Month: October 2007

IRISH COME UP ROSES

Maurice Crum led a hard-hitting Notre Dame defense that created seven turnovers in a 20-6 victory over the UCLA Bruins in the Rose Bowl. The Irish offense had a difficult time moving the ball against the fast and talented Bruins, but Crum and his mates knocked out starting quarterback Ben Olson and pressured his replacement…

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UNDERDOG IRISH BATTLE UCLA

Notre Dame travels to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 83 years on Saturday evening to play the high scoring UCLA Bruins. The game completes the 2006-07 home and home series between these schools that had not previously played each other for over 40 years. The Irish won last season’s thriller by 20-17…

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Weis Cracks and Crack Backs

From Kayo and Bacchus and Kayo (yeah, in that order.) Brock Sprack is happy his team won the game, but he’s still not quite sure what happened. Something must have come over him for the first 30 minutes, but he was back to his old self in the second half. The Purdue coaching staff is…

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