If you like to chug the kool-aid there's no better day than the opening practice of fall camp, or whenever the media gets its first full length viewing of the Fighting Irish. Think about watching 85+ football players moving all over the place and trying to judge them, yet we get tons of comments all [...]
Monday at noon Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media for just under an hour to officially open the 2017 fall camp session and unofficially the 2017 season as a whole. The Irish will practice Tuesday from 12:30 to 3:50 with media in full attendance. Too bad it's just in shorts [...]
It's safe to say there's more intrigue on the defensive side of the ball with fall camp beginning tomorrow. Yet, Notre Dame recruits better, has more talent and depth, plus dare I say has better coaching on offense. This side of the ball is a lot more fun for Irish fans, no doubt. Let's check [...]
"I read the news today, oh boy. About a lucky man who...got to push the re-start button." Last week Brendan reviewed the South Bend Tribune's annual ND Insider football magazine and on Sunday long-time beat reporter Eric Hansen unveiled his super in-depth look into a day in the life with Brian Kelly that is in [...]
Jacob Lacey became the second commit in Notre Dame's 2019 class when he pledged to the Irish today. Michigan expected Lacey at their summer barbecue event this weekend, but he cancelled that trip and instead became Michigan's second top 150 recruiting loss of the week to Notre Dame. #RememberTheSix First I give GOD all [...]
The 2017 football opener against Temple inches ever closer, which of course means it's a perfect time for projecting 2018 recruiting needs for the remainder of this cycle. Right? That's how I read it, anyway... With the recent pledges of George Takacs, Jahmir Smith, Shayne Simon, and Jack Lamb, the 2018 class stands at 15 [...]
Linebacker Jack Lamb became the 15th Notre Dame commit of the 2018 cycle when he announced for the Irish today. Conventional wisdom held UCLA would win out for the 6'4", 215-pound Californian due to concerns about distance; despite even further distance, many feared Penn State's pull on the double Nittany Lion legacy. However, Notre Dame [...]
Technically speaking, summer doesn't end until the day before Notre Dame plays Michigan State. That'll be the 4th game of the season for the Irish. Nevertheless, the set of practices we call fall camp is just around the corner beginning Tuesday, August 1st. Speaking of 4th game, that's how far Brian VanGorder got as defensive [...]
We’re just six scant weeks away from Notre Dame football’s 2017 season opener against Temple, which means it’s prime season preview magazine time. The South Bend Tribune was once again kind enough to send over a copy of their preview issue; as usual, it didn’t disappoint. Join us, then, as we dive into our ND [...]
Shayne Simon became the 14th Notre Dame commit of the 2018 cycle when he announced for the Irish today. The 6'3", 215-pound athlete's star has ascended steadily over the last few months, as he has put in some very impressive camp performances and moved into the top 150 in the 247 Composite. Earlier in his recruitment, [...]
Back on January 24th following the end of the College Football Playoff I took the opportunity to remind everyone that the upcoming football season would be the first for Notre Dame's $400 million Crossroads project. Now, we're just a matter of weeks away from the debut* of the project. *It's not being advertised but the [...]
Jahmir Smith became the 13th Notre Dame commit of the 2018 cycle when he announced for the Irish today. The 5'11", 198-pound North Carolina speedster is a high-academic kid (as a junior, he reports a GPA of 4.43/4.0 and an ACT of 25) who reacted very favorably to his Notre Dame offer, but we never heard [...]
Perhaps my favorite topic to discuss is how much more difficult it is to win at Notre Dame today, or should I say if it's more difficult to win at Notre Dame. Deep down I ultimately believe how someone reacts to this topic is the best litmus test to how one views the college football [...]
The season is just around the corner and before we start heavily digging into the 2017 Fighting Irish let's first review all of the new head coaches across the country. Group of 5 Cincinnati, Luke Fickell The soon-to-be 44-year old heads down the 71 after spending 20 out of the last 23 seasons at Ohio [...]
Cade McNamara became the first Notre Dame commit of the 2019 cycle when he announced for the Irish today. The 6'1", 186-pound Nevadan camped at Notre Dame last month; he clearly made a big impression on the staff, as his performance earned an offer. Brian Polian ran point on McNamara's recruitment, presumably in part because [...]
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