Jimmy Clausen News & Notes

August 8, 2009
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Media Day Notebook

Charlie Weis was uncharacteristically brief in his opening remarks at yesterday’s media day press conference. Weis, who is normally quite informative and thorough in his remarks, kept his opening statement…
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April 23, 2009
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Clausen, Weis Grace Cover of TSN

The cover of the latest edition of the Sporting News magazine features Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen and head coach Charlie Weis. The cover also features a bold statement from…
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April 19, 2009
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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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December 25, 2008
6

Island All Stars

There were quite a few heroes from last night’s Hawaii Bowl win. Here’s a look at who were the stars of the show for the Irish as they broke the…
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December 24, 2008
8

Clausen Tears up Hawaii in First Half

Jimmy Clausen is having a career day today and we’re only at half time. At the half way point of the Hawaii Bowl, Clausen has completed 18 of 21 passes…
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November 29, 2008
20

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 17, 2008
6

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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November 9, 2008
12

Clausen Played Through Flu Saturday

Not that it is any consolation or any excuse for throwing four interceptions, but Charlie Weis said Sunday that Jimmy Clausen played through the flu on Saturday and that illness…
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October 20, 2008
13

Random Thoughts Coming Out of the Bye

Here’s some random thoughts coming off the bye week. Looking back at the UNC game for a minute… Was the first half of that game the best coached half of…
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October 12, 2008
5

Déjà Vu game: North Carolina Loss Reminiscent of ’05 Michigan State Loss

After watching the Notre Dame vs. North Carolina game, I couldn’t help but think that I had seen that game before. After some careful thought, I realize I had seen…
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October 11, 2008
15

Finding Some Positives From the UNC Game

Today’s loss was very tough to watch because for the first time in a while the Irish lost a game that they could have and most likely should have won. …
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October 11, 2008
1

Notre Dame at UNC – 3rd Quarter Thoughts

Well…. that was just about the absolute worst thing that could have possibly happened on that play. The UNC defense couldn’t stop the Irish offense at all in the first…
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October 5, 2008
3

Looking Back at What to Watch for Stanford

Here’s a look back at how I did with this week’s What to Watch – four out of five isn’t too bad. Armando Allen. Allen followed up his breakout performance…
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October 5, 2008
5

Harbaugh Snubbed Clausen After the Game?

After yesterday’s 28-21 win over Stanford, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen went over to shake hands with Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh. Clausen extended his hand to Harbaugh and said “Good…
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October 4, 2008
3

Stanford at Notre Dame – 3rd Quarter Thoughts

Did Golden Tate and Michael Floyd both just drop passes which hit them squarely in the hands? I don’t remember either doing that at all at any point this season,…
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October 4, 2008
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Stanford at Notre Dame – 2nd Quarter Thoughts

Stanford’s offensive line is completely controlling the line of scrimmage against the Irish defense. The Cardinal is getting a great push up front and are running all over us to…
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October 4, 2008
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Stanford at Notre Dame – 1st Quarter Thoughts

Great start for the Irish offense and opportunistic play by the defense, but Stanford is moving the ball much to easily for my liking at the end of the first…
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October 4, 2008
3

What to Watch For – Stanford at Notre Dame

Weighing in a little late this week, but here’s what to watch for later today when Stanford and Notre Dame kick off around 2:30 pm et. Armando Allen. After his…
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October 1, 2008
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Sacks: A Closer Look

DIGGING DEEPER Through the first four games played in 2007, Notre Dame had allowed 24 sacks. In 2008, the Irish have allowed just four sacks. With three returning starters and…
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September 28, 2008
6

4th Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame

3rd and 10 at the 13. This is a must stop for the Irish defense. Pressure was coming, but we lucked out with a poor pass from Painter. Wow. Great…
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September 28, 2008
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Balanced Attack Throttles Boilers

The Irish returned home to Notre Dame Stadium yesterday and improved to 3-1 on the season after a 38-21 win over Purdue. It was a game highlighted by superior play…
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September 28, 2008
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3rd Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame

Did I say the passing game should be featured? Wow wo we wow. Where did this running game we are seeing this opening drive come from? Armando Allen is looked…
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September 28, 2008
1

2nd Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame

Nice, tough inside run by Armando Allen on 2nd and 1 to start the second quarter. Allen ran into a pile earlier but made a nice cut here and had…
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September 28, 2008
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1st Quarter Thoughts – Purdue at Notre Dame

I didn’t get to watch the game live because I was at a wedding yesterday, but I DVRed the game and still took some quarter by quarter notes. Just an…
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September 23, 2008
5

The Perfect Storm

A review of the UHND Road Trip; An emotional football weekend that won’t be duplicated at home in 2008 At the end of our 2007 Boston College trip, Frank, Brian,…
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