Notre Dame Recruiting: Kelly Reloads and Remolds the Irish
Published on: 18th December, 2010
Whiskey has done an admirable job in discussing how Coach Kelly and his staff could manage scholarship numbers in the class of 2011 and keep within the 85 scholarship limit (link). All the changes in the last month merit a review. In the time that has passed since our last update, ...The 1925 Rose Bowl: Notre Dame Vs. Stanford
Published on: 24th September, 2010
How would you like to see a matchup between the coach with the highest win percentage against the coach with the second most wins in a career? Would you like to see the most storied backfields in history against a player rated as one of the twenty-five all-time great players? The ...The Notre Dame-Michigan Rivalry: “To Hell with Notre Dame”
Published on: 8th September, 2010
You'd think the Notre Dame-Michigan rivalry would be a natural: Strong feelings, near in distance, competing for the same players, families with students in both schools, the top two schools in winning percentage, and mutual admiration for each other's achievements on and off the field. Mike Hart felt, "You can't be ...Irish Game Day: A Guide to Events and Traditions at Notre Dame
Published on: 2nd September, 2010
Whether you attend an Irish home game every year or come for your first game as a parent of a new freshman, a lifelong Subway Alum, or as a visiting team fan; a Notre Dame football weekend is a special experience. Coming off I-80/90, the Golden Dome is a magnet, ...The Notre Dame Victory March: A Touchstone
Published on: 13th August, 2010
To any fan of college football, Notre Dame is immediately associated with two icons - the Golden Dome and the Notre Dame Victory March. The Victory March is the most recognizable of all fight songs, arguably the most popular and selected as the "greatest of all college fight songs" by ...Notre Dame and Conference Expansion: The Secret Sauce of Success
Published on: 7th August, 2010
This summer's winds and waves of conference expansion seemed to build to hurricane force, buffeting the island of the Irish as well as the Big East and Big 12 conferences. The squall is now a memory amidst the blue skies, and sea breezes of an impending football season. The gales of ...Notre Dame’s NCAA Infractions: Ten Years Later
Published on: 27th February, 2010
The possibility of sanctions to our respected rivals USC and Michigan makes me flashback to Notre Dame’s only major NCAA sanction in its history a decade ago. Call it PTSD, but the similarities and obvious dissimilarities combined with the agony of the process haunt me. Notre Dame’s NCAA Infractions, 1999 The majority ...Which Is the Top Conference in College Football?
Published on: 13th December, 2009
Scheduling for Success Once again we’ve reached the part of the season that is consumed by boasting. Who has the best conference—mine or yours? We’re all biased even though we try to be objective about non-conference scheduling. Complicating the process is that fewer top teams are playing each other, more teams ...Oregon and Michigan: Violence, Discipline, and Codes of Conduct
Published on: 23rd September, 2009
The leadership and values coaches instill in their players reflects on themselves and their universities. In turn, players’ actions often reflect those coach’s values. Nick Saban has quietly brought discipline as well as new talent to Alabama, which left no room for those who did not behave as he expects. The responses ...SEC Acquires NCAA: Hostile Takeover Of Notre Dame Fails
Published on: 16th September, 2009
Note: This is a fictional interview. I sat down with Mike Slive, Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference. After some initial pleasantries, we discussed the SEC’s recent acquisition of the NCAA. Collins: To many this seems like a surprising move, Mike. How did it come about? Slive: Well, Michael, we’re very honored to make ...Featured Sponsors
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