https://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/aroundthebend/ en-US 2009-10-25T18:46:51-05:00 https://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/aroundthebend/2009/10/around-the-bend-is-moving-to-chicagobreakingsportscom.html To paraphrase The Beatles very shabbily... I say goodbye, and I say hello. After a good run, Around the Bend is moving to our new all-encompassing site: chicagobreakingsports.com. What will change? Just the location. Same Notre Dame news and information... chicagosports 2009-10-25T18:46:51-05:00 https://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/aroundthebend/2009/10/notre-dame-coach-charlie-weis-seeking-secondary-stability.html Charlie Weis thinks his defensive line is no longer an issue. He thinks his linebacker corps is no longer an issue. The secondary? Well, work-in-progress would be a fair way to describe the Notre Dame pass defense, and corrections are... chicagosports 2009-10-25T15:52:12-05:00 https://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/aroundthebend/2009/10/notre-dame-returns-to-latest-ap-top-25.html After barely squeaking by Boston College on Saturday, Notre Dame barely squeaked into the national rankings once again. The Irish returned to the Associated Press poll on Sunday, sliding in at No. 25 following a 20-16 victory on Saturday --... Brian Hamilton Irish football Notre Dame football Sports University of Notre Dame chicagosports 2009-10-25T12:39:30-05:00 https://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/aroundthebend/2009/10/notre-dame-gameday-irishboston-college-third-quarter-report.html SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- No, Notre Dame will not allow you to put that heart medication away yet. After a borderline awful third quarter, save for basically two defensive plays, the Irish trail Boston College 16-13 entering a fateful fourth... chicagosports 2009-10-24T17:22:26-05:00 https://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/aroundthebend/2009/10/notre-dame-gameday-irishboston-college-halftime-report.html SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- For the second straight week, Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis delved into the bag of tricks and pulled out a fake field goal. And for the second straight week, it worked, with holder Eric Maust running... chicagosports 2009-10-24T16:22:51-05:00 https://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/aroundthebend/2009/10/notre-dame-gameday-irishboston-college-first-quarter-report.html SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The idea was to avoid a safety. So Jimmy Clausen scrambled, got out of the tackle box and threw the ball generally toward a Notre Dame receiver. Except the ball didn't make it to the line... chicagosports 2009-10-24T15:28:03-05:00 https://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/aroundthebend/2009/10/notre-dame-gameday-irishboston-college-pregame-report.html SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Three hours before kickoff here, they were just pulling the tarps off the Notre Dame Stadium turf. It is cold. It is rainy. It is windy. It is entirely unagreeable weather, and thus it remains to... Barry Gallup Brian Hamilton Charlie Weis Irish football Manti Te'o Mark Herzlich Notre Dame football Notre Dame Stadium Sports University of Notre Dame Weblogs chicagosports 2009-10-24T13:08:18-05:00 https://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/aroundthebend/2009/10/the-friday-5-spot-notre-dameboston-college-edition.html The ham-handed, semi-coherent look at this weekend's suddenly important showdown between Notre Dame and Boston College... 1. Theme of the Day: Hangover cures. Brian Smith lamented this week about the relentless questioning Notre Dame will get after losses and reveled... Brian Hamilton Brian Smith Charlie Weis Irish football Notre Dame football Sports University of Notre Dame Weblogs chicagosports 2009-10-23T17:28:45-05:00 https://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/aroundthebend/2009/10/notre-dame-ad-jack-swarbrick-had-big-time-scramble-to-finalize-2010-football-slate.html This was how mad a scramble it was for Jack Swarbrick to complete Notre Dame's 2010 football schedule: When he moved into the athletic director's office in August 2008, the information he had said that TCU was set to visit... Brian Hamilton Irish football Jack Swarbrick Notre Dame football Notre Dame football schedule Sports University of Notre Dame Weblogs Yankee Stadium chicagosports 2009-10-22T23:26:20-05:00 https://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/aroundthebend/2009/10/notre-dame-rounds-out-2010-schedule-with-western-michigan.html Halfway through its 2009 slate, Notre Dame finally has its 2010 schedule finalized. The Irish and Western Michigan have agreed to meet on Oct. 16, 2010, according to a joint release posted on Western Michigan's Web site. It took a... Brian Hamilton Irish football Jack Swarbrick Notre Dame football Sports University of Notre Dame Weblogs chicagosports 2009-10-22T21:59:08-05:00