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September 4, 2010
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 23, Purdue 12

The Brian Kelly Era started off on the right foot with an 11 point victory over instate rival Purdue Saturday afternoon. Many positives can be taken away from the 2010…
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November 30, 2009
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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 speculating about…
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November 23, 2009
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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 seals the…
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November 8, 2009
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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 last night…
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October 26, 2009
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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 interception of…
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October 18, 2009
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Initial Impressions – USC at Notre Dame

Notre Dame took another game down to the wire on Saturday, but for the second time this season came out on the wrong end of a thrilling game. Here are…
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October 4, 2009
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Initial Impressions – Washington at Notre Dame

After making the long trip home from South Bend and rewatching the game, here are my initial impressions from Notre Dame’s latest last minute victory. All three of the goal…
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September 27, 2009
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 24, Purdue 21

Jimmy Clausen came off the bench to lead Notre Dame to its second fourth quarter comeback in as many weeks Saturday night with a 24-21 victory over the Boilermakers. The…
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September 24, 2009
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What to Watch For – Notre Dame at Purdue

Notre Dame travels to West Lafayette to take on the Purdue Boilermakers this weekend. Here’s a guide of what to watch for and a couple matchups to keep an eye…
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September 20, 2009
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Initial Impression – Michigan State at Notre Dame

Notre Dame survived for a 33-30 win over Michigan State to snap the Spartans six game winning streak inside Notre Dame Stadium, but lost star wide receiver Michael Floyd for…
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September 17, 2009
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What to Watch For – Michigan State at Notre Dame

Michigan State visits South Bend this week on the heels of a heartbreaking loss at home to Central Michigan. The Spartans, winners of 6 straight in Notre Dame Stadium, will…
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September 12, 2009
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Initial Impressions – Notre Dame at Michigan

Well, after doing just about everything possible to make things hard on themselves, Notre Dame finally fell to Michigan by a score of 38-34. Mixed in with some great offense…
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September 10, 2009
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What To Watch For – Notre Dame at Michigan

Notre Dame travels to Ann Arbor to take on the hated Michigan Wolverines this weekend. Here’s a guide of what to watch for and a couple matchups to keep an…
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September 5, 2009
30

Initial Impressions – Notre Dame 35, Nevada 0

Notre Dame opened the 2009 season with a bang on Saturday by recording their first shut out in seven years in a 35-0 win over the Nevada Wolf Pack. Here’s…
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November 17, 2008
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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,…
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October 5, 2008
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Looking Back at What to Watch for Stanford

Here’s a look back at how I did with this week’s What to Watch – four out of five isn’t too bad. Armando Allen. Allen followed up his breakout performance…
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October 4, 2008
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What to Watch For – Stanford at Notre Dame

Weighing in a little late this week, but here’s what to watch for later today when Stanford and Notre Dame kick off around 2:30 pm et. Armando Allen. After his…
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September 25, 2008
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What To Watch For – Purdue at Notre Dame

Here are five factors which will likely determine the outcome of Saturday’s contest with Purdue. Kyle Rudolph over the middle. Purdue has allowed some big games from opposing tight ends…
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September 21, 2008
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And to be Fair… Some Causes for Concern from MSU

Anytime you have a 23-7 loss to a team you most likely have more pure talent than, there are going to be a lot of negatives from the game. Last…
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September 20, 2008
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Before Everyone Overreacts… Some Positives from MSU

Alright, before everyone goes all doom and gloom on me, there were plenty of positives to take away from Saturday’s loss to Michigan State. Like I said on the board,…
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September 15, 2008
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Observations from the Michigan Game

Here are my observations after rewatching the game on my DVR this afternoon. Great protection from the offensive line keeping Michigan from recording a sack – the second straight week…
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March 9, 2008
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5 Things I Wanted to See in 2007

Since we’re still a few weeks away from Spring practice, I figured it would be a good idea to take a look back at a couple posts I made this…
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November 24, 2007
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Initial Thoughts from the Stanford Game

Offense Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuughes. Robert Hughes is going to be a heck of a running back for the next couple of years. Hughes doesn’t go down on first contact and shows some…
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November 11, 2007
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Initial Thoughts from the Air Force Game

Offense Clausen’s passes looked much better today than it has all season. He had a zip on the ball that wasn’t there early in the season. I also thought he…
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October 20, 2007
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Initial Thoughts: Notre Dame v. USC ’07

That was ugly to say the least, but I will attempt to stay somewhat positve. Offense I think we saw why Sharpley was #2 behind Clausen most of the year.…
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