September 2006
48 articles
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Notre Dame Handles Purdue, Wins 35-21
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame marched down the field behind a six run/one pass drive to start off Saturday’s contest with Purdue and never looked back.…
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Frankie V’s Preview: Notre Dame v. Purdue ’06
The emotional roller coaster that is the Notre Dame 2006 season continues this week with the Irish returning home to take on in-state rival Purdue. The undefeated Boilermakers…
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Notre Dame to Offer Additional 5000 Season Tickets in 2007
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame announced Thursday that they would be selling an additional 5000 season tickets for the 2007 season, the first time they have offered season tickets…
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Debunking the ‘Winning with Ty’s Players’ Narrative
It’s so hard for a choosy guy like me to pick my favorite media cliché that best represents the penis envy of every N.D.-hating moron with a pen…
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Scouting the Boilermakers: Notre Dame v. Purdue ’06 Preview
After a two-week emotional rollercoaster, Notre Dame gets ready for Saturday with BCS hopes restored and national title hopes still on life support. For the fifth consecutive week,…
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The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selects Aaron Nagel
Notre Dame Adds Second U.S. Army All-American LEMONT, ILL. (September 27, 2006) – Today, Aaron Nagel of Lemont was named a 2007 U.S. Army All-American. He is the…
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Charlie Weis Talks Purdue, And Not Much Else
(UHND.com) – At his weekly Tuesday press conference Charlie Weis talked about the Purdue personnel, areas his team needs to work on, and injuries, but the Notre Dame…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Michigan State ’06
Late hit on N’Dukwe was borderline The late hit on N’Dukwe caused a whole lot of controversy after the fracas that ensued, but I think the penalty was…
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Thoughts on the College Football Media
Colin Cowherd fell off the ND bandwagon this morning. Oh well. He is a good example of why fans should not pay much attention to pundits and broadcasters.…
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Notre Dame Shows The Heart of a Champion in Michigan State Comeback
(UHND.com) – Whether or not the Irish have the talent or depth of a championship caliber team is very debateable this year, but one thing is clear after…
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Comeback Aside, Plenty of Problems Face Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – The euphoria from Saturday’s unbelievable comeback is starting to die down a bit and now that the dust has settled, it’s easy to see there are…
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Post Game Report Card: Michigan State
Based on some feedback from last week, we’ll try doing the post game report card a little different this week. Instead of assigning alphabetical grades to each unit,…
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Brady Quinn 2005 vs. Brady Quinn 2006
The play of Brady Quinn has been greatly discussed at great length so far this year. The general consensus is that Quinn is not the same player as…
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Notre Dame v. Michigan State ’06: Game Notes
Last night was crazy, exciting, and amazing in a lot of senses. This game went from all of us Notre Dame fans saying “Here we go again,” against…
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How well does Brady Quinn Spread the Ball Around?
Okay, I took the liberty in recording every single Brady Quinn pass attempt during the game last night in an attempt to see how well he spreads the…
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Frankie V’s Preview: Notre Dame v. Michigan State ’06
(UHND.com) – I had hoped to write about how the Irish were one game away from completing a perfect September and ready to go on cruise control on…
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Highlights from Wednesday’s Presser – Brady Quinn
Here are some highlights from Wednesday’s press conference with offensive captain Brady Quinn. For the full transcript or to watch the archived video visit und.com. On Saturday’s performance…
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Highlights from Wednesday’s Presser – Tommy Zbikowski
Here are some highlights from Wednesday’s press conference with defensive captain Tommy Zbikowski. For the full transcript or to watch the archived video visit und.com. On the mental…
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Heisman: Strong Finish Could Overshadow Brady Quinn’s Loss, Slow Start
Frank already visited this issue, but I’d like to add a quick note about Brady 2006 vs. Brady 2005. We can all agree that Brady Quinn and the…
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Highlights from Tuesday’s Presser
Here are some highlights from Charlie Weis’s Tuesday press conference. For the full transcript or to watch the archived video visit und.com. On the 40th anniversary of the…
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A Funny Thing Happened in South Bend Today
(UHND.com) – A funny thing happened in South Bend today… the sun came up, the players returned to the practice field, and Charlie Weis was talking to the…
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Notre Dame Scoreboard Watching ’06
With the early season loss to Michigan, the national title hopes for Notre Dame took a serious beating. The Irish’s title hopes aren’t dead, but with a loss…
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The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selects Jimmy Clausen
America’s Brigadier General Richard W. Cone of the United States Army Announces Clausen and Tyler WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIF. — Jimmy Clausen and Marc Tyler of Westlake Village, Calif,…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Michigan ’06
Michigan Wanted it More The Michigan players played this game with a fire that the Irish player’s were lacking. Whether it was the business like approach or whether…
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Gray Commit Huge for Notre Dame Defensive Backfield
(UHND.com) – With the blowout loss to Michigan this past weekend, comparisons to Willingham’s second year were bound to come up. People will point out that Weis, like…
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Gary Gray is Commit #9 for Notre Dame Class of ’07
It was made official earlier today that Gary Gray, a 5 star cornerback out of South Carolina, has verbally committed to Notre Dame. Gray is the 2nd five…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Michigan ’06
Quarterback This was one of the worst performances in Brady Quinn’s career at Notre Dame despite decent stats. He managed to complete 24 of 48 passes for 234…
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Heisman Not Completely Out of the Question for Brady Quinn
Saturday threw a giant monkey wrench into the Brady Quinn Heisman campaign, but it might not have derailed it all together. While Quinn’s performance was certainly not Heisman…
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It Wasn’t ‘Just Another Game’ for Michigan
(UHND.com) – All week long Charlie Weis preached that this weekend’s bout with Michigan was just another game for the Irish. Just one of twelve regular season games…
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Frankie V’s Preview: Notre Dame v. Michigan ’06
(UHND.com) – With my true feelings for Michigan out in the air, it’s time for an objective look at this weekend’s huge matchup in South Bend. With both…
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Michigan – Rival or Enemy for Notre Dame?
(UHND.com) – Dictionary.com defines the term rival as “a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo…
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Hail, Hail, to Michigan, the champions of the…what exactly?
Michigan week is upon us, a nauseous back-and-forth pissing contest about who has the better fight song, who has the better helmet, who has the better tradition. Michigan…
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Michigan vs. Notre Dame: The Tables Have Turned
We all know that when Michigan and Notre Dame plays it’s always a great game regardless of ranking. However, in the past few years it seems like every…
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South Bend Hasn’t Been Kind to Lloyd Carr
(UHND.com) – Since taking over as the head coach at Michigan in 1995, Lloyd Carr has traveled to South Bend three times. Each time Carr has entered the…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Penn State ’06
Welcome to week two of Final Review here at UHND.com. We’re a little late this week thanks to a flat fire on the Indiana turnpike on the trek…
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N’Dukwe & Zbikowski: Notre Dame’s Defensive Safety Valves
(UHND.com) – Two weeks into the season and the Notre Dame defense is grabbing most of the headlines for the #2 ranked Irish thanks in large part to…
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John Carlson Emerging as a Playermaker for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – As the second string tight end for the Irish a season ago, John Carlson caught seven passes for just 56 yards in 11 games. On Saturday,…
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Notre Dame Moves up to 2nd in AP, 3rd in Coaches Poll
(UHND.com) – With their impressive 41-17 win over Penn State Saturday, the Irish jumped back up in the polls Sunday, a week after they fell despite winning their…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Penn State ’06
Quarterback Brady Quinn started off a little shaky in the first quarter, missing both Jeff Samardzija and John Carlson on gimme touchdowns on the same drive before the…
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Irish Stomp Penn State, Win 41-17
Notre Dame, Ind (UHND.com) – On Friday night Travis Thomas told a crowd of 35,000+ fans that he and his teammates weren’t scared for their season opener. On…
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Frankie V’s Preview: Notre Dame v. Penn State ’06
(UHND.com) Well, its just about midnight here on the east coast and I’ll be heading out to South Bend in just under five hours so I figured I…
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Penn State Review: Lions Solid, Unspectacular in Opener
(UHND.com) – Penn State opened its 2006 season against the mighty Zips of Akron this past Saturday in a tune game before they showdown with the Irish this…
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Remembering the Penn State Rivalry
“I just don’t think there’s anybody in the land who can outcoach Joe Paterno.” –Lou Holtz “Let’s be practical here and think about what we’re talking about. [Coach Paterno]…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Georgia Tech ’06
Welcome to a new weekly column we will be having here on UHND. Every Monday I will be posting an article with my final thoughts on the previous…
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Random Thoughts and Notes on Georgia Tech
(UHND.com) – The first game is in the books and the UHND recap and report card are both up so before we do some more specific articles I’m…
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Post Game Report Card: Georgia Tech
Quarterback Brady Quinn had the deer in the headlights look on his face for much of the first half. Jon Tenuta did a hell of a job confusing…
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Tyler’s Thoughts on Tech
You can look at this game two ways. You can look at it in the light that the Irish just barley squeaked out a 4-point win against an…
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Irish Survive Scare from Tech, Win 14-10
Atlanta, GA (UHND.com) – With a sputtering offense that was blitzed from all angles by an attacking Georgia defense, Notre Dame relied on its much maligned defense to…