Bus
With just under two weeks remaining until Notre Dame kicks off the 2006 season in Atlanta against Georgia Tech, the Irish held their freshman media day and the…
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Charlie Weis Awards Four With Scholarships
(UHND.com) – After practice on Monday, Charlie Weis and the Notre Dame coaching staff let defensive linemen Casey Cullen and Travis Leitko; long snapper JJ Jansen, and offensive…
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How Fast Can The Defense Improve, Pt. V
Last time we looked at the last five years of (six) college football national champions to see how their rankings improved from the year before each team won…
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Recaping Jeff Samardzija’s Minor League Summer
On July 28th, Jeff Samardzija made his final start in Minor League baseball before loading up his car and heading to South Bend for football practice. Jeff made…
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Anthony Fasano Getting Welcomed to NFL
Anthony Fasano has been taking some lumps in Cowboys camp this summer, but the former Golden Domer is still practicing. Fasano will be the Cowboys backup tight end…
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Notre Dame Fall Camp Practice Update 8/19
Ryan Harris is on schedule with his rehab Starting left tackle Ryan Harris had been reduced to stationary bike duty for most of training camp, but has begun…
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Former Notre Dame WR Maurice Stovall Impresses Again
For the second preseason game in a row, Maurice Stovall had an impressive performance. Last week, Stovall caught a touchdown in the Bucs preseason opener and on Saturday…
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Notre Dame Opens 2006 Season #2 in AP Poll
(UHND.com) – The first AP poll of the season was released on Friday night with the Irish in second place, their highest ranking since starting the 1994 season…
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Notre Dame 2006 Position Analysis: Tight End
When Anthony Fasano declared himself eligible for the NFL draft after last season, every Irish fan knew that there would be a big void at the tight end…
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Notre Dame 2006 Position Analysis: Wide Receiver
In 2005 Notre Dame had two 1,000 yard receivers in the same season for the first time in history. Under Charlie Weis, the wide receivers flourished despite the…
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Georgia Tech – Notre Dame: A Bigger Deal Than You Might Think
Great, Georgia Tech. What am I supposed to make of a team that can’t even settle on a mascot? Is it the Ramblin’ Wreck or the Yellow Jackets?…
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Cover Boys: Notre Dame 2006 Pre-Season Sports Illustrated Cover
Notre Dame seniors Brady Quinn, Tom Zbikowski and Travis Thomas are on one of the covers of this year’s Sports Illustrated College Football Preview. SI ranks the Irish…
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Here Come the Irish: 2006
Here Comes the Irish is a brand new Notre Dame Football preview magazine put together by 1999 Notre Dame grad Jim Walsh. A lot of different writers and…
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Preseason Top 25
For the second year, I will be participating in the CollegeRivals.org Top 25 poll. For those of you unfamiliar with the poll, it is voted on by a…
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How Fast Can The Irish Defense Improve, Pt. IV
Last time we highlighted some of the reasons why sevens teams (Tennessee, Florida, Kansas, South Florida, TCU, Middle Tennessee State, and Texas Tech) dramatically improved their defense statistical…
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Notre Dame Position Analysis: Running Back
Heading into the season, the Irish find themselves with one highly established running back, two extremely talented freshman, and a converted cornerback to carry the load at tailback.…
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Scouting Report: Penn State
Quarterback Michael Robinson started slow last year, but by the end of the season he was not only the unquestioned leader of the team, but was also the…
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Notre Dame 2006 Position Analysis: Defensive Line
Victor Abiamiri- 6’4, 260- Senior (DE) Victor was a highly touted recruit coming out of Maryland, rated a 5 star defensive end by many recruiting websites and magazines.…
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(Scoring) Defense (Still) Wins Championships
Why are we so worried about how the pass defense will stack up in 2006? According to the past five years of college football national championships, scoring defense…
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Notre Dame Fall Camp Practice Update: 8/13/06
NFL Connection Charlie Weis let the media know that senior punter Geoff Price spent time working in the off-season with former Notre Dame and current Indianapolis Colts punter…
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Georgia Tech Scouting Report
Quarterback Reggie Ball was part of the same recruiting class as Brady Quinn and actually started earlier in his career than Quinn did. While it took Quinn till…
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Notre Dame Fall Camp ’06 Practice Update: 8/12/06
Saturday was the first day of two-a-days for the Irish this year and Weis made the entire practice open to the media so the video footage from UND…
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Maurice Stovall Has Nice NFL Debut
Maurice Stovall had a nice debut for the Bucs last night in their first preseason game. Mo caught 3 passes for 21 yards and hauled in a 2…
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Weighing in on the Notre Dame/Michigan Series
In case you missed it, earlier this week former Michigan coach Bo Schembechler was quoted in the Detroit Free Press saying Michigan should end… Asked whether Michigan should…
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Early Notre Dame Fall Camp ’06 Practice Thoughts
Here are some early thought based on the videos from the All Access clips on und.com and various articles from around the web. First off, kudos to Notre…
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Notre Dame Challenging the Commander in Chief
Notre Dame’s schedule consists of all 3 service academy opponents this season. They will tangle with Navy October 28th, Air Force November 11th, and Army a week later…
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UHND Redesigns for Season 10
(UHND.com) – UHND underwent its second major redesign in the last year this weekend in preparation for our 10th season covering Notre Dame Football and recruiting. The design…
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Rhema McKnight Back with A Vengeance
Notre Dame (UHND.com) – When Rhema McKnight went down with a knee injury in the second game of the year last season, the Irish lost a receiver who…
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2006 Notre Dame Training Camp Injury Report
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) – A number of players were in Charlie Weis’s injury report at his preseason press conference Sunday morning. Included in the list were offensive…
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Travis Thomas Auditioning at Weakside LB
(UHND.com) – Rumors have been rampant on all the boards for the last few months that Travis Thomas would be moving to linebacker and at his first press…
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Rivalry Renewed: Penn State Back on Notre Dame Schedule
(UHND.com) – When Penn State joined the Big 10 conference starting with the 1993 season, the Nitanny Lions gained all the advantages of conference affiliation, and lost the…
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Notre Dame 3rd in Pre-Season Coaches’ Poll
(UHND.com) – The preseason ESPN/Coaches Poll was announced Friday with the Irish opening the season at 3rd, their highest pre-season ranking in over a decade. Ahead of the…
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2006 Notre Dame Position Analysis: Quarterback
Brady Quinn has dealt with a lot of pressure in his three years at Notre Dame and he has remained cool. In his final season, don’t expect much…
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2006 Notre Dame Football Roster
The 2006 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football roster was a blend of experienced veterans and promising young talent. Under the leadership of head coach Charlie Weis, the team…