Notre Dame-Purdue Preview

You can find all sorts of game previews all over the internet, but the ones you get at UND.com are always the best.  So in the spirit of keeping some tradition around here, let’s give you guys a link to the UND.com game preview for the Sept.  26 matchup between UND and Purdue.

Some of the notes include:

  • Purdue lost 38-21 to the Irish last season on September 27th, 2008.
  • Purdue has a new coach this year, one Danny Hope-let’s HOPE he follows his predecessor’s history against the Irish.
  • Notre Dame has the series lead overall 56-26-2, but don’t let the record fool you. Most of the wins came back during the golden years of Irish domination.
  • Purdue is known as the “Cradle of Quarterbacks,” as several of their past QB’s have gone on to playing the NFL. This year they’re starting Joey Elliot, who is not expected to continue the string of QB legends.

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Permalink - Posted in General on September 25, 2009 - Post a comment

Notre Dame Football Statistics

If you’re a Notre Dame football fan like the rest of us here at the Notre Dame Blog, you’re probably interested in getting the latest and most accurate football statistics, so that you can accurately argue for Notre Dame in your local tavern or internet blog site. Good trash talking means getting correct data to back up your rants. So where do you turn to when you need to know the yards per carry stats, the red zone conversion statistics and quarterback ratings?

Some college football fans will inevitably go to one of the most trusted sports media outlets, ESPN.com.  The guys over at ESPN are pretty good about compiling college football data, and you can access the Notre Dame Statistics page right here. If you’re on ESPN all the time anyways, this is a great place to get some information.

If you’re a more advanced fan, or if you have more time to check out stats from around the internet, you might be interested in checking out the official Notre Dame Athletics site, UND.com.  They have a nice little page set up for all the latest stats, and you’re getting the numbers with a decided Notre Dame bias as well.

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Permalink - Posted in General on September 24, 2009 - Post a comment

Get Your Notre Dame Gear at UND.com

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are knee-deep in the NCAA football season, and as fans, we’re going to need to step up the intensity, just like our Irish.  There’s no better way to show your support without saying a word than by having one of the cool wearable Irish merchandise items about your person.  Why not look for a cool Notre Dame hoodie to wear to the game when the weather gets really cold this winter?

At the UND.com store there are lots of great things to look at, including this Navy Leprechaun Hooded Sweatshirt. It’s one of the featured items. Of course, if you ge the sweatshirt and you’re thinking about sitting in the student section, you have to get the official uniform of the cheering section-the Shirt!  This year the color is gold, so if you don’t have one, you’re going to really stand out.

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Permalink - Posted in General on September 23, 2009 - Post a comment

Say Hello to the Notre Dame Women’s Volleyball Team

Even though it’s the middle of football season, we’re going to go around the sports department and give you guys all the info on some of the student-athletes who aren’t named Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate. Today we’re going to link you to some must-see pages about the Irish volleyball team.

Notre Dame’s volleyball team ought to be good this year. While they lost a couple of veteran leaders from last year’s squad to gradation, the Irish have a whopping six seniors to anchor the team this year, as well as a bevy of new recruits. Check out the season preview here to read the whole scoop. If you are interested in getting out to a match or two, find a game here at the volleyball schedule. If you’re more of a numbers guy, check out the stats here. Coach Debbie Brown summed up the strengths of the team as such:

“We have an incredible senior class - they’re physically talented, hungry to win and ready to take this program to new heights. But this can’t be done with just seniors. Everyone is looking forward to the season and we all have bought into the fact that this is going to be a great year for us.”

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Permalink - Posted in General on September 22, 2009 - Post a comment

Notre Dame Beats Michigan State 33-30!

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were able to bury the demons that had haunted them for years this past weekend, finally beating the Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Stadium 33-30.  The Irish had not beaten the Spartans in South Bend since 1993. This thrilling win will certainly bode will for the team as a whole, and might give coach Charlie Weis one more accomplishment to add to his long list.

Jimmy Clausen had an amazing game and led the Irish on a winning touchdown drive with a 33-yard pass to Golden Tate. The Irish defense then had to step up to seal the deal, and it couldn’t have come a moment too soon. Kyle McCarthy made a spectacular interception as the Spartans were threatening to make a winning drive of their own. According to the AP (via Sports Illustrated) Coach Charlie Weis had this to say:

”After last week, how bad everybody felt in a very similar situation in the ending of the game, to make a play to change the outcome in favor of us, I’m really, really happy for those kids in there. It’s nice to see how genuinely excited they are. They feel great.”

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Permalink - Posted in General on September 21, 2009 - Post a comment

Notre Dame-MSU Preview

You can find all sorts of game previews all over the internet, but the ones you get at UND.com are always the best.  So in the spirit of keeping some tradition around here, let’s give you guys a link to the UND.com game preview for the September 19 matchup between UND and Michigan State.

Some of the notes include:

  • Last season Michigan State won their game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 23-7.
  • The Michigan State-Notre Dame series goes all the way back to the 1800s! In fact, 73 games between these two teams have been played, if you include the next matchup.
  • The Michigan State Spartans have owned the Irish in Notre Dame Stadium, as the irish have not won at home vs. MSU since 1993.

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Permalink - Posted in General on September 18, 2009 - Post a comment

Let’s Look At Notre Dame Women’s Soccer Team

Yesterday we took a look at the Notre Dame men’s soccer team, so today it makes sense to introduce you to the Women’s squad. If you were familiar with the team last season, you know that the Lady Irish were extremely good- even ranked No. 1 in the nation for some time, largely based on the play of their senior forward, Kerri Hanks. But the Hanks era is over and the Irish are still in good hands.

You should check out the season preview right here in order to get a better idea about the state of the Notre Dame women’s soccer team.  They have already opened up play, and there are several opportunities coming up to see the team in action. Head coach Randy Waldrum summed up the changing nature of the team like this:

“The difference with this year’s team may be the perception outside our program that we won’t have any stars because of the loss of some of the big names like Kerri Hanks, Brittany Bock and Carrie Dew. Within our team, and those that know about our team, they know we have a lot of stars. A few in the soccer community may not realize that right now because we don’t have many of the household names we’ve had in past years, but by the end of the season, these current players will have that same kind of name recognition. I’m excited about this team and our expectations for them are every bit as high as they were last year.”

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Permalink - Posted in General on September 17, 2009 - Post a comment

Let’s Look At Notre Dame Men’s Soccer Team

It’s fall, and that means that it’s football season. But we don’t have to dedicate all of the sports coverage to Jimmy Clausen, Golden Tate and the rest of the Irish football players, do we?  Nah! Let’s celebrate some of the other fantastic student athletes that are helping to bring Notre Dame athletic glory in every kind of competition. Today, let’s look at the Notre Dame men’s soccer team.

The Notre Dame men’s soccer team is ready for another fantastic season. They opened things up on August 20th, and they’ll play all throughout the fall. You ought to check out the season schedule right here.  There are tons of home games to see live, including Big East and non-conference matchups. You can check out a season preview right here, at UND.com. The Irish are hoping to secure their third-straight Big East regular season championship in 2009. Coach Bobby Clark said this of the Notre Dame squad this season:

“This is the deepest group that we’ve ever had. With that can come its own challenges because we have to make sure we use the depth well. That’s going to be a challenge for (assistant coaches) BJ (Craig), Chad (Riley) and myself. It’s a nice challenge to have and it’s one that you really want.”

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Permalink - Posted in General on September 16, 2009 - Post a comment

Notre Dame Cross Country

It’s fall, and that means that it’s football season. But we don’t have to dedicate 100% of the sports coverage to Jimmy Clausen, Golden Tate and the rest of the Irish football players, do we?  Nah! Let’s celebrate some of the other fantastic student athletes that are helping to bring Notre Dame athletic glory in every kind of competition. Today, let’s look at the Notre Dame cross country team.

Cross Country doesn’t get a lot of attention or notoriety, but these are some fantastic student-athletes. Check out their Twitter page here for all the latest and greatest news and tidbits from the UND XC team. Also, if you’re interested in getting an up-close look at the team, and dozens of the fastest teams throughout the nation, come on out to the Notre Dame Invitational. This is one of the most prestigious college cross country meets throughout the whole season.

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Permalink - Posted in General on September 15, 2009 - Post a comment

Notre Dame Falls to Michigan 38-34

Notre Dame couldn’t close out the game against one of their biggest historic rivals, the Michigan Wolverines.  Michigan quarterback Tate Forcier led a come-from-behind drive for a TD late in the game after the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were forced to punt the ball away with just over two minutes remaining. Clausen threw for 336 yards and three touchdowns, but that’s just the silver lining. Sorry, folks, it was a disappointing, heartbreaking loss.

If you need some inspirational quotes to lift your spirits, try this one. It’s from the AP article about the game, via Sports Illustrated. Rich Rodriguez, coach of the Michigan Wolverines, had some nice things to say about Notre Dame after the game. Of course, it’s much easier to be a gracious winner, isn’t it?

”You think they would’ve felt bad for us? Charlie is a good football coach and he’s got a good football team. They’re going to win a lot of games. The quarterback is an NFL guy. They’ve got two of the best wide receivers I’ve seen in years and their running back is a big-time player… And did you see the size of the linemen? They could eat peanuts off our guys’ helmets.”

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Permalink - Posted in General on September 14, 2009 - Post a comment


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