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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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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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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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Jimmy Clausen Leads Notre Dame in Opener
Notre Dame, IN (UHND) – Junior quarterback Jimmy Clausen took another step towards fulfilling the lofty expectations placed on him as the nation’s #1 recruit three years ago on Saturday…
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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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IBG – The Season is Here Edition
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah, the season is here and so is this year’s Irish Blog Gathering . This week’s host is Domer Law Blog. Here is my take on this week’s questions. 1.…
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5 Questions Facing the Defense in ’09
Yesterday we took a look at five questions facing the Notre Dame offense in 2009. Today we’ll take a look at five questions facing the young but talented Irish defense.…
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5 Questions Facing the Offense in ’09
Here’s a look at five questions facing the Irish offense in 2009 that will determine how successful the unit will be in 2009. 1. How Improved Will the OL Be?…
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Tausch a Leg Up on Walker
Notre Dame, IN (UHND) – Brandon Walker has had a very rocky first couple of years as the Notre Dame place kicker. His career hit another bump in the road…
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Don’t Sleep on These Sophs
As I began sifting through all of the freshman media day videos from Friday, I started to think about how each year everyone gets fixated on the freshman, but quickly…
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5 Things I Don’t Want to See in 2009
At the beginning of the week, I took a look at five things I’d like to see out the Irish in 2009. Today I took a look at five things…
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5 Things I Want to See in 2009
With the season less than three weeks away, here’s a look at a few things I’d like to see out the Fighting Irish in 2009 that will make the difference…
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Blue/Gold Game Player Observations – Defense
Here’s some thoughts from the Blue/Gold game on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive Line Ethan Johnson – Johnson was a force to be reckoned with Saturday. He got…
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Blue/Gold Game Player Observations – Offense
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend this year’s Blue/Gold game for the first time in a couple years, but luckily I had a chance to review the video of the…
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