Notre Dame Football: What Condition Is the Conditioning In?
Published on: 21st July, 2010
Charlie Weis failed miserably as head football coach of Notre Dame. One of his worst mistakes might have been hanging on to strength and conditioning coach Ruben Mendoza for his entire five-year tenure. As a team, Notre Dame was hardly ever in good shape. After 2008, it was clear ...Will Michael Floyd Return Kicks For Notre Dame In 2010?
Published on: 20th July, 2010
Wide Receiver Mardy Gilyard might have been the biggest reason Brian Kelly ended up with the Notre Dame coaching job. The last two seasons with the Cincinnati Bearcats Gilyard average more than 1,200 receiving yards, and last year he returned 42 kickoffs for an average of 30.5 yards per return. Gilyard ...With Nebraska, Will the Big 10 Challege SEC Dominance?
Published on: 19th July, 2010
With the addition of Nebraska, will the Big 10 challenge the SEC as the strongest conference in college football? Nebraska, which joins the Big 10 in 2011, brings with them five National Championships and is one of only seven 1A programs with 800 wins. The SEC, which has won the last four ...Michigan’s Rich Rodriguez Not Only Coach on Hot Seat in 2010
Published on: 17th July, 2010
2010 has its share of coaches on the "coaching hot seat". Everyone has Michigan's Rich Rodriguez high on their list, but he's not the only one who could be looking for employment at year's end. Things have changed and college football's five-year plan has turned into the four and three-year ...Will Notre Dame’s Kicking Game Get Legs in 2010?
Published on: 16th July, 2010
When Texas beat Nebraska last year in the BIG 12 Championship game, the lasting impression in my mind was Hunter Lawrence's 46-yard field goal sailing through the goal posts as time ran out. This was probably the biggest field goal of the 2009 college season, but every team can look ...Notre Dame Football: Could Irish be a Player in a BCS Conference?
Published on: 10th July, 2010
Could the Fighting Irish compete in one of the six BCS football conferences? Could they play four conference road games, handle a tougher schedule, and still be in the race in late November? While it's impossible to predict the future—in 2010 the Irish could win four games, or they could make it ...Notre Dame Football: Will Army Game be One of 2010’s Toughest?
Published on: 8th July, 2010
That's right, I said it. Will the Army game be one of the toughest on Notre Dame's 2010 football schedule? I didn't say team, I said game. I don't know if this game will be tough or not, but one might say the Fighting Irish would hope that's the case on ...Top 10 Trap Games of 2010 College Football Season
Published on: 8th July, 2010
What's a trap or sandwich game? It's an easy game sandwiched between two difficult games. It's a game a team is favored to win, but because of a letdown from the previous week and the distraction of next week's important game, it becomes difficult to concentrate on the ...Ten College Football Teams With the Best Chance To Go 12-0
Published on: 7th July, 2010
The following is a list of the 10 FBS teams with the best chance of going undefeated (12-0) in the regular season. These teams are not the 10 teams with the best chance to make it to the BCS Championship Game, and they're certainly not the best 10 teams in ...Can Head Coach Brian Kelly Make the Spread Offense Work for Notre Dame?
Published on: 6th July, 2010
Can head coach Brian Kelly make the spread offense work for Notre Dame football in 2010? The spread offense, which uses the no-huddle attack and starts with the quarterback in the shot gun formation, is designed to do just what its name indicates: force the defense to spread itself out. By ...Featured Sponsors
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