Analysis
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It Wasn’t ‘Just Another Game’ for Michigan
(UHND.com) – All week long Charlie Weis preached that this weekend’s bout with Michigan was just another game for the Irish. Just one of twelve regular season games in a…
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Michigan vs. Notre Dame: The Tables Have Turned
We all know that when Michigan and Notre Dame plays it’s always a great game regardless of ranking. However, in the past few years it seems like every day going…
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South Bend Hasn’t Been Kind to Lloyd Carr
(UHND.com) – Since taking over as the head coach at Michigan in 1995, Lloyd Carr has traveled to South Bend three times. Each time Carr has entered the game with…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Penn State ’06
Welcome to week two of Final Review here at UHND.com. We’re a little late this week thanks to a flat fire on the Indiana turnpike on the trek home from…
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N’Dukwe & Zbikowski: Notre Dame’s Defensive Safety Valves
(UHND.com) – Two weeks into the season and the Notre Dame defense is grabbing most of the headlines for the #2 ranked Irish thanks in large part to the outstanding…
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John Carlson Emerging as a Playermaker for Notre Dame
(UHND.com) – As the second string tight end for the Irish a season ago, John Carlson caught seven passes for just 56 yards in 11 games. On Saturday, the senior…
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Post Game Report Card: Notre Dame v. Penn State ’06
Quarterback Brady Quinn started off a little shaky in the first quarter, missing both Jeff Samardzija and John Carlson on gimme touchdowns on the same drive before the Irish settled…
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Final Review: Notre Dame v. Georgia Tech ’06
Welcome to a new weekly column we will be having here on UHND. Every Monday I will be posting an article with my final thoughts on the previous weekends games. …
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Random Thoughts and Notes on Georgia Tech
(UHND.com) – The first game is in the books and the UHND recap and report card are both up so before we do some more specific articles I’m going to…
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Post Game Report Card: Georgia Tech
Quarterback Brady Quinn had the deer in the headlights look on his face for much of the first half. Jon Tenuta did a hell of a job confusing Quinn with…
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Tyler’s Thoughts on Tech
You can look at this game two ways. You can look at it in the light that the Irish just barley squeaked out a 4-point win against an unranked opponent,…
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Notre Dame Position Analysis ’06: Linebackers
Maurice Crum (Jr) – 6’0”, 220 Crum started every game at apache last year as a true sophomore after redshirting in 2004. He’s a versatile athletic who Weis has said…
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Battle in the Trenches Key for Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech
There is a ton of talk about Calvin Johnson causing the Notre Dame secondary to have fits this weekend against Georgia Tech. In fact, because of him, this has become…
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Notre Dame 2006 Position Analysis: Fullback
The Irish lost another valuable member of their backfield this past off-season by losing Rashon Powers-Neal at the fullback position. Rashon was an amazing asset to the Irish’s explosive offense…
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Notre Dame 2006 Position Analysis: Secondary
Bruton did not see too much action in 2005, recording just 13 total tackles and breaking up 1 pass. He did appear in 10 of Notre Dame’s games however, mostly…
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How Fast Can The Defense Improve, Pt. V
Last time we looked at the last five years of (six) college football national champions to see how their rankings improved from the year before each team won the title. …
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Recaping Jeff Samardzija’s Minor League Summer
On July 28th, Jeff Samardzija made his final start in Minor League baseball before loading up his car and heading to South Bend for football practice. Jeff made the most…
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Notre Dame 2006 Position Analysis: Tight End
When Anthony Fasano declared himself eligible for the NFL draft after last season, every Irish fan knew that there would be a big void at the tight end position in…
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Notre Dame 2006 Position Analysis: Wide Receiver
In 2005 Notre Dame had two 1,000 yard receivers in the same season for the first time in history. Under Charlie Weis, the wide receivers flourished despite the best returning…
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How Fast Can The Irish Defense Improve, Pt. IV
Last time we highlighted some of the reasons why sevens teams (Tennessee, Florida, Kansas, South Florida, TCU, Middle Tennessee State, and Texas Tech) dramatically improved their defense statistical rankings from…
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Notre Dame Position Analysis: Running Back
Heading into the season, the Irish find themselves with one highly established running back, two extremely talented freshman, and a converted cornerback to carry the load at tailback. Darius Walker…
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Notre Dame 2006 Position Analysis: Defensive Line
Victor Abiamiri- 6’4, 260- Senior (DE) Victor was a highly touted recruit coming out of Maryland, rated a 5 star defensive end by many recruiting websites and magazines. He really…
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(Scoring) Defense (Still) Wins Championships
Why are we so worried about how the pass defense will stack up in 2006? According to the past five years of college football national championships, scoring defense still seems…
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Rhema McKnight Back with A Vengeance
Notre Dame (UHND.com) – When Rhema McKnight went down with a knee injury in the second game of the year last season, the Irish lost a receiver who had 89…
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2006 Notre Dame Position Analysis: Quarterback
Brady Quinn has dealt with a lot of pressure in his three years at Notre Dame and he has remained cool. In his final season, don’t expect much to change…
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