Notre Dame Prepares for Stanford… Plus X-Country

Stanford will come to South Bend to take on the Notre Dame fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium this Saturday. The game will be nationally televised, and it’s sure to be one of the most watched sporting events this weekend, even with the baseball playoffs and the NFL in mid season. However, let’s take our eyes off the world of football for just a moment, because there’s a huge event in another fall sport going on right now. Today, Friday the 3rd, the University of Notre Dame will host the Notre Dame Invitational, a cross country meet that’s slated to feature some of the best cross country teams in the nation. Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams are ranked. If you’re up in South Bend today, make sure you check out the race.

And also, as usual, you should check out UND.com for their in-depth analysis and pregame coverage. They always have a section of great information, including stats on the all-time series between these teams, as well as some interesting tidbits about the various players and historical perspectives from which you can view the game.

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Permalink - Posted in General on October 3, 2008 - Post a comment

Jail for Irish Tight End?

We reported to you Notre Dame Blog readers the other day that Fighting Irish tight end Will Yeatman (along with Mike Golic, Jr.) were arrested after being caught with alcohol at an off campus house. They are both minors. Well, the charges against Mike Golic, Jr. seem to have slipped into the wastebasket of the internet, but the matter with Will Yeatman is a bit more serious. You see, several months ago he was arrested for reckless driving and driving under the influence. He struck a deal to get the drunk driving tag off his record if he stayed out of trouble, but apparently he could not, instead getting this underage drinking beef with John Law, in addition to a false information and resisting arrest charge.

Needless to say, this isn’t good. Right now Yeatman is facing jail time. Earlier we commented that Yeatman was young and making some mistakes, and should be given some leniency by the bloggers out there. We still tend to agree. Hopefully Yeatman will learn his lesson, justice will be served, and we’ll all be better off for it.

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Permalink - Posted in General on October 2, 2008 - Post a comment

Can They Continue Offensive Fireworks vs. Stanford?

Notre Dame had a remarkable third quarter versus the Purdue Boilermakers, but it was one tiny point in over a year now that we’ve all seen the Irish compete at their potential. According to Brian Hamilton’s Chicago Tribune story about the game, “Notre Dame’s Potential Realized, For Day” Charlie Weis said this:

“I think we’re capable of running the football. I think we’re capable of throwing the football. We’re capable of making some plays. But, you know, capable doesn’t mean anything until you actually show it, until you actually do it. It’s a good day from that aspect.”

It seems as though the Chicago area media is taking a bit of a wait-and-see approach to the Irish’s success. Last year they were left with a sour taste in their mouths by the atrocious 3-9 season, so they’re not ready to make bold statements from one good quarter. Fair enough. Let’s hope the Irish give the media one more game to shrug off against Stanford this Saturday.

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Permalink - Posted in General on October 1, 2008 - Post a comment


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