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2007, A Seaon to Remember… Sort of
Oldie hasn’t had much reason to make videos this year, but he released his 2007 season video this past weekend and despite not having a whole lot of material to…
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Trevor Laws not an All-American? The AP can kiss my Irish ass!
For those who haven’t been paying attention, on December 11 the Associated Press announced its All-Americans for 2007. To quote the AP article, When it comes to being an All-American,…
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David Grimes: Upon further review, it’s still a catch
Congratulations David Grimes on one hell of a play. It’s a shame how it was taken from you.
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Stanford Win a Fresh Start for Irish
PALO ALTO (UHND.com) – Notre Dame’s disastrous 2007 season came a close Saturday evening and much like the entire season, nothing was easy for the Irish in a 21-14 victory…
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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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Robert Hughes Establishing Himself
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com ) – Robert Hughes’s freshman year at Notre Dame certainly hasn’t been an easy one for the talented Chicago native running back. For most of the…
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Brady vs. Jimmy By the Numbers – Part 2
Here’s an update from last week’s statistical comparison between Brady Quinn and Jimmy Clausen after this weekend’s Duke game. One more game will give us a nice statistical comparison since…
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Thoughts on the Duke Game
Offense Clausen looked sharp again. His passing percentage was just 50%, but when you factor in the drops, it would have been much higher so that doesn’t bother me at…
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Clausen Starting to Emerge
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – Because of the hype surrounding freshman quarterback Jimmy Clausen, most casual Notre Dame fans expected the “Lebron James of football” to step right in and…
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Brady vs. Jimmy By the Numbers – Part 1
Fair or not, Jimmy Clausen will be compared to Brady Quinn for as long as he is at Notre Dame due to Brady’s phenomenal success playing QB for the Irish…
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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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Quarterback Spot Up For Grabs… Again
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – Charlie Weis has changed his starting quarterback twice already this season after starting the year with Demetrius Jones under center and the position will be…
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Forgettable Season Continues With Historic Loss
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – They say all good things must come to an end and that was never evident than it was Saturday night when Notre Dame’s 43 game…
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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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6 Plays that Changed the Game: Notre Dame v. Boston College ’07
Charlie Weis spoke of six plays that really changed the Boston College game during his Sunday press conference. If these plays go the other way, maybe the score is reversed,…
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Sharpley Shines in Relief, But Clausen Should Start
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – Evan Sharpley stepped in admirably for Jimmy Clausen on Saturday when the talent freshman had to come out of the game with an apparent hip…
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First Impressions from Purdue Game
Sorry for the late comments this week. I had a wedding to attend right after yesterday’s game so I didn’t have time to get anything posted till today. Offense Both…
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Aldridge, Hughes Can Power Irish Ground Attack
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – If there was one take away for Notre Dame fans from Saturday’s 31-14 loss at the hands of Michigan State, it was that it looks…
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Irish Offensive Line Improving, But Still a Work in Progress
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – The Notre Dame offensive line has been the most maligned unit on the Irish’s disappointing now 0-4 squad this year, but against Michigan State they…
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First Impressions on Michigan State
Here are my first impressions of the game without going back to watch it. If the Eagles win tomorrow I think I’ll have the heart to go back and watch…
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It’s a James Aldridge Kind of Week
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – Notre Dame’s struggling ground game could receive a shot in the arm this weekend if sophomore James Aldridge, whom Charlie Weis hinted would be a…
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Weis, Irish Face Critical Week
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – The Fighting Irish hit the practice fields Sunday for potentially one of the most important weeks of practice in the young Charlie Weis Era. After…
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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
ANN ARBOR, MI (UHND.com) – The Notre Dame offense has been on the field for 176 plays this season and so far those plays have produced just 345 yards of…
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Winning in the Now
The legend is as much a part of college football lore as Bear Bryant’s hounds tooth hat and Lou Holtz’s grass picking addiction; Michigan taught Notre Dame how to play…
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Weis Should Leave the Spread in South Bend This Weekend
NOTRE DAME, IN (UHND.com) – In case you haven’t heard, Michigan has not been able to stop the spread offense this year. The Wolverines have given up 73 points and…
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