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Brian Smith Back Where He Started
Entering his final season at Notre Dame, senior Brian Smith will be changing positions for the third time. This time, however, Smith is moving back to the position that he…
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12 Players to Watch This Spring
Notre Dame kicks off the first spring practice under head coach Brian Kelly on Friday. While the excitement level isn’t quite where it was at after the last coaching change,…
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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 was named…
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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 documentary –…
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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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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 Irish leftovers.…
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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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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 turn out…
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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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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 enrollment declined…
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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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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 myself as…
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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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Irish Stewed: The Florida University – South Coast Edition
The day was unseasonably cool, but the sun had finally come out, warming the air just enough so I could mow the lawn. I threw on my favorite pair of…
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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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Irish Stewed: U-Dub, Jake Locker, and Why I’m Sick of Blaming Ty
Trying to summon genuine rancor for the upcoming Washington matchup is next to impossible. Washington is a reputable school situated on a beautiful campus. They have a reasonably storied football…
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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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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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IBG – Life After Michael Floyd Edition
UHND is hosting this week’s Irish Blog Gathering as we prepare for the life after Michael Floyd. This week we take a look at this weekend’s game against Purdue and…
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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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IBG – Let’s Snap the Streak Edition
After a week off from the Irish Blogger Gathering, UHND is back in action this week – albeit a tad late. Anyway, here’s our take on the questions for this…
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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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Let’s Not Party Like it’s 1999
If Saturday’s loss to Michigan in the Big House had a familiar feeling for you, it should have. Notre Dame’s been in this position before. A 1-0 Notre Dame team…
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Raising the Bar
I’m not going to sit here and play Monday morning quarterback. Suffice to say, if you told me before the Michigan game Notre Dame’s offense would account for almost 500…
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