Notre Dame Football
- November 28, 20084
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 Haywood is…
Read More » - November 27, 20089
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 where the…
Read More » - November 27, 200810
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 should be…
Read More » - November 26, 200813
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 Tribune article)…
Read More » - November 25, 20083
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 Floyd. Lambert…
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- November 25, 20084
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 no such…
Read More » - November 24, 20080
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 snow in…
Read More » - November 23, 200844
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 didn’t feel…
Read More » - November 22, 200819
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 came against:…
Read More » - November 20, 200819
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, but the…
Read More » - November 20, 200812
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 fans to…
Read More » - November 19, 20084
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 Rob Ianello’s…
Read More » - November 19, 20084
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 resigning a…
Read More » - November 19, 20084
Charlie Still Calling the Plays
Weis opened his weekly Tuesday by announcing that he will call plays for the rest of the season after calling plays for the first time this year against Navy. As…
Read More » - November 18, 20083
Lambert Downgraded to Doubtful
The other day Charlie Weis said he thought Terrail Lambert would be probable for this weekend’s Syracuse game, but on Tuesday Weis listed him as doubtful for Saturday. I’d say…
Read More » - November 18, 20080
Who Fills In for Floyd?
(UHND) – When Charlie Weis announced on Sunday that Michael Floyd would be out for the next two games with s trained knee, Notre Dame lost one of its biggest…
Read More » - November 18, 20082
Quinn Gets First NFL Win
Brady Quinn made his NFL starting debut last week, but some shoddy defense by the Browns and a dropped 4th down pass by Kellen Winslow turned Quinn’s debut into a…
Read More » - November 18, 20088
Revisiting the Final Three Minutes
The final three minutes of Saturday’s 27-21 win over Navy turned a 20 point Notre Dame lead into a 6 point Notre Dame escape. A lot went wrong in that…
Read More » - November 17, 20089
Don’t We Practice Celebrating?
After the excessive celebration penalty on Toryan Smith in Saturday’s win over Navy I remembered a quote from Weis last year about practicing celebrating after scores. Tonight I found the…
Read More » - November 17, 20086
Final (Initial) Thoughts on Navy
I finally got a chance to watch a recording of the game to post my full thoughts on the game. James Aldridge looked to have a nice burst against Navy,…
Read More » - November 17, 20081
How to Attack an Onside Kick
After rewatching the game tonight I have to wonder how many times Notre Dame has practice recovering onside kicks this year because the Irish looked completely lost on both Navy…
Read More » - November 17, 20080
Notre Dame Survives Navy Scare
Baltimore, MD (UHND) – A furious last minute comeback attempt by the Naval Academy nearly sent Notre Dame back to South Bend with a loss at the hands of Navy…
Read More » - November 17, 20082
So Hey, How About that Kicker? Notre Dame’s Brandon Walker Rebounds
Remember a couple weeks ago when Brandon Walker’s name was thrown around blogs and message boards left and right without much positivity? Of course you do. After missing two field…
Read More » - November 17, 200810
Will Weis Keep Calling Plays? Check Back Tuesday
Charlie Weis was asked on Sunday if he will continue to call the offensive plays this week after he served as the playcaller on Saturday for the Navy game. Weis…
Read More » - November 17, 20088
Navy’s “4th” Timeout
There was some discussion about Navy’s “4th” timeout in yesterday’s barnburner of a football game in Baltimore. What had happened was Navy called a timeout after Jonas Gray fumbled near…
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