2009
364 articles
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Projecting Jimmy Clausen
With the dust settling on the hiring of Brian Kelly as the new head coach, its time to catch up on some news and events from the past…
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Brian Kelly’s Immediate To Do List
Now that Notre Dame has it’s head coach, the real work begins. Brian Kelly will be introduced as the next head coach for Notre Dame Friday afternoon and…
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Reactions to Notre Dame Hiring Brian Kelly
Notre Dame is receiving overwhelming positive press on the hiring of Brian Kelly. Kelly will officially be introduced as the Notre Dame head coach later today, but here…
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Official Release Announcing Brian Kelly
Here is the official press release from Notre Dame announcing the hiring of Brian Kelly as the 29th head coach of the Fighting Irish. For more information on…
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Golden Tate Wins Biletnikoff
Notre Dame junior wide receiver Golden Tate became the first Golden Domer to win the Biletnikoff Award on Thursday night winning the award over Texas’s Jordan Shipley and…
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Repost – Irish Stewed: Fun with Numbers
The follow post was written in the middle of the season by UHND’s own McSweeney. Originally posted on November 13, the entry ended up be prophetic as Kelly…
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Irish Stewed: Intro to Brian Kelly 101
In the early 1980s, Brian Kelly was a political science major and starting linebacker at Assumption College, a Worcester-based Catholic liberal arts school with an enrollment of just…
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It’s… Kelly!
After over a week of anticipation, the South Bend Tribune is reporting that Brian Kelly will be named as Notre Dame’s next head football coach. Kelly will reportedly…
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Notre Dame Coaching Search Still Unclear
Things didn’t get any clearer on the Notre Dame coaching front on Wednesday. After reports on Tuesday that a deal with Brian Kelly was on the verge of…
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History Need Not Be A Burden
Special To UHND.com While doing research for the documentary, Echoes Awakened: The Year That Changed The Face of Notre Dame Football, I discovered that the subject of the…
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More Smoke to the Brian Kelly Fire
The supposed interview that was to take place between Notre Dame and Brian Kelly never happened Tuesday, but speculation hasn’t cooled that Kelly will be the next head…
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Report: Brian Kelly to Interview Tuesday
Notre Dame could be close to zeroing on its next head coach with reports Monday that Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly would be interviewing for the open position…
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Clausen, Tate Heading to NFL
Notre Dame juniors Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate announced that they will both forgo their senior seasons at Notre Dame and enter the NFL Draft in April on…
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Three Future Domers in Under Armour All-American Game
Three Notre Dame commits were named to the rosters of the Under Armour All-American game to be held January 2 in Orlando. Receiver Tai-ler Jones and DT Louis…
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Irish Forego Bowl Opportunity
There will be no bowl game for the Irish this season, Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick announced on Friday, citing the “unique circumstances surrounding the program” following…
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Golden Tate Earns AFCA Coaches’ All-American Honors
Golden Tate’s remarkable season earned the Irish junior an All-American honor from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) this week. The All-American team is selected by the member…
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Brown Wants Jon Gruden at Notre Dame
Notre Dame legend Tim Brown was interviewed by ESPN Radio on Wednesday to get his opinion on the open head coaching position in South Bend and the last…
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Louis Nix Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame received some great recruiting news on Tuesday that no one could have seen coming. Four star defensive tackle recruit Louis Nix verbally committed to Notre Dame…
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Brian Kelly Not Talking About Notre Dame… Yet
Brian Kelly’s name has been closely associated with the Notre Dame head coaching position before the position was even open. Rumors have been rampant that Kelly is one…
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Swarbrick on Firing Charlie Weis
ESPN scored an exclusive interview with Notre Dame athletic director about his decision to recommend firing Charlie Weis and the coaching search that is under way in South…
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Swarbrick Outlines What He is Looking For
Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick didn’t give fans and media an exact blueprint of what he is looking for in Charlie Weis’s successor, but he did give some…
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Which Irish Assistants Could be Back?
Whenever a coaching change is made, the head coach isn’t the only one who faces some uncertainty – all of his assistants are suddenly in search of a…
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Tate Still Debating NFL Decision
Golden Tate’s NFL future could be decided as early as Friday according to the star junior wide receiver on Monday. While talking about the firing of head coach…
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Rob Ianello Discuss His Interim Role
In the process of announcing the dismissal of Charlie Weis as the head coach of Notre Dame on Monday, the University also announced that Rob Ianello “responsibility for…
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Swarbrick Discusses Charlie Weis Firing
Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick addressed the media Monday night to officially announce the firing of head coach Charlie Weis. Here are some highlights from the Irish…
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Report – Charlie Weis Fired
The New York Daily News has published a report that Charlie Weis is officially out as the head coach of Notre Dame citing an unnamed university official as…
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An Appeal for Calm
I didn’t sleep last night. I’ve been Google searching, board hopping, ESPN monitoring, emailing sending, and generally over-obsessing on the coaching situation since late yesterday afternoon. My living…
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Initial Impression – Notre Dame at Stanford
It’s tough to really get into the X’s and O’s of Saturday’s season finale, but here are some thoughts about an actual football game instead of another post…
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NFL Teams Courting Weis Already?
Notre Dame hasn’t made any official statements about Charlie Weis’s future in South Bend, but that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from churning out story after story about…
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Another Sign of the Inevitable
As if we needed any more signs that Charlie Weis coached his last game for Notre Dame on Saturday Night, the soon to be former head man for…
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Rumors Flying: Bob Stoops Interested in Notre Dame Head Coaching Position?
Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops’ is rumored to be at the top of Notre Dame’s wish list to replace Charlie Weis (Photo – IconSMI) While Notre Dame is…
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Irish Stewed: Blood in the Water, Idiots at the Microphone
As the curtain was drawn on the ND-UConn game—on yet another late-game collapse by a Charlie Weis-coached team—the sports media talking heads prepared to feast on some pre-Thanksgiving…
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Initial Impressions – UConn at Notre Dame
Another tough loss for a Notre Dame team that had BCS aspirations just a few weeks ago. The loss drops the Irish to 6-5 and more than likely…
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Weis Deserves Proper Send Off
Notre Dame, IN – Saturday’s game against Connecticut could very well be the last game coached in Notre Dame Stadium by current head coach Charlie Weis. Should that…
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Buckle Up, It’s Going to Be a Bumpy Ride
While Jack Swarbrick is saying he won’t evaluate the football program until after the season and Charlie Weis is saying that he is going about business as usual…
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Corwin Brown Sounds Off
Corwin Brown met with the media yesterday, and before answering their questions, the Irish defensive backs coach/co-defensive coordinator went off about Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo’s comments from…
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Initial Impressions – Navy at Notre Dame
Here are my initial impressions from the aftermath of yesterday’s loss to Navy. My apologies for posting these late, but I would have worn out the $#%?!@ keys…
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Irish Stewed: Anchors Aweigh! (But watch out for those knees.)
If you don’t know the story behind the Notre Dame-Naval Academy rivalry, I’ll give you the Cliffs Notes version. In the spring semester of 1943, Notre Dame’s total…
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Three Keys to the Game Against Navy
This Saturday, Notre Dame will host Navy (6-3), and have a chance to improve to an impressive 7-2 record. A win Saturday would keep the Irish’s chance of…
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Michael Floyd Cleared to Play
Not all of the injury news on Tuesday was bad for Irish fans. Charlie Weis announced that super star wide receiver Michael Floyd was medically cleared for action…
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Dayne Crist Out for the Season
Notre Dame fans received some bad news on the injury front Tuesday when Charlie Weis announced that sophomore backup quarterback Dayne Crist tore his ACL in last weekend’s…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 8
Not a whole lot of changes in the weekly UHND Opponent Poll this week, but Pitt is creeping up on USC for the #1 spot after the Trojans…
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The Notre Dame Recruiting Numbers Game
With 17 verbal commitments after Monday’s news of Giovanni Bernard’s pledge to the Irish, Notre Dame is quickly running out of room at the in for the Class…
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UHND Opponent Poll – Week 7
Pitt solidifies itself as the #2 team in the UHND Opponent Poll this week after demolishing South Florida at home. 2009 UHND Opponent Poll Opponent Record Previous Next…
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Giovanni Bernard Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame picked up commitment #17 on the season on Monday with Saint Thomas Aquinas running back Giovanni Bernard. The Fort Lauderdale native visited Notre Dame for the…
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Initial Impressions – Boston College at Notre Dame
Notre Dame improved to 5-2 on the season with another last minute minute this weekend topping Boston College 20-16. Brian Smith sealed the Irish victory with his first…
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Boston College Game Live Blog
Jeff will be live blogging today’s Boston College game for UHND. Follow along with the action below. UHND – Boston College vs. Notre Dame
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Irish Stewed: Sean Astin, David Gordon, and Jesuit Butt Kicking
Neither Jim nor I was what you’d call in great physical shape. We curled around the south side of the stadium and sprinted west across campus. I crossed…
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Charlie Weis Presser Notes 10/20
Weis wrapped up the USC game and previewed this weekend’s Boston College game at his weekly Tuesday press conference. Here are some highlights and notes. Robby Parris had…
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USC Weekend Recruiting Roundup
There was a ton of talent from the Class of 2010 on hand for Notre Dame’s heartbreaking loss to USC this weekend. Despite the tough loss for the…