Notre Dame Football
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November 29, 20087
Buyout Not an Issue for Notre Dame?
During the 4th quarter of the Notre Dame-USC game tonight Holly Rowe reported that she had a conversation with Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick and her report was anything but…
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November 29, 200819
Notre Dame @ USC – No Mas
I think the quarter by quarter notes are going to end here because there isn’t going to be much positive I can say about this game. This game is disappointing…
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November 29, 20080
Notre Dame @ USC – 2nd Quarter
Defense is playing with a ton of heart so far. Back to back great plays by Kuntz and Fleming put USC in a 3rd and 25 which they couldn’t do…
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November 29, 200820
Notre Dame @ USC – 1st Quarter
After a nice first play, why would you run a slow developing pitch against one of the fastest defenses in the country? That play call put Notre Dame in a…
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November 28, 200815
Theismann on the Current Situation
The Chicago Sun Times had an interesting quote from former Notre Dame quarterback Joe Theismann on the current situation at Notre Dame. ”The natives are restless, and they have every…
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November 28, 20084
Haywood Moving Back to the Sidelines
Offensive Coordinator Mike Haywood will be moving from the booth and down to the sidelines for Saturday’s USC game according to the Chicago Sun Times. Offensive coordinator Mike Haywood is…
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November 27, 20089
Samardzija Defends Weis
Former Notre Dame wide receiver and current Chicago Cubs relief pithcer told ESPN that, “Everyone just needs to take a deep breathe” in relation to Charlie Weis and where the…
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November 27, 200810
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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November 26, 200813
Conflicting Reports on Weis’s Buyout
There have been various reports today about just how big the buyout in Charlie Weis’s contract is. First Lee Corso weighed in on the buyout (via a Chicago Tribune article)…
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November 25, 20083
USC Week Injury Updates
Notre Dame had CB Terrail Lambert and OG Chris Stewart back at practice on Tuesday, but were still without the services of ILB Brian Smith and WR Michael Floyd. Lambert…
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November 25, 20084
Notre Dame Wouldn’t Decline Bowl Bid
After the 1996 season, a three loss Irish team turned down bowl bids for lesser tier bowls. This year a five or fix loss Irish team would do no such…
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November 24, 20080
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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November 23, 200844
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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November 22, 200819
Syracuse’s 10th Win in 4 Years
Syracuse had won 9 games in the past 4 seasons prior to Saturday. Notre Dame was Syracuse’s 10th win in the past 4 seasons. Those other 9 wins came against:…
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November 20, 200819
Michigan is Doing Just Fine
I haven’t posted much about the train wreck of a first season Rich Rodriguez is having for that team with the same helmets as the University of Delaware, but the…
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November 20, 200812
Green Week Hopefully Won’t Mean Green Jerseys
Charie Weis encouraged fans to wear green to Saturday’s Syracuse game as part of NBC’s Green Week. First of all, this Saturday I would like to encourage all fans to…
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November 19, 20084
Ianello Linked to Syracuse Opening
Mike Haywood isn’t the only Notre Dame assistant coach whose name is being linked to a head coaching vacancy this week. Irish wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Rob Ianello’s…
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November 19, 20084
Haywood Interviewing for Ty’s Old Job
Notre Dame is 2-0 against former Irish head coach Tyrone Willingham since his departure after the 2004 season and now his tenure in Washington ending after being fired resigning a…
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November 19, 20084
Charlie Still Calling the Plays
Weis opened his weekly Tuesday by announcing that he will call plays for the rest of the season after calling plays for the first time this year against Navy. As…
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November 18, 20083
Lambert Downgraded to Doubtful
The other day Charlie Weis said he thought Terrail Lambert would be probable for this weekend’s Syracuse game, but on Tuesday Weis listed him as doubtful for Saturday. I’d say…
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November 18, 20080
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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November 18, 20082
Quinn Gets First NFL Win
Brady Quinn made his NFL starting debut last week, but some shoddy defense by the Browns and a dropped 4th down pass by Kellen Winslow turned Quinn’s debut into a…
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November 18, 20088
Revisiting the Final Three Minutes
The final three minutes of Saturday’s 27-21 win over Navy turned a 20 point Notre Dame lead into a 6 point Notre Dame escape. A lot went wrong in that…
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November 17, 20089
Don’t We Practice Celebrating?
After the excessive celebration penalty on Toryan Smith in Saturday’s win over Navy I remembered a quote from Weis last year about practicing celebrating after scores. Tonight I found the…
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November 17, 20086
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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