THIS IS A GUEST POST FROM HAMMER AND RAILS! SB NATION'S PURDUE BOILERMAKERS BLOG If is a simple, two-letter word. It can imply so much, and it is being thrown in my face tonight. All week I felt that a Purdue victory would be a long shot, but that two letter word, if, gave me hope. If we could do this, that, and the other, victory was possible. I did it mostly because I am a … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Fighting Irish 38, Purdue Boilermakers 10: What If……?
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Why the Illini Will Win More Games than Notre Dame
You're like, "ok Captain Obvious." Not so fast my friend, I was saying this in August too. I thought my local media friends would find that assertion crazy given all the BCS preseason hype Notre Dame was getting, and the fact that Illinois was getting zero votes in either poll. But the truth is Notre Dame is 2-2, and very mediocre, while the Illini are this year's … [Read more...] about Why the Illini Will Win More Games than Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fan Suffers Heart Attack, Michigan Fans Help Save his Life
Last Saturday's night game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Michigan Wolverines was about as exciting a college football game as I've ever seen. I didn't have a rooting interest in it, so I didn't feel any emotion to it, other than the emotion of "wow, this is the coolest effing game, I've ever had a media pass for in my life." But for fans of both teams it was … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Fan Suffers Heart Attack, Michigan Fans Help Save his Life
Michigan Wolverines Defense: Very Opportunistic Through First 2 Weeks
Last year, the Michigan Wolverines defense was bad. Really bad. Ranking near the bottom for pretty much all the major categories among the big boys of college football. It's no surprise that Defensive Coordinator Greg Robinson and Head Coach Rich Rodriguez had to go. It's difficult to say how much better the unit is this year under the new management. For one, it's only been … [Read more...] about Michigan Wolverines Defense: Very Opportunistic Through First 2 Weeks
Notre Dame’s Cierre Wood, Michael Floyd Put Up Big Numbers in Losses
This college football preseason some publications had Notre Dame as a top ten team, contending for a BCS bowl. This week, they enter a tough match-up with the #16 Michigan State Spartans sporting a surprising 0-2 record, meaning it's going to take an extremely unlikely running of the table (with a top ten team in Stanford still left on the schedule) to fulfill those … [Read more...] about Notre Dame’s Cierre Wood, Michael Floyd Put Up Big Numbers in Losses
Michigan Wolverines Safety Wins Weekly National Defensive Award
Preparing to face Notre Dame and an offense that put up over 500 yards of total offense in the first week, the University of Michigan had another reason to feel confident heading into the first night game in the 133 year history of UM football. Under the lights ("turn up the lights in here baby, extra bright I want y'all to see this") and under the national college football … [Read more...] about Michigan Wolverines Safety Wins Weekly National Defensive Award
Will QB Tommy Rees be the man for Notre Dame?
It appears we won't know until tomorrow who will start at quarterback for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. ND Coach Brian Kelly said yesterday: “We’re evaluating that right now. We’ve just finished grading all the film. We’ll meet here about four to start to discuss things relative to personnel and then whatever decision we make, we’ll talk to the quarterbacks involved and … [Read more...] about Will QB Tommy Rees be the man for Notre Dame?
Brian Kelly Lashes Out at Notre Dame WR T.J. Jones (Video)
The anger/frustration expressed in this video is indicative of Murphy's Law. Murphy’s law is an epigram typically stated as: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” And it pretty much summed up the season opener for the #16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, as they dropped a 23-20 decision to South Florida. USF came in ten point underdogs, despite being a Big East conference … [Read more...] about Brian Kelly Lashes Out at Notre Dame WR T.J. Jones (Video)