Irish in the BCS: What Is Different for Notre Dame This Year
Published on: 6th August, 2011
On the eve of the opening of the 2011 season, Notre Dame finds itself in a rather familiar position: full of preseason hype, holding a preseason ranking with many reasons to be excited for the campaign to come.We've been here before.Each of the previous three coaches had at least one ...Notre Dame Bowl Projections: How Will Win Or Loss At USC Impact Postseason?
Published on: 22nd November, 2010
The 2010 Notre Dame football campaign has seen it's twists and turns. Expectations have risen and fallen, and Bowl projections have been anywhere from a BCS berth to home for the holidays. With the Irish's 27-3 thumping of Army in the Bronx Saturday night at least one thing is finally ...Notre Dame vs. Michigan: The Doubt Of One Irish Faithful
Published on: 11th September, 2010
30 Minutes before kickoff. Notre Dame and Michigan are each 1-0, unranked, coming off impressive opening games. The teams appear fairly evenly matched, each have strengths and weaknesses, and each have a lot to prove in their climb up the ever-growing mountain of respectability. So why do I feel so apprehensive? Is this ...Dayne Crist Vs. Robert Marve: The Game Inside Notre Dame Vs. Purdue
Published on: 30th August, 2010
This Saturday, the long awaited Brian Kelley era begins in earnest at Notre Dame as the Irish and the Purdue Boilermakers tee at Notre Dame Stadium. Many questions linger for each squad entering the game, each with many new faces in important places. No new faces will stand out quite as ...Notre Dame Football, Undefeated: How the Irish Could Win It All in 2010
Published on: 21st July, 2010
As the Brian Kelly era approaches, excitement is growing in South Bend. Expectations are slowly climbing into the 10 win BCS game territory, and cautious optimism is slowly growing into hopeful confidence. Those following the Notre Dame football program are beginning to think that this year the Irish will win ...Independance Day at Notre Dame: How Many More Will There Be?
Published on: 1st July, 2010
This July 4th comes to South Bend on the heels of change. At Notre Dame, change is apparent in a new coach, new style, new philosophy. Change is also evident all around. In June, the college football landscape changed considerably. The Big Ten lit a potential powder-keg in conference expansion ...Notre Dame and The Big Ten: Some Ideas Die Hard
Published on: 10th May, 2010
In the "news that should surprise nobody" category, The Big Ten expansion committee floated word Monday that it would extend invitations to Rutgers, Nebraska, Missouri, and Notre Dame. There has been no official announcement from the conference or any of the rumored inductees, but sports radio in the potentially affected areas ...Notre Dame Unveils Offense in Blue Gold Game
Published on: 26th April, 2010
Spring practice culminated this weekend in the annual Blue Gold Game at Notre Dame Stadium in front of 27,000 of the Irish faithful. First year head coach Brian Kelly's offense was displayed in spades as the Gold beat the Blue, 27-19. The offense itself deviates from a traditional spread, or it ...Could Draft Day Be a Long One for Notre Dame’s Jimmy Clausen?
Published on: 8th April, 2010
A familiar scenario is developing for a highly touted Notre Dame quarterback in the NFL draft. Prognosticators have Quarterback Jimmy Clausen selected as high as the fourth overall pick, yet a Brady Quinn like plunge could be looming. The trade of Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins all but eliminates the ...Holy Crist: Can Dayne Crist Save Notre Dame?
Published on: 18th March, 2010
Come fall, the hopes of a nation of sorts will rest on the shoulders of one man. More singularly, the right shoulder. Missing only the "h", Dayne Crist will soon embark on the season that could either wake up echos of fading glory or add to torment of a recent ...Featured Sponsors
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