September 2008
61 articles
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Irish Blogger Gathering: Rivalry Edition
Ok, so when I went to Subway Domer’s blog to see this week’s topic for the Irish Blogger Gathering, I didn’t realize that his most recent topic was…
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Blogpoll Roundtable: Chaos Edition
Subway Domer is putting together a weekly Notre Dame blog roundtable type post with this being the first such post. Here’s my entry for the week. 1. Of…
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Autry’s Den: Coming of Age
As I finish watching the end of Purdue game I could not be more satisfied with the effort our team showed today. As individuals we are defined by…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 5
2008 UHND Opponent Poll – Week 5 Opponent Last Game Next Comments 1. Southern Cal Trojans (2-1) L, 21-27 – Oregon State vs. #23 Oregon (10/4) Frank :…
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Jonas Gray and Steve Filer to See More Playing Time
Jonas Gray and Steve Filer have been seeing some time on special teams the past two weeks and on Sunday Charlie Weis said that the plan is to…
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Looking Back at What to Watch for Purdue
On Thursday I posted “What to Watch For – Purdue at Notre Dame” with five things I thought would decide the Purdue game. I’m going to make a…
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Luke Schmidt Out Indefinitley
During his Sunday press conferece to discuss the win over Purdue, Charlie Weis was asked about the status of fullback/tight end Luke Schmidt and his responce didn’t sound…
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4th Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame
3rd and 10 at the 13. This is a must stop for the Irish defense. Pressure was coming, but we lucked out with a poor pass from Painter. …
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Balanced Attack Throttles Boilers
The Irish returned home to Notre Dame Stadium yesterday and improved to 3-1 on the season after a 38-21 win over Purdue. It was a game highlighted by…
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3rd Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame
Did I say the passing game should be featured? Wow wo we wow. Where did this running game we are seeing this opening drive come from? Armando Allen…
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2nd Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame
Nice, tough inside run by Armando Allen on 2nd and 1 to start the second quarter. Allen ran into a pile earlier but made a nice cut here…
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1st Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame
I didn’t get to watch the game live because I was at a wedding yesterday, but I DVRed the game and still took some quarter by quarter notes. …
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Frank’s Purdue Preview
Notre Dame will try to rebound from last weekend’s 23-7 loss at Michigan on Saturday when intra-state rival Purdue travels to South Bend to take on the Irish. …
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Ryan Baker Didn’t Live Up to the Hype?
Remember Ryan Baker from a few years back? Baker committed to Notre Dame in late January of 2004 and then decommitted only to wait a month and a…
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Tiller Doesn’t Seem to Like Questions About Golden Tate
Joe Tiller was asked a few questions about Golden Tate at his weekly press conference on Tuesday and had some pretty quick answers. Q. They have a receiver,…
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What To Watch For – Purdue at Notre Dame
Here are five factors which will likely determine the outcome of Saturday’s contest with Purdue. Kyle Rudolph over the middle. Purdue has allowed some big games from opposing…
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Irish Might be Minus Another Tight End This Weekend
Charlie Weis announced on Tuesday that Will Yeatman would be held out of competition until there is a resolution with his underage drinking arrest from last weekend which…
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Season 2: Episode 13 with Ned Bolcar
Tonight we had former two time Notre Dame captain and 1988 national champion Ned Bolcar on the show. We talked with Ned about a lot of different topics…
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Yeatman Out At Least For Purdue
When Charlie Weis addressed the media yesterday for his weekly press conference, he gave a status update on both Will Yeatman and Mike Golic, Jr – both of…
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The Perfect Storm
A review of the UHND Road Trip; An emotional football weekend that won’t be duplicated at home in 2008 At the end of our 2007 Boston College trip,…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 4
Here is this week’s poll. It’s probably safe to assume I am just going to start posting these on Monday’s. 2008 UHND Opponent Poll – Week 4 Opponent…
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Turnovers, Mistakes Plague Irish Offense in Loss
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame lost its first game of the season on Saturday when they traveled to East Lansing for their yearly matchup with Michigan State. The Spartans…
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Weis on the Michigan State Game
Charlie Weis spoke to the media Sunday. Here are some of the highlights. On not being able to run the ball: It was very disappointing yesterday, because going…
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Notre Dame’s Red Zone Woes
One of the most disappointing stats of the season for Notre Dame so far has been missed opportunities in the red zone. So far this year the Irish…
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Report: Yeatman, Golic Jr Arrested for Underage Drinking
WSBT has reported that tight end Will Yeatman and offensive lineman Mike Golic, Jr were among 37 kids arrested for underage drinking Saturday night. A home on Colfax…
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And to be Fair… Some Causes for Concern from MSU
Anytime you have a 23-7 loss to a team you most likely have more pure talent than, there are going to be a lot of negatives from the…
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Before Everyone Overreacts… Some Positives from MSU
Alright, before everyone goes all doom and gloom on me, there were plenty of positives to take away from Saturday’s loss to Michigan State. Like I said on…
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ND @ MSU – Fourth Quarter Thoughts
Ladies and gents, we have a ball game again. Floyd atones for his earlier fumble with a GREAT catch on a jump ball thrown up for grabs by…
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ND @ MSU – 3rd Quarter Thoughts
Defense did it’s job to start the half forcing the three and getting the offense the ball with some great field position. Harrison Smith has had a good…
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ND @ MSU – Second Quarter Thoughts
These notes are a little more general since ABC decided go black on me for most of the quarter. Defense did it’s job getting the offense the ball…
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ND @ MSU – 1st Quarter Thoughts
About as bad a start as possible for Notre Dame. Two runs run right at the heart of the MSU defense nets -2 yards and then Sam Young…
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The Simulating Irish: Michigan State
Hey guys, had an idea today while I was sitting at my desk at work looking at the EA Sports NFL Simulations on ESPN.com – why not do…
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Frank’s Michigan State Preview
After a week hiatus from my weekly previews, I’m back with a full preview of this weekend’s game against the Spartans of Michigan State. Notre Dame will travel…
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Listen to Aaron Taylor on the ’08 Irish
We had Aaron Taylor on the UHND podcast last night and talked with him about what he sees out of the Irish so far and what his expectations…
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Another ND-MSU Preview – CBS Style
CBS posted their preview of this weekend’s game and I gotta say that I think it’s pretty spot on. This will be a very tough game for us…
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Trev Alberts Picks Irish Over Spartans
Trev Alberts is on some YouTube video from Sprint talking about the Notre Dame-Michigan State game this weekend and everyone’s favorite former ESPN college football analysts actually picks…
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Season 2: Episode 12 with Aaron Taylor
Tonight we talked with Aaron Taylor about the current state of the Irish and where he sees them heading this year. We also reviewed the Michigan game and…
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Clausen and Grimes on MSU
Here are some highlights from Jimmy Clausen and David Grimes’ press conference from Wednesday. David Grimes On how his back is feeling: It’s doing good, actually. I’m making…
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Coverage Map Released, Everyone Should Be Fine
ESPN released it’s coverage maps for this weekend’s games and as long as you have ESPN, you should be fine. Everyone who doesn’t get the Notre Dame game…
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Davids Grimes, Chris Stewart Injury Updates
Charlie Weis addressed the media on Tuesday and had an update on the health of starting wide receiver David Grimes and starting right guard Chris Stewart. “I think…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 3
Here is this week’s poll. Just me for the comments so far. I’ll see if Jeff wants to add his $0.02 tomorrow. 2008 UHND Opponent Poll Opponent Last…
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A Lesson in Crowd Noise: Notre Dame Gets Flagged for Too Much Noise vs. Michigan in ’88
JD posted this over on the football forum, but I thought it warranted a reposting over here. Remember, this clip is from 1988 when Notre Dame Stadium held…
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Michigan at Notre Dame – Benny Hill Edition
Here’s a pretty funny “highlight” video from Saturday’s win over Michigan. I wouldn’t have found it funny if Michigan fans didn’t make the “Jimmy for Heisman” video showing…
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Michigan Win A Building Block for Young Irish
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame’s win over Michigan this past weekend was a step in the right direction for a Notre Dame team trying to rebound…
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Weis Was A Little Fired Up for Michigan
I’m still getting caught up with all of the press conferences and interveiws from Saturday’s game, but I just saw this tidbit from Weis’s presser Sunday morning. Q.…
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2 Games, 0 Sacks
The best stat of this young 2008 season is by far 0 – as in 0 sacks allowed by the Irish offensive line. After surrendering a NCAA record…
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Video Highlights from Michigan
Here’s some sideline video from Palestra.net from Saturday’s 35-17 win over Michigan.
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Lou at the Michigan Pep Rally
Lou Holtz was the featured speaker at the Pep Rally on Friday and he was absolutely fantastic. 1988 team captain Ned Bolcar did a pretty awesome job firing…
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Observations from the Michigan Game
Here are my observations after rewatching the game on my DVR this afternoon. Great protection from the offensive line keeping Michigan from recording a sack – the second…
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Back from the Bend
Hey guys. Sorry for the lack of updates the last week. I was in South Bend since Wednesday morning and had no internet access. I got in late…