Notre Dame and Florida State, college football heavyweights in search of a positive end to a somewhat disappointing season, will square off in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando Florida on December 29. Both teams harbored BCS dreams in September, but each suffered mind-numbing losses in winnable games due to sloppy play and finished the…
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Woof Woof, Santa
As Christmas draws closer and you start putting together Santa’s loot for that little Domer-to-be in your life, I direct your attention to a new book aimed at the smaller set that will make a great stocking stuffer … even if you might have some trouble stuffing it in there. Clashmore Mike Comes Home tells…
Paying His Fighting (Irish) Dues
The path to success in any career can be potholed. Sometimes you lose the account to someone with experience. Sometimes you fail the test you need to take the next step. And sometimes, you’re waiting on a willing opponent and a fractured orbital bone. Such are the hurdles in ND alum Mike Lee’s path as…
Irish Lose Game; Find a QB
Stanford took advantage of a wretched first half by mistake prone Notre Dame to build a 21-0 lead and coasted to a 28-14 victory on Saturday night. The Irish fell to 8-4 under the weight of penalties, sacks, turnovers and a blocked pooch punt attempt by Tommy Rees. The night was not a total loss, however,…
Left Coast Opportunity for Irish
Notre Dame closes its regular season on Saturday evening by visiting fourth-ranked (AP Poll, 6th in BCS) Stanford in Palo Alto. The 8-3 Irish are in search of a victory that will build confidence for 2012 and assuage the sting of disappointing losses earlier this season. Meanwhile, the 10-1 Cardinal have plenty of motivation with…
