Why Notre Dame Must Beat Boston College
Published on: 22nd October, 2009
College football's other Catholic university comes calling Saturday touting the second longest winning streak over Notre Dame, and for the 2009 football season to remain successful the streak must end. High expectations and a perceived weak schedule met the Irish at the outset of the campaign, along with many years of ...Notre Dame Has Much to Prove Against USC
Published on: 14th October, 2009
This Saturday, Notre Dame must wake up the echos. More specifically, they must channel the echos from 1977, when both the Irish and the Trojans entered the game with one loss. The Irish were heavy underdogs at home, with a junior quarterback with rising stature. The Irish went on to ...The Cardiac Irish of Notre Dame
Published on: 11th October, 2009
Usually the off week in the Notre Dame football season is one of boredom. Anxiously awaiting the next kick-off, starving for the tension and excitement that only a college football game can bring. This week, however I just needed the rest. The Notre Dame football team has certainly made fall interesting, and ...Notre Dame Can Silence Critics By Winning Their Next Three Games
Published on: 1st October, 2009
Holding the position of head coach at the University of Notre Dame is a stressful endeavor. Many wilt before the scrutiny and expectations of one of sport's more storied jobs. It takes a special blend of football acumen and ego to withstand the spotlight that seems to beam down from ...Jimmy Clausen Saves Charlie Weis From Himself in Irish Win
Published on: 27th September, 2009
Just before halftime in Saturday night's Notre Dame win over Purdue, the moment fans of the Fighting Irish had been fearing finally happened. Jimmy Clausen showed his humanity. A long pass intended for freshman Shaq Evans fell into the arms of a defender for Clausen's first interception of the 2009 campaign. The ...Will Losing Michael Floyd Cost Charlie Weis His Job at Notre Dame?
Published on: 24th September, 2009
Charlie Weis must feel as if the walls are closing in on him. Sure his team is 2-1 and lost in the last 11 seconds to an undefeated and ranked opponent. Still somehow, it seems like the breaks are going against the Notre Dame coach. The opening game was a breeze, and ...Notre Dame Loss To Michigan Renews Doubts
Published on: 17th September, 2009
In big time college football, you learn to accept that your team will lose games. It will be beaten by better teams, and on occasion something truly absurd will occur to cost your beloved a game. But for Irish fans, a disturbing trend is emerging. The Notre Dame football team is ...How Notre Dame Can Reach the BCS Championship Game
Published on: 24th August, 2009
For the first time in recent memory, a national commentator paid to make predictions has placed the Irish in the BCS Championship Game. That commentator was former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz, which somewhat diminishes the weight of the prediction (as well as leads to questions regarding Lou's sanity and/or sobriety). However, ...Mistakes Made Jimmy Clausen Stronger; Irish Hope He Can Shoulder Team Burden Now
Published on: 17th August, 2009
A team will only go as far as its leader can take it. For Notre Dame, Jimmy Clausen has to be that leader. He has to bear the burden of expectation and the intense heat of scrutiny as he prepares to captain the Fighting Irish through their most crucial season of ...Pressure Builds in South Bend as Notre Dame Holds First Ranking Since 2006
Published on: 10th August, 2009
The 100-degree temperatures in Northern Indiana weren't the only thing making the Notre Dame football team sweat as it opened camp this weekend. The Irish, for the first time in a long time, find themselves in the USA Today Coaches' Poll at No. 23 and officially move into the realm ...Featured Sponsors
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