Published on: 5th November, 2009
The Navy game is one of those traditions that Notre Dame can never get away from. Just like USC and Michigan, Notre Dame's and Navy's pasts are linked and always will be. The difference is the history of this rivalry is really more about friendship more than football. This was a game ...Published on: 4th November, 2009
Eric Murtaugh is one of my favorite writers on Bleacher Report and Fighting Irish Gameday. As a fellow Notre Dame fan, he and I see eye to eye on just about everything. When we aren't writing about Notre Dame we often are battling half of the Cleveland Browns section together ...Published on: 3rd November, 2009
Prior to the season, I took the stance that this was the year to judge Charlie Weis. All of the remnants of Tyrone Willingham were gone, and Weis's recruits were finally seasoned players in South Bend. A fellow writer asked me if Weis would get a pass if there were key ...Published on: 2nd November, 2009
Nobody can deny that ever since Pete Carroll took over for Paul Hackett as head coach at USC, the Trojans have been the premier program in the country. Every year, they are loaded with talent and every year many get drafted to the NFL. Guys like Kaluka Maiava and Matt ...Published on: 1st November, 2009
On Halloween, Notre Dame started a new tradition. They played a home game on a neutral field. This year they traveled to the Alamo Dome in San Antonio to play Washington State and coach Charlie Weis wanted to target the state of Texas in regards to recruiting. In many ways the trip ...Published on: 30th October, 2009
Earlier this week, the Tennessee Titans announced that Vince Young will once again be the starting quarterback. Ordinarily, you would expect Young to be excited to get the opportunity for a second chance. I am sure he is excited to a degree, but he also has to be a bit ...Published on: 29th October, 2009
With five games remaining on Notre Dame's schedule, we are at the point where fans like to form opinions on whether Charlie Weis should be retained as head coach for next season. Personally, I wish that conversation would be held off until after the season. Unfortunately, it is brought up every ...Published on: 28th October, 2009
It was just a few weeks ago when hope appeared to be restored for the Michigan Wolverines. They had a dramatic thriller with Notre Dame. That victory was one for the ages. It was a game that made a statement that Michigan is back. Tate Forcier didn't look like a true ...Published on: 26th October, 2009
After the Browns' loss to the Packers on Sunday, Eric Mangini said that he never considered putting in Brady Quinn. He said that he was comfortable with D.A. (Derek Anderson) as his starter. Mangini also noticeably dodged any questions that involved making a change back to Brady Quinn. Let me ...Published on: 23rd October, 2009
2009 has really been up-and-down for the Michigan Wolverines. This young upstart team already has two more wins after seven games then they did all last year. They began the year very impressively against Western Michigan. They followed it with a nail biting victory over Notre Dame. Then they throttled Eastern Michigan. Then the ...