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Stanford 28, Notre Dame 14: A Quick Recap
Here is a quick look back at some of the highlights of Saturday's depressing loss to Stanford. It Was Over When ... Andrew Luck hit Coby Fleener for a 55 yard TD pass with 5 minutes left in the 4th quarter. It was Luck's 4th TD of the game. Turning Point TJ Jones slipping on a slip screen on 3rd and 4 with just over a 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. Jones had a ton of field and blockers in front of him. It was set-up to be a huge gain for the Irish. Three Good Stats ...
Notre Dame 16, Boston College 14: A Quick Recap
Here is a quick look back at some of the highlights of Saturday's devastating win over BC. It Was Over When ... Roby Toma recovered Boston College fairly abysmal onside attempt. The Irish were able to run all but 15 seconds off the clock before punting back the ball back to BC for one final play. Turning Point Jonas Gray's knee injury. Usually this is positive instance but Jonas' injury seemed to deflate the team. It also altered the play calling and game plan for the rest of the ...
Irish Blogger Gathering: BC Week
Yours truly is the host this week...and away we go: Having actually seen the uniforms in the wild on Saturday night, what are your final thoughts regarding them? Does Ronald Darby stating that he liked them change your views on trying out the different uniforms for the “Shamrock Series� While I technically was at the game in person on Saturday, those of you who follow me on twitter know what kind of shape I was in. Anyway, having watched the game on my DVR, the helmet did ...
Notre Dame 45, Maryland 21: A Quick Recap
Though last night, only the first thing was true. Here is a quick look back at some of the highlights of Saturday night blowout of Maryland... It Was Over When ... Lo Wood picked off a Danny O'Brian pass and returned it 57 yards for the TD. With the Irish having just scored on back to back possessions, Wood's TD put ND up 38-7. The game was over probably much earlier but this was the exclamation point that ended any hope for Maryland. Turning Point Jonas Gray darted through a nice ...
Notre Dame 24, Wake Forest 17: A Quick Recap
Here is a quick look back at some of the highlights of Saturday night closer than we'd hoped win over Wake Forest It Was Over When ... Jonas Gray surged forward on a 2nd effort to just barely get a first down on 3rd and 1. The first down allowed ND run out the clock in victory formation. It came at the end of a drive that killed the final 5+ minutes of the game, a majority of the yards coming on the ground. Turning Point Pick 1 of 2. Either Stephon Tuitt's sack when Wake had 1st and ...
Notre Dame 56, Navy 14: A Quick Recap
Here is a quick look back at some of the highlights of Saturday afternoon's victory over Navy It Was Over When ... Jonas Gray and Michael Floyd scored within 2 minutes of each other to put the Irish up 28-7 midway through the 2nd quarter. With the way the entire team was playing, the 21 point lead felt more than comfortable. Turning Point After another fumble on a swing pass to a RB led to a Navy TD, Tommy Rees connected with Michael Floyd for a 56 yard TD pass on the first play of ...
Midseason Check-In: To BCS or Not To BCS
During the preseason, I put two posts looking at top-10 teams from the 2005 to 2010 seasons and how they stacked up offensively and defensively. The goal was to highlight what type of production we would need from the Irish if we were to consider ourselves a BCS caliber team and hopefully make a BCS bowl game. While starting the year with 2 losses cut any margin of error we have regarding those hopes, there is still an chance that ND can get in to a game. In the two losses, most Notre Dame ...
Notre Dame – USC: The Rivalry
In our ongoing mission to make it impossible for anyone to get work done this week, I found a 3 part video series on YouTube simply titled: "The Notre Dame-USC Rivalry" Enjoy! Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: ...
Gameday Atmosphere: A Rant
Swarbrick acknowledged a hotly contested sentiment among Irish fans, commented on the energetic atmosphere, or lack thereof, of Notre Dame Stadium and encouraged the Irish student body to take matters into its own hands. "I need your passion," he said. "I travel around with our team, and our stadium is the quietest place we play. I want you guys on that Saturday night at least once to make USC have a false start penalty." Source: Observer Apparently Swarbrick addressed the students during ...