December 2008
61 articles
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Some More Hawaii Bowl Highlights
Here’s another set of Hawaii Bowl highlights from the Honolulu Advertiser this time.
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Island All Stars
There were quite a few heroes from last night’s Hawaii Bowl win. Here’s a look at who were the stars of the show for the Irish as they…
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Notre Dame 2008 Hawaii Bowl Highlights
For those of you who may have missed last night’s Hawaii Bowl due to Christmas Eve obligations, here are some highlights from the 49-21 win over Hawaii. The…
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The Streak Ends in Hawaii
Notre Dame’s record bowl losing streak came to an abrupt halt Wednesday night with a 49-21 victory over the Hawaii Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl. Notre Dame received…
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Ethan Johnson Emerges
Ethan Johnson has gotten a lot of playing time for a true freshman this year, but it wasn’t until Wednesday night that he really emerged. Against Hawaii last…
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Mele Kalikimaka UHND.com
We all got an early Christmas present Wednesday night when our beloved Irish ended the bowl losing streak with a 49-21 victory over Hawaii. We at UHND would…
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Two Streaks Ended in Hawaii Tonight
We all know that the bowl losing streak ended at 9 tonight with Notre Dame’s 49-21 victory over Hawaii. That wasn’t the only dubious streak that we ended…
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Clausen Tears up Hawaii in First Half
Jimmy Clausen is having a career day today and we’re only at half time. At the half way point of the Hawaii Bowl, Clausen has completed 18 of…
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Names on Notre Dame Jerseys
Notre Dame is playing tonight with names on their jerseys for the first time since the 1988 (1987 season) Cotton Bowl. While this is the first time in…
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Weis Coaching from the Booth
Charlie Weis is doing something he’s never done at Notre Dame tonight – coaching from the booth as opposed to coaching on the sidelines. The reason he’s made…
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Haywood Praises Weis On His Way Out
So much for all of those conspiracy theories that Weis and Haywood were not getting a long as the season progressed. Tim Prister interviewed Haywood about being named…
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Toben Opurum to Kansas
Notre Dame lost out on fullback recruit Toben Opurum Tuesday when the four star back committed to Kansas over Notre Dame and Purdue among others. Opurum got some…
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Joe Schad on Haywood to Miami
Here’s Joe Schad’s take on Mike Haywood taking the Miami (Ohio) job.
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Haywood New Head Coach for Miami (Ohio)
Per ESPN, ND offensive coordinator Mike Haywood will be the next head coach for Miami (Ohio). Miami of Ohio will name Notre Dame offensive coordinator Mike Haywood as…
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43 in a Row for Hoops Team
The men’s bball team took care of business again tonight with a 81-49 win over Savannah State. The win was the 43rd in a row at the Joyce…
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Another Hawaii Bowl Preview Video
Here’s a different ESPN Hawaii Bowl Preview with Herbie, Doug Flutie, and Chris Fowler. [youtube]2ZRe0WPBf5E[/youtube]
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Manti Te’o Sporting News Prep Athlete of the Year
The Sporting News named Manti Te’o it’s Prep Athlete of the Year. Te’o, the top prospect left on the board for Notre Dame this year is said to…
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Video: Hawaii Bowl Preview from ESPN
Here’s Todd McShay’s preview for this week’s Hawaii Bowl. Other than McShay saying “Malcolm” Floyd was questionable, it’s a pretty decent preview. [youtube]EAi2XoC4R_c[/youtube]
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Gary Gray Didn’t Travel to Hawaii
A note from the bad news department – sophomore cornerback Gary Gray did not make the trip to Hawaii with the team due to “personal reasons” according to…
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Te’o Takes in Notre Dame Practice
Notre Dame had a very special spectator at Saturday’s Hawaii Bowl practice – linebacker ubber recruit Manti Te’o according to KGMB9 of Honolulu. One of the main spectators…
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Ron English to EMU
ESPN is reporting that former Michigan defensive coordinator Ron English is taking the head coaching position at Eastern Michigan. This is significant for Notre Dame because Irish defensive…
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More Accolades for Rudolph and Floyd
Last week Kyle Rudolph and Michael Floyd were named to the CollegeFootballNews.com Freshmen All American team. This week, the Irish duo were honored again by the Sporting News…
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Floyd, Smith Expected Back for Bowl
Earlier this week it was reported that both Brian Smith and Michael Floyd will be back for Wednesday’s Hawaii Bowl against the Warriors of Hawaii. Both Irish starters…
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EJ Banks Out for Spring Ball
EJ Banks Notre Dame career won’t be getting started off on the right foot when he enrolls early next month. According to the South Bend Tribune, Banks suffered…
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Will Yeatman Transferring
The Will Yeatman saga at Notre Dame came to a close this week with the junior tight end officially requesting a transfer from Notre Dame. As everyone likely…
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Carlson Has Record Breaking Rookie Year
Former Notre Dame tight end John Carlson has quietly been having an outstanding rookie season for the Seattle Seahawks this season. This week his rookie campaign received a…
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Two Irish Alums Headed to Hawaii Too
The current Notre Dame players won’t be the only Golden Domers visiting the Aloha State in the next few months with today’s news that former Notre Dame players…
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4 Notre Dame Freshmen and Sophomores Honored
Notre Dame had 4 freshman and sophomores named to College Football News’s All Freshman and All Sophomore teams. Golden Tate (WR) – All Sophomore Honorable Mention Kyle Rudolph…
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Meyer Still Dreams of Notre Dame
Just as Charlie Weis’s seat has begun to cool down a little, Urban Meyer made some comments yesterday where are sure to get the rumor mills churning once…
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High Praise for Shaquelle Evans from Andre Rison
Former standout NFL wide receiver Andre Rison is an assistant coach for the Mainland team in the Hawai’i/Polynesia vs. Mainland Bowl and had some high praise for Notre…
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Hawaii Bowl Swag
Sports Business Journal has a list of all the gits players will be receiving this bowl season from each of the respective bowl games. Here’s what the Notre…
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We Talkin’ Bout Pracitce?
According to Eric Hansen in today’s South Bend Tribune, Notre Dame will only be using 10 out of the 15 alotted practices for the upcoming Hawaii Bowl because…
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Mele Kalikimaka, Irish Fans: Notre Dame Headed to Hawaii Bowl
Notre Dame has officially accepted a bid to the Hawaii Bowl to take on the Warriors of Hawaii. The game will take place on Christmas Eve at 8pm…
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Ohio State Trips up Notre Dame
Notre Dame’s hot streak shooting three’s came to an arupt end on Saturday in a 67-62 loss in Indianapolis. Luke Harangody played (and played well) after missing the…
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ASU Loss Opens up Hawaii Bowl Possibility
With Arizona State losing to Arizona tonight, a spot is open in the Hawaii Bowl which could potentially be filled by Notre Dame. The Hawaii Bowl is on…
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Video: Joe Theismann at 2008 Banquet
Here’s some video of Joe Theismann which was uploaded to YouTube tonight by Irish Illustrated. Theismann sees the Irish on the rise in 2009. Let’s hope he’s right.…
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2008 Banquet Awards Roundup
Here’s a real quick look at who won each at award at Friday night’s football banquet. Notre Dame Monogram Club Most Valuable Player – Maurice Crum Nick Pietrosante…
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Season 2: Episode 18 – USC Postgame
We talked a little bit about the USC game, but most of the talk was about Charlie Weis Returning. Here’s everything we discussed. Jack Swarbrick’s decision to bring…
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Banquet Weekend Recruiting Visitors
The annual Football Banquet is usually a important weekend for recruiting and this is no exception. On top of several committed players, who will likely need some reassuring…
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Sage Advice for Weis from Wojo
Gene Wojciechowski had an excellent column on ESPN.com today. I don’t always agree with Wojo, but his column today had some outstanding advice for Charlie Weis and what…
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Ruh Oh, Harangody Doubtful for Ohio State
According to Brian Hamilton of the Chicago Tribune Mike Brey said that Luke Harangody is doubtful for Saturday’s showdown with Ohio State in Indianapolis. “He’s improved,” Irish coach…
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Sun Bowl No Longer an Option for Irish
With Rutgers’ complete and total domination of Louisville tonight, the Sun Bowl is now no longer an option for Notre Dame this year. the Rutgers win puts the…
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Thursday Night Bowling
Just a quick note about how tonight’s Rutgets-Louisville game affects what bowl game we end up going to. If Rutgers beats Louisville tonight, they will be 7-5 and…
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Motor City in Play for Notre Dame?
The buzz the last few days has been that Notre Dame is likely headed to the Texas Bowl to take on Rice, but how is this for another…
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Staff Changes Coming?
If you read Jack Swarbrick’s comments in the statement released by Notre Dame today, it certainly seems like some changes may be coming to the Notre Dmae coaching…
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Texas Bowl Looking Likely
Baring a Louisville upset of Rutgers this weekend, it looks like the most likely bowl destination for the Irish this year is the Texas Bowl in Houston on…
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Zeke Motta Solid Too
I posted on Monday that Chris Watt was still firm in his commitment to Notre Dame. It seems like S/LB Zeke Motta is still firm in his commitment…
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Notre Dame Releases Official Statement on Weis Returning
Notre Dame released an official statement this morning on Weis returning in 2009. Here it is. NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Charlie Weis will continue as head football coach…
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No Press Conference Today Now?
ESPN is now reporting that there won’t be a press conference today, but that the story remains the same – Weis will be back in 2009. Since last…
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Stay Classy, Trojan Fans
Pat Forde called USC fans the nastiest in the country on Tuesday in his weekly “Forde Yard Dash”. Here’s what Forde had to say about USC’s fans. Nastiest…