Published on: 26th October, 2009
Similar to this year's version of the Fighting Irish, Charlie Weis found his '08 team sitting at 5-2 heading into November, his fourth season as the head coach of the nation's most hated, yet loved, college football program. After an up-and-down start to their '08 campaign, the Irish began their ...Published on: 25th October, 2009
Another week of vulgarity, pulling hair, and sighs from my living room. It has been too long since the Irish have been able to put together a complete game and take a kneel with a comfortable lead. Charlie Weis' team battled to yet another late-game thriller as the Irish beat the ...Published on: 22nd October, 2009
Notre Dame's 2010 schedule was finalized today when Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick agreed to add Western Michigan as one of the seven home games for the Irish next season. Western Michigan—you read it correctly. The same team that the Irish have played a whopping two times in the years 1919-1920, where they ...Published on: 21st October, 2009
You are the big man on campus. The once-in-a-lifetime, blue-chip recruit who walks around school as if Zeus himself was walking through high school hallways. It's Friday and that means one thing in your mind—game time. You walk onto the field, looking up into the bleachers. On one side, you notice your ...Published on: 20th October, 2009
A season of ups and downs with last second wins, last seconds losses, and plenty of opinions is half way over. Sitting right outside of the Top 25 with a 4-2 record, the Irish have a lot left to prove in the second half of the season. However, the Irish pulled off ...Published on: 18th October, 2009
As I do every Sunday around 2:00 p.m., I logged onto ESPN, clicked the "Rankings " link, and found myself looking at yet another miserably put together group of rankings of the Top 25 football teams in the nation. I check back an hour later, and to my great displeasure, ...Published on: 17th October, 2009
*Warning: I understand that this might not be a great idea at the time. However, it needs to be done. If you are a Trojan or opposing fan, please do not comment as this is an emotional article containing zero stats or analysis, but rather a rant within the Notre ...Published on: 14th October, 2009
The Trojans of Southern California march into South Bend on Saturday to take on Charlie Weis and his Fighting Irish. However, this USC week has much more on the line than any before. Weis has put all of his marbles into one bag this week, including the one that reads "My Future." The ...Published on: 12th October, 2009
Every team in college football has their "measuring stick" game. The game which decides if the season is a success of a fluke or if the team is BCS bowl bound or Motor City bowl bound. That measuring stick arrives in South Bend on Saturday when the Trojans of Southern California ...Published on: 4th October, 2009
For the second half of the season, I have made it a goal of mine to be able to publish my insight on the previous days' Irish performance every week, focusing on likes and dislikes. In a game that produced multiple, near-fatal heart attacks in my living room, Notre Dame and ...