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Posted on February 25th, 2010 by Eric Murtaugh

The Top 16 Candidates to Start at Safety for Notre Dame

The biggest question mark and hole to fill on the depth chart for Notre Dame this off-season, will be the position of safety.
Going into spring camp next month, the Irish will have only one veteran with any significant playing time at safety and it is believed both positions are completely up for grabs.
With Tom Zbikowski, [...]

Posted on February 15th, 2010 by Eric Murtaugh

The Blink Theory: Why Charlie Weis Failed at Notre Dame & Why Brian Kelly Will Succeed

As I was finishing the 2005 best-selling book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcom Gladwell, I was struck by how some of his research and stories made sense of what happened to Notre Dame football over the past five years.
In a nut shell, the book looks into various ways our unconscious mind [...]

Posted on October 13th, 2009 by Eric Murtaugh

Notre Dame Needs The Shillelagh This Year…or Do They?

In five days the Notre Dame football team will confront their arch-nemesis USC and seek a victory which has eluded the Irish for far too long. It’s been such a build up with both teams enjoying bye weeks coming into this weekend that I’ve had a hard time finding something to say about the matchup.

Needless to say, [...]

Posted on September 26th, 2009 by Eric Murtaugh

Inside the Irish Huddle: Notre Dame – Purdue

Coming off a tough victory over Michigan State, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are traveling to West Lafeyete to battle Purdue tonight under the lights. The Irish have a couple offensive weapons banged up and missing (Michael Floyd) and they are looking for their defense to step up its game as well. Some think Notre [...]

Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by Eric Murtaugh

Outside the Irish Huddle: A Big Win and Big Injury as Notre Dame Fight On

It was another memorable Saturday in Notre Dame Stadium as the Michigan State Spartans came ready to play, only this time the Fighting Irish held on for the victory.
After the bewildering defeat by Michigan a week earlier, it was nice to see the Irish bounce back and beat an opponent that always savors beating Notre [...]

Posted on September 21st, 2009 by Eric Murtaugh

Two Things I Was Right About the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

After suffering a near heart attack watching the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hang on to defeat Michigan State yesterday, I realized two of my strong predictions for the season are manifesting themselves as true.
A) Armando Allen is becoming a top-flight running back.
B) Defensive coordinator John Tenuta’s blitzing schemes are not working and are hurting the [...]

Posted on September 20th, 2009 by Admin

Inside The Irish Huddle: Live Blog of Notre Dame vs. Michigan State

By Eric Murtaugh | Fighting Irish Gameday Correspondent
One of the better rivalries in college football takes place today as Michigan State invades South Bend to face Notre Dame. Both teams are coming off crushing losses last week and will be looking to take possession of the Megaphone.
Let’s go inside the huddle for today’s kickoff.
The [...]

Posted on September 16th, 2009 by Admin

Outside the Irish Huddle: Any Hope Left In South Bend?

By Eric Murtaugh | Fighting Irish Gameday Correspondent
Before I get into the ramifications of this past weekend’s loss to Michigan, let’s hand out some grades to specific Notre Dame positions.
Quarterback: A
You can’t really put much blame on Jimmy Clausen in this game, as he continues to be Notre Dame’s best player and is putting [...]

Posted on September 13th, 2009 by Admin

Inside The Irish Huddle Notre Dame v Michigan

By Eric Murtaugh | Fighting Irish Gameday Correspondent
Last weekend both Notre Dame and Michigan rolled to very convincing victories setting up another big early season matchup between the Fighting Irish and Wolverines.
Both teams are looking to raise expectations this season with a big win in this storied rivalry. For Notre Dame, a win could [...]

Posted on September 7th, 2009 by Admin

Outside the Irish Huddle: Recap of Notre Dame vs. Nevada

By Eric Murtaugh
Fighting Irish Gameday Correspondent
The Nevada Wolf Pack took the field on Saturday afternoon with an explosive Pistol offense invented by their Hall-of-Fame coach Chris Ault, but left South Bend feeling as if they were left with a BB gun offense.
After a 35-0 victory over Nevada, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish got their 2009 [...]

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