Notre Dame expecting unexpected vs Syracuse (AP Notre Dame knows from experience it can't count any opponent out. From needing big plays in a fourth-quarter rally to beat San Diego State in their first game to surviving after Navy recovered two onside kicks in the final two minutes last week, not much has come easy for the    more... via Yahoo! Sports,Fri, Nov 21 2008   SkyWriting: Go Ramblers Edition A few quick hitters for your perusal. ¢ ESPN has a nice read on ND's interhall football league , explaining the history and appeal of one of ND's best tradition while following the playoff exploits of the best hall left on campus after the closing of Flanner Hall. ¢ Also    more... via The Blue-Gray Sky,Fri, Nov 21 2008 , By Pat http://www.blogger.com/profile/15182182999201269430 noreply@blogger.com   Video: Anello grateful for Irish gift (Rivals.com Mike Anello wouldn't say much about the prospect of returning for a fifth season, but the former walk-on didn't    more... via Yahoo! Sports,Fri, Nov 21 2008 , By Pat http://www.blogger.com/profile/15182182999201269430 noreply@blogger.com   Haywood expected back from trip to Washington (Rivals.com Irish offensive coordinator Mike Haywood, who flew to Seattle Wednesday evening to interview with Huskies    more... via Yahoo! Sports,Fri, Nov 21 2008 , By Pat http://www.blogger.com/profile/15182182999201269430 noreply@blogger.com   Cross-SBN Pollination: "Troy Nunes" Stops By "Rakes" To Talk Syracuse-Notre Dame In anticipation of tomorrow's game against the Orange, SBN's Syracuse representative, Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician , and I traded some questions. The questions are mostly in regards to the pigskin clash, but I couldn't help but take a peak ahead to the Big East hoops season. I thought    more... via Rakes Of Mallow,Fri, Nov 21 2008 , By CW   Statistically Speaking: Navy It Came From the Game Notes ¢ Senior All-America candidate David Bruton is one of just three players in the nation to rank in the top 100 in interceptions (49th), forced fumbles (52nd), total tackles (73rd) and solo tackles (54th). Michael Hamlin of Clemson and Mark Herzlich of Boston College    more... via The Blue-Gray Sky,Thu, Nov 20 2008 , By Pat http://www.blogger.com/profile/15182182999201269430 noreply@blogger.com   9 Minutes Over Baltimore The terrifying last moments of the Navy game is a sequence that's going to give cold sweats to Irish fans for a long time. A game that was all but put down suddenly sprang back to life, sparked by poor coaching, player mistakes, sloppy officiating, and a whole lot of    more... via The Blue-Gray Sky,Thu, Nov 20 2008 , By Pat http://www.blogger.com/profile/15182182999201269430 noreply@blogger.com   Husky Haywood One of the first things Charlie addressed at his weekly Tuesday presser was who would be calling the plays the rest of the season. As far as play calling goes. This week, Mike Haywood is going to be missing some practice for personal reasons. I support these personal reasons. But    more... via The Blue-Gray Sky,Thu, Nov 20 2008 , By Pat http://www.blogger.com/profile/15182182999201269430 noreply@blogger.com   Notre Dame signs 4 2009 basketball stars Kind of lost in the shuffle of the basketball team"s top 10 ranking and the collapse of the Notre Dame football team was college basketball"s National Letter of Intent day last week. Mike Brey and the Irish coaching staff signed 4 basketball players . Last year they signed no prospects,    more... via Rakes Of Mallow,Thu, Nov 20 2008 , By Rob   Potential Pitfalls for Notre Dame Against Syracuse I asked Brian over at Orange::44 to give me five things that he thinks could give Notre Dame - a rather surprising 19.5-point favorite Saturday - trouble. Here's his response, and whether or not he's aware of Notre Dame's weaknesses this season, it seems like he could be quite prescient    more... via Rakes Of Mallow,Thu, Nov 20 2008 , By CW   Notre Dame at Loyola Marymount Ticket Opportunity Are you a Notre Dame fan in the Southern California area? Are you just a big-time basketball fan in the greater Los Angeles area and can't afford to see the Lakers or stomach seeing the Clippers? Then go see the Irish take on the Lions Friday night at 7:00 local    more... via Rakes Of Mallow,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By CW   Cotton, Gator, Sun bowls still interested in Irish (AP Despite some struggles down the stretch, Notre Dame is still drawing interest from the Cotton, Gator and Sun bowls heading into its final two games. "The great thing about the system the way it is now is you can really afford to wait until the whole season is over before    more... via Yahoo! Sports,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By CW   Raking The Muck: Featuring Chris Martin Edition Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} "Now everybody got the game figured out all wrong. . .": If Navy hadn't strung together two    more... via Rakes Of Mallow,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By CW   Shroud of mystery surrounding Haywood (Rivals.com When Mike Haywood missed a few days of practice last week to return home for a death in the family, it was    more... via Yahoo! Sports,Wed, Nov 19 2008 , By CW   Dry Docked Try, for a moment, to block out the last three minutes of the Navy game. (We'll get to it, I promise.) What you're left with is an outstanding effort by the defense against a tough Navy option attack: 178 yards rushing given up, total. And as nice as that sounds,    more... via The Blue-Gray Sky,Tue, Nov 18 2008 , By Jay http://www.blogger.com/profile/05494823501515209743 noreply@blogger.com   The Fundamentals of Irish Basketball Are Strong: Notre Dame Extends Home Win Streak to 38 with Second Half Decimation of USC-Upstate Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} You obviously don't want to take too much from the first game of the season against a    more... via Rakes Of Mallow,Mon, Nov 17 2008 , By CW   Odds & Sods: Down to The Wire Edition Too much ain't enough. Once again, the Irish failed to play a complete game. Fortunately, the team's dominance of the third quarter was so thorough as to make up for three lackluster quarters. In an upcoming post, we'll break down the fourth quarter breakdown, but the Irish also disappointed in    more... via The Blue-Gray Sky,Mon, Nov 17 2008 , By Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/08124858053487318738 noreply@blogger.com   Floyd, Smith out for ND's final 2 games (AP Wide receiver Michael Floyd and linebacker Brian Smith, both key players for Notre Dame this season, will miss the final two regular-season games against Syracuse and No. 6 USC because of knee injuries. Coach Charlie Weis said both strained their knees in Notre Dame's 27-21 victory against Navy on Saturday    more... via Yahoo! Sports,Sun, Nov 16 2008 , By Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/08124858053487318738 noreply@blogger.com   Floyd, Smith out a month (Rivals.com Notre Dame survived Navy without two of its best players. Now the Irish will be forced to stage an encore    more... via Yahoo! Sports,Sun, Nov 16 2008 , By Mike http://www.blogger.com/profile/08124858053487318738 noreply@blogger.com

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