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Beware of the Blue/Gold All Star… Sometimes – Part III
This week we’ve been looking at Blue/Gold game MVPs of years past. Monday we took a look at some past Blue/Gold game MVPs who had big games in the annual…
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John Goodman Can Out Throw JaMarucs Russell?
Dayne Crist told the SBT that sophomore wide receiver John Goodman can actually out throw all of the Notre Dame quarterbacks. Quarterback may not be Goodman’s best position, but it’s…
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Beware of the Blue/Gold All Star… Sometimes – Part II
Yesterday we took a look at some past Blue/Gold game stars and MVPs who couldn’t translate their success in the annual scrimmage into regular season success. Today we’re going to…
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Beware of the Blue/Gold All Star… Sometimes – Part I
As we close in on the annual Blue and Gold game this weekend, memories of MVP performances from unlikely sources are always conjured up. Every year it seems some player…
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Defensive Line Undergoing Youth Movement
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – When the first Notre Dame depth chart was released on Friday, the youth along the Irish defensive line stood out more so than at any…
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10 Questions for the Spring
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – As Notre Dame kicks off spring practice later today, the Irish will be looking to answer plenty of questions which plagued them during last year’s…
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Spring ’09 Position Battles – Defense
Notre Dame, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame is losing three starters from the 2008 defense to graduation this year, but a shift back to a 4-3 defense will put a…
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Spring ’09 Position Battles – Offense
Notre Dame only graduated two starters on offense this past season in Michael Turkovich and Asaph Schwapp, but with some talented up and coming under-classmen and a few players coming…
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Bowl Bull: The Myth of Notre Dame’s Preferential Treatment
As I watched Ohio State lose to Texas in the Fiesta Bowl, putting the finishing touches on the Big Ten’s current six-game BCS Bowl losing streak, I got to thinking.…
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Ethan Johnson Emerges
Ethan Johnson has gotten a lot of playing time for a true freshman this year, but it wasn’t until Wednesday night that he really emerged. Against Hawaii last night, Johnson…
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Maybe Weis Hasn’t Lost the Student Body
Last week Beano Cook was on an ESPN podcast stating that Charlie Weis has lost the student body at Notre Dame. Then on Sunday, the LA Times ran an article…
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How Did We Get Here?
(UHND.com) – As the final seconds ticked away in the Coliseum Saturday night, I couldn’t help but wonder just how did we get here? Three years ago Notre Dame played…
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Blanton, Fleming, & Kuntz Among Few Bright Spots
While tonight’s game will go down as one of the more embarassing of the Weis Era, a few young and one old defender showed some heart and played really good…
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Notre Dame Held Under 100 Yards in Loss to USC
Saturday night’s loss to USC had very few highlights for the Irish. Instead the game was highlighted by offensive ineptitude like we haven’t seen for a while. Even though the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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Wait…. Navy Just Did What?!?
As Jeff, my buddy Sean, and were walking out of M&T Bank Stadium soaking wet from head to tow we felt somewhat pleased with the outcome of the game. You…
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IBG: Through the Past Darkly Edition
Here is this week’s Irish Blog Gathering – hosted this week by Brawling Hiberian. 1) In the parlance of DJs, a “deep cut” is a song that wasn’t released as…
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Count Me Still on the Charlie Weis Bandwagon… Here’s Why
There’s been a lot of chatter in the afermath of Saturday’s humbling loss to Boston College. Now, more than ever, people have begun questioning Charlie Weis’s job status and right…
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Irish Humbled in Boston
Boston, MA (UHND.com) – Notre Dame entered Saturday’s game desperately looking for a win after losing a heart breaking 4 overtime contest with Pitt a week earlier. They left Saturday’s…
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