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Weis Deserves Proper Send Off

Frank Vitovitch — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:57:18 +0000

Notre Dame, IN – Saturday’s game against Connecticut could very well be the last game coached in Notre Dame Stadium by current head coach Charlie Weis. Should that turn out to be the case, Notre Dame fans should give their embattled coach a proper send-off. And no, I’m not referring to some sort [...]

Buckle Up, It’s Going to Be a Bumpy Ride

Frank Vitovitch — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:21:23 +0000

While Jack Swarbrick is saying he won’t evaluate the football program until after the season and Charlie Weis is saying that he is going about business as usual this week, the business going on at Notre Dame is anything but usual. Rumors are swirling of a coaching change on the horizon and Charlie Weis’s [...]

Irish Stewed: Fun with Numbers

McSweeney — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:22:30 +0000

I’m not going to talk about the Pitt game. I’m not going to talk about the turmoil surrounding Coach Weis. I’m merely going to throw out some numbers. Feel free to interpret them however you want. Seven: The number of Div I-A football programs to post a 90% graduation rate in 2008, two of which were [...]

Corwin Brown Sounds Off

Frank Vitovitch — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:59 +0000

Corwin Brown met with the media yesterday, and before answering their questions, the Irish defensive backs coach/co-defensive coordinator went off about Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo’s comments from earlier this week as well as the cut blocks that Navy used this year and last. In case you missed Niumatalolo’s comments, he said: I think the one thing [...]

Initial Impressions - Navy at Notre Dame

Frank Vitovitch — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:02:49 +0000

Here are my initial impressions from the aftermath of yesterday’s loss to Navy. My apologies for posting these late, but I would have worn out the $#%?!@ keys last night if I would have posted them right after the game. From 1964-2006 Notre Dame was 43-0 against Navy. From 2007-2009 Notre Dame is 1-2 against [...]

Irish Stewed: Anchors Aweigh! (But watch out for those knees.)

McSweeney — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:05 +0000

If you don’t know the story behind the Notre Dame-Naval Academy rivalry, I’ll give you the Cliffs Notes version. In the spring semester of 1943, Notre Dame’s total enrollment declined to 2,623, just six students more than the 1933-34 Depression-era total and nearly a 20% reduction from the fall semester enrollment of 1940. By July [...]

Three Keys to the Game Against Navy

Russell Palmer — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:24 +0000

This Saturday, Notre Dame will host Navy (6-3), and have a chance to improve to an impressive 7-2 record. A win Saturday would keep the Irish’s chance of a BCS bid alive, as well as keep quarterback Jimmy Clausen in the Heisman hunt. For Notre Dame to achieve these goals, they will have to take [...]

Michael Floyd Cleared to Play

Frank Vitovitch — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:30:58 +0000

Not all of the injury news on Tuesday was bad for Irish fans. Charlie Weis announced that super star wide receiver Michael Floyd was medically cleared for action this weekend when the Irish play host to the Naval Academy. Floyd, out with broken collarbone since the third week of the season, will bolster an already [...]

Dayne Crist Out for the Season

Frank Vitovitch — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:06:38 +0000

Notre Dame fans received some bad news on the injury front Tuesday when Charlie Weis announced that sophomore backup quarterback Dayne Crist tore his ACL in last weekend’s Washington State game and will miss the remainder of the season and likely beyond. Weis announced that Crist would be out for 4-6 months after he [...]

UHND Opponent Poll - Week 8

Frank Vitovitch — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:39:27 +0000

Not a whole lot of changes in the weekly UHND Opponent Poll this week, but Pitt is creeping up on USC for the #1 spot after the Trojans got blown out on the road against Oregon last weekend. 2009 UHND Opponent Poll Opponent Record Previous Next Comments 1. #12 Southern Cal Trojans 6-2 1 @ Arizona USC suffered the worst loss of the Pete Carrol era this past [...]