Notre Dame and Michigan will battle on Saturday in a game featuring teams that desperately want to regain national prominence, especially at the other’s expense. The Wolverines, who are in their third year under Rich Rodriguez, made a strong statement by defeating UConn last week after two forgettable seasons had created significant unrest in Ann…
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Irish Turn Back Purdue
Notre Dame was far from dominant on Saturday, but the Irish stopped Purdue when it counted for a 23-12 victory in the season opener for both teams. Brian Kelly’s squad showed considerable improvement in the running game, and the performance of both the defense and special teams was very encouraging. Quarterback Dayne Crist looked sharp…
Irish Host Purdue in Kelly’s Debut
by John Vannie (Notre Dame Football News) – Notre Dame kicks off the Brian Kelly era on Saturday as the Irish play host to Purdue. The Boilermakers are led by second year coach Danny Hope, who managed to defeat Ohio State and Michigan last season while suffering a narrow defeat to the Irish. Wishful thinking…
Questions And Kelly
(Notre Dame Football News ) – I’m not sure where Old Man’s guide to surviving the off-season ( which details the normal ebb and flow of Irish emotion during the off-season) resides right now, but it appears that four straight bumbled hires have at least temporarily caused flow interruptus. Pre-season hopes, especially in a coaching change…
The Results Are In: NDNation Probability Poll
(Notre Dame Football News) – For the 4th year the NDNation Probability Poll is in…. can 7,000 fans be wrong? They have been three years running. The Probability Poll takes the temperature of Irish fans heading into the season. We came up with the probability concept to put a little more thought around predictions than…