2008
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Wednesday Bowling
Let’s take a break from the “Will He/Won’t He Return” soap opera unfolding about Charlie Weis and take a look at the latest bowl predictions for Notre Dame.…
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ESPN: Notre Dame Calls Wednesday Press Conference
ESPN just reported at the end of the 1AM Sports Center that Notre Dame has called a press conference on Wednesday regarding the Charlie Weis situation. Linda Cohn…
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And The Plot Thickens
Reports early Tuesday night were that Charlie Weis was definitely coming back for a 5th season in South Bend in 2009. So far the University has yet to…
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Notre Dame 102, South Dakota 76
Notre Dame made it 40 in a row in Joyce Center tonight with an easy win over South Dakota. Here’s some notes from the win. Notre Dame is…
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Weis Returning in 2009?
According to IrishEyes.com, Charlie Weis will be back in South Bend for a fifth season in 2009. IE broke the story earlier this evening. Sources have told Irish…
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Watt Still Firmly Commited
According to Bill Kuerlic’s Midwest Recruiting Blog over on ESPN, Notre Dame commitment Chris Watt is still firmly committed to Notre Dame despite the uncertainty surrounding Charlie Weis’s…
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McAlarney Named to All Big East Weekly Honor Roll
Kyle McAlarney has put on a shooting clinic over the past two games with 19 three pointers against North Carolina and Furman. His efforts have earned him a…
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Hoops 7th in Both Polls
The Men’s Basketball team improved to 7th in both the AP and Coach’s Polls this week after a strong showing at last week’s Maui Invitational. Notre Dame beat…
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Maybe Weis Hasn’t Lost the Student Body
Last week Beano Cook was on an ESPN podcast stating that Charlie Weis has lost the student body at Notre Dame. Then on Sunday, the LA Times ran…
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How Did We Get Here?
(UHND.com) – As the final seconds ticked away in the Coliseum Saturday night, I couldn’t help but wonder just how did we get here? Three years ago Notre…
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Notre Dame’s Bowl Options
Lost in all of the Charlie Weis buyout rumors from the past few days is the fact that Notre Dame is still bowl eligible and according to Weis…
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Harangody Could Be Back for Ohio State
According to Brian Hamilton’s Chicago Tribune Blog, Notre Dame center Luke Harangody might be back in time for this month’s showdown with Ohio State in Indianapolis. Irish coach…
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This Just In… No One Knows Squat About the Buyout
We have yet another figure on Weis buyout now courtesy of WNDU. According to the South Bend NBC affiliate, Weis’s buyout is actually in the $20 million range.…
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Corwin Brown a Candidate for Eastern Michigan
According to the Detroit News, Notre Dame defensive coordinator Corwin Brown is one of the leading candidates for the vacant head coaching position at Eastern Michigan. Lions quarterbacks…
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More Reports on the Weis Buyout
The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette threw its own report in the buyout fray regarding the buyout for Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis stating that the number is…
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Blanton, Fleming, & Kuntz Among Few Bright Spots
While tonight’s game will go down as one of the more embarassing of the Weis Era, a few young and one old defender showed some heart and played…
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Irish Banged Up After USC Loss
Notre Dame suffered a humbling 38-3 loss at the hands of USC Saturday night. Aside from the beating on the scoreboard, the Irish suffered a couple of key…
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Notre Dame Held Under 100 Yards in Loss to USC
Saturday night’s loss to USC had very few highlights for the Irish. Instead the game was highlighted by offensive ineptitude like we haven’t seen for a while. Even…
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Buyout Not an Issue for Notre Dame?
During the 4th quarter of the Notre Dame-USC game tonight Holly Rowe reported that she had a conversation with Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick and her report was…
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Notre Dame @ USC – No Mas
I think the quarter by quarter notes are going to end here because there isn’t going to be much positive I can say about this game. This game…
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Notre Dame @ USC – 2nd Quarter
Defense is playing with a ton of heart so far. Back to back great plays by Kuntz and Fleming put USC in a 3rd and 25 which they…
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Notre Dame @ USC – 1st Quarter
After a nice first play, why would you run a slow developing pitch against one of the fastest defenses in the country? That play call put Notre Dame…
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Harangody Out Indefinitely
Luke Harangody didn’t look himself in Wednesday’s loss to #1 UNC and for good reason. The junior player of the year candidate was diagnosed with pneumonia according to…
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Theismann on the Current Situation
The Chicago Sun Times had an interesting quote from former Notre Dame quarterback Joe Theismann on the current situation at Notre Dame. ”The natives are restless, and they…
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Haywood Moving Back to the Sidelines
Offensive Coordinator Mike Haywood will be moving from the booth and down to the sidelines for Saturday’s USC game according to the Chicago Sun Times. Offensive coordinator Mike…
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Samardzija Defends Weis
Former Notre Dame wide receiver and current Chicago Cubs relief pithcer told ESPN that, “Everyone just needs to take a deep breathe” in relation to Charlie Weis and…
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Irish Blog Gathering – The Where We Stand Edition
This week’s Irish Blog Gathering is hosted by its founder, Subway Domer. 1. Regardless of what you may have heard and what may happen, what do you think…
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Tar Heels Down Irish 102-87 in Maui Final
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish came into their first ever EA Sports Maui Invitational final tonight 6-0, ranked 8th nationally, and confident after edging the Texas Longhorns 81-80…
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Happy Thanksgiving UHND.com
As we all prepare to sit down with our families to celebrate another Thanksgiving, we would like to extend our sincerest wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving for you…
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McAlarney, Harangody Named to All Tourny Team
Kyle McAlarney and Luke Harangody were named to the 2008 Maui Invitational All Tournament team after the Irish advanced to the tournament finals against North Carolina. The Irish…
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Hoops Game Notes – Run Out of Gas Edition
Notre Dame tried its best to hang tough with #1 ranked North Carolina on Wednesday night, but simply didn’t have the depth to run with the Tar Heels…
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Conflicting Reports on Weis’s Buyout
There have been various reports today about just how big the buyout in Charlie Weis’s contract is. First Lee Corso weighed in on the buyout (via a Chicago…
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Hoops Team Has Great Opportunity Tonight
The Notre Dame men’s basketball team has a chance to do something tonight that the football team hasn’t done in 15 years and something they themselves havent done…
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Irish Advance to Maui Final
(UHND.com) – Notre Dame advanced the final of the 2008 Maui Invitational Tuesday night with an 81-80 victory over #7 Texas. The Irish survived a furious Texas comeback…
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Notes from Notre Dame’s Win over #7 Texas
Who would have thought four years ago that at the end of November we would be talking about the 8th ranked Notre Dame men’s basketball team’s win over…
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USC Week Injury Updates
Notre Dame had CB Terrail Lambert and OG Chris Stewart back at practice on Tuesday, but were still without the services of ILB Brian Smith and WR Michael…
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Notre Dame Wouldn’t Decline Bowl Bid
After the 1996 season, a three loss Irish team turned down bowl bids for lesser tier bowls. This year a five or fix loss Irish team would do…
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Brad Lidge at Saturday’s Syracuse Game
One of the few highlights from Saturday for me as I sat inside Notre Dame Stadium in 20 degree weather was seeing Brad Lidge honored at half-time of…
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Syracuse Loss Numbing
(UHND.com) – Weather conditions for Saturday’s matchup with lowly Syracuse were frigid with plenty of snow left in the stands from Thursday’s snowstorm which dumped a foot of…
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Chris Bonds to ‘Bama
The hits keep coming for Notre Dame this week. Chris Bonds, the highest rated defensive lineman left on the board for Notre Dame commited to Alabama on Sunday…
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Irish Lacked Emotion in Syracuse Debacle
I came across a pretty distrubing quote in one of Brian Hamilton’s articles in today’s Chicago Tribune from Golden Tate speaking of the emotion of the team. “I…
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Season 2:Episode 17 – Syracuse Postgame
We had a postgame show live from our hotel room room in South Bend after today’s disappointing loss to Syracuse. We talked about: The state of the Notre…
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Syracuse’s 10th Win in 4 Years
Syracuse had won 9 games in the past 4 seasons prior to Saturday. Notre Dame was Syracuse’s 10th win in the past 4 seasons. Those other 9 wins…
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Season 2: Episode 17 – Navy Review/Syracuse Preview
Here are the topics Frank and Jeff discussed Wednesday night. The offense and its struggles against Navy. How Navy was able to come back against the Irish and…
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Chris Bonds Decided, Announcing Monday
According to Palmeto Sports, defensive line recruit Chris Bonds has made his decision and will announce where he plans on attending college on Monday. He also made a…
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Michigan is Doing Just Fine
I haven’t posted much about the train wreck of a first season Rich Rodriguez is having for that team with the same helmets as the University of Delaware,…
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Green Week Hopefully Won’t Mean Green Jerseys
Charie Weis encouraged fans to wear green to Saturday’s Syracuse game as part of NBC’s Green Week. First of all, this Saturday I would like to encourage all…
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Ianello Linked to Syracuse Opening
Mike Haywood isn’t the only Notre Dame assistant coach whose name is being linked to a head coaching vacancy this week. Irish wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator…
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Haywood Interviewing for Ty’s Old Job
Notre Dame is 2-0 against former Irish head coach Tyrone Willingham since his departure after the 2004 season and now his tenure in Washington ending after being fired…
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Baby Seau & Tyler Gaffney Visiting This Weekend
One of the more important recruiting trips of the year for Notre Dame will take play this weekend when Hawaii native and linebacker extraordinaire Manti T’eo, aka Baby…