October 2008
93 articles
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Irish Basketball Ranked 9th
The Notre Dame basketball team scored their first pre-season raking since 2004. The #9 Irish are one of four Big East teams in the top ten. The conference,…
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Brian Smith Limited in Practice
Brian Smtih suffered what Charlie Weis referred to as a “very, very mild concussion” in Saturday’s win over and will be limited in practice this week. Q. And…
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Would a Win Over Pitt Put Irish in the Top 25?
After this weekend’s 33-7 win over Washington, the Irish sit at 5-2 and just outside the Top 25. In a normal year, it would seem like a forgone…
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Mixed Emotions
It is with mixed emotions that I am watching our team have their way with the Washington Huskies. I mean don’t get me wrong I am very happy…
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Maurice Crum’s Starting Streak at Notre Dame Ends
Notre Dame won on the road for the first time this season, but another streak ended that probably could have been avoided. Marice Crum Jr. sat idle on…
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Irish Crush Huskies 33-7
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame dominated the Tyrone Willingham led Washington Huskies Saturday night in a 33-7 victory which was never in doubt. The Irish got off to a…
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Notre Dame at Washington – 4th Quarter Notes
Aldridge scores his second touchdown of the game and with a 33-0 lead, I think the starters will be done for the day. If he is done running…
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Notre Dame at Washington – 3rd Quarter Notes
I like Notre Dame coming out in the five wide formation with an empty backfield. Clausen struggled in the first quarter and can use some work to get…
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Notre Dame at Washington – 2nd Quarter Notes
4th and 18 and the Irish go for it. They were in no man’s land so its not too shocking, but it shows the confidence that Weis has…
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Notre Dame at Washingon – 1st Quarter Notes
How fitting is it that one failed Notre Dame head coach is coaching on the opposite sideline while another failed Notre Dame head coach is calling the game…
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Remaining Freshmen Likely to Retain Eligibility
Charlie Weis has played a number of freshmen this year already – Robert Blanton, Ethan Johnson, Steve Filer, Darius Fleming, Jonas Gray, Michael Floyd, Trevor Robinson, Kyle Rudolph…
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Paul Duncan Out for Season, Could Be Back in ’09
Senior offensive tackle/guard Paul Duncan will miss the remainder of the 2008 season after having some cartilage repaired in his hip this morning. Paul Duncan this morning had…
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Luke Schmidt Out Indefinitely
Charlie Weis reiterated on Tuesday that junior h-back/tight end Luke Schmidt is out indefinitely as he deals with chronic head ache problems. “And then Luke Schmidt is still…
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Notre Dame WR David Grimes Doubtful for Washington Game
Notre Dame will likely be without one of the top three wide receivers this weekend when the Irish travel to Seattle to take on Tyrone Willingham’s Washington Huskies. …
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 8
2008 UHND Opponent Poll – Week 6 Opponent Last Game Next Comments 1. Southern Cal Trojans (5-1) W, 69-0 – Washington State @ Arizona (10/25) Frank : USC…
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Random Thoughts Coming Out of the Bye
Here’s some random thoughts coming off the bye week. Looking back at the UNC game for a minute… Was the first half of that game the best coached…
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Live Autry Denson Webcast
On Monday, October 20, 2008 at 7:00 pm, Notre Dame’s All-Time Leading Rusher, Autry Denson will be hosting his first LIVE webcast. Log in to watch Autry talk…
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Brady Quinn in Purple?
The Pioneer Press reported on its website Sunday that the Minnesota Vikings offered the Cleveland Browns two first round picks for former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn and…
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Shaquelle Evans – 3 Touchdowns, 1 Ejection
Notre Dame recruit Shaquelle Evans put on a show on the field for Inglewood High School this weekend by scoring three touchdowns. Unfortunately, that show also produced two…
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Irish Make Initial Cut for Jelani Jenkins
Linebacker recruit Jelani Jenkins narrowed his list of schools down earlier this week and the good news is the Irish were among those to make the cut. The…
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Cierre Wood Shows Big Play Ability
Running back commitment Cierre Wood flashed his big play potential this weekend in Santa Clara’s last minute win over Nordhoff with a 70 yard touchdown reception with just…
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Notre Dame Trying To Get Back in with Bryce McNeal?
The Pioneer Press had a little blurb about Notre Dame recruiting a couple Minneapolis area prospects this week and it sounds like Notre Dame might be trying to…
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Weis Attends Manti Te’o’s Game Friday
With Notre Dame on the bye this weekend, Charlie Weis was in attendance on Friday night to see Manti Te’o put on a show in a 49-7 win…
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20 Years Ago Today… 1988 Notre Dame vs. Miami Highlights
Exactly 20 years ago today, the college football world was treated to one of the single greatest college football games ever played. Only two games in Notre Dame…
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60 Minutes
As I watch the last seconds tick off the clock of the North Carolina game I am disappointed for our young men as they played a hard fought…
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Yeatman Suspended for the Season
We finally found out the fate of Will Yeatman following his underage drinking arrest back in September on Tuesday, and the news wasn’t good. The SBT is reporting…
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Irish Blog Gathering – Bye Week Edition
Well, it’s my turn to host the Irish Blog Gathering this week. Since its a bye week, I decided to make my questions speculative and not based too…
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Speaking of First Career TD’s… Congrats James Aldridge
One of the lesser publicized stories to come out of Satuday’s loss to North Carolina was the first career touchdown for junior James Aldridge. The former 5 star…
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Carlson Grabs First Career Touchdown
Former Notre Dame TE John Carlson hauled in his first career professional touchdown yesterday in the Seahawks 27-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Carlson has been a…
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Turnovers Kill Irish Comeback Attempt
(UHND) – Notre Dame’s last offensive play on Saturday turned out to be a pretty fitting ending to a game in which the Irish turned the ball over…
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Weis on Saturday’s Last Play
When asked about the last play in Saturday’s loss to North Carolina in which replay officials ruled Michael Floyd fumbled with UNC recovering, here is what Charlie Weis…
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Notre Dame DT Commit Tyler Stockton High School Highlights
After watching yesterday’s defensive performance I thought we could all use a little video of Notre Dame’s lone defensive line commitment so far – Tyler Stockton – so…
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Goodman and Walker to Redshirt?
Yes, I know Notre Dame technically doens’t “redshirt”, but it sounds like that could be the plan with them right now according to what Weis said during his…
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Déjà Vu game: North Carolina Loss Reminiscent of ’05 Michigan State Loss
After watching the Notre Dame vs. North Carolina game, I couldn’t help but think that I had seen that game before. After some careful thought, I realize I…
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Wood, Riddick Have Huge Weekends
Both of Notre Dame’s current running back commitments had big weekends for their respective high schools. Riddick racked up over 300 all purpose yards and Riddick ran for…
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Finding Some Positives From the UNC Game
Today’s loss was very tough to watch because for the first time in a while the Irish lost a game that they could have and most likely should…
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Butch Davis Classy in Post Game Comments
Last week Jim Harbaugh didn’t do much other than whine and complain in his post game comments following Stanford’s loss to Notre Dame. This week Butch Davis was…
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Notre Dame at UNC – 4th Quarter Notes
Great drive for the offense ends with no points. On 3rd down Clausen had Tate for the touchdown, but Tate stopped running too soon and jumped. Had Tate…
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Notre Dame at UNC – 3rd Quarter Thoughts
Well…. that was just about the absolute worst thing that could have possibly happened on that play. The UNC defense couldn’t stop the Irish offense at all in…
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Notre Dame at UNC – 2nd Quarter Thoughts
First big decision of the game for Weis. 4th and 2 or a 42 yard field goal for Brandon Walker. I would have went for it. Weis calls…
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Notre Dame at UNC – 1st Quarter Notes
Great start for the Irish defense forcing a three and out on the road. The UNC offense hasn’t been able to sustain offense this year and getting them…
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A Little Oldie Video Goodness To Kickoff Gameday
Here’s the highlight video produced by “Oldie” for the 2006 Notre Dame-North Carolina game. If you haven’t ever watched one of Oldies videos and have an hour or…
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Laws, Abiamiri To See More Playing Time
Former Notre Dame defensive linemen Trevor Laws and Victor Abiamiri should both see more playing time this weekend for the Philadelphia Eagles. Abiamiri will be seeing his first…
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Irish Finalist for FB Tyler Gaffney
The fullback position has not been much of a threat in the Notre Dame running game since Raeshon Powers-Neal was suspsended after the Purdue game in 2005, but…
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BC, Northwestern Lead for DE Davon Custis
One of the more intriguing prospects left on the board for the Irish this recruiting season is Ohio DE Davon Custis. The talented DE hasn’t visited Notre Dame…
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Notre Dame WR Commit Shaquelle Evans Highlight Video
Here’s a nice highlight reel from TAKKLE.com of Shaquelle Evans. In cast you missed it earlier this week, Evans is now favoring Notre Dame after previously being a…
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Video From Kicking Competition
Here’s a great YouTube video from the “kicking competition” this week courtesty of the Notre Dame Club of Indianapolis. Great stuff guys. [youtube]_a7yG4rKXPg[/youtube] Hat tip to IBB for…
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Notre Dame-UNC Video Preview CBS Style
Pretty fair analysis from CBS. They picked North Carolina to win the game, but most of what Spencer Tillman had to say was pretty accurate. This is going…
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Michael Floyd Dancing With the 5 Stars
Michael Floyd was a five star wide receiver according to Scout.com last year and based on his fast start this year I decided to take a look at…
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Notre Dame at North Carolina: Statistically Speaking
Here is a look at how the Irish stack up with this weekend’s opponent – North Carolina. Below the table you will find some comments on what these…