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(Via the Roundup.) Taking Stock, Part I: 19 reasons why Notre Dame’s offense has sucked so badly in 2007 <!-- by John --> I don’t know about you, but it feels like the middle of the season to me: Fall Break and the bye week are behind us, the complexion of the schedule has changed...

I'm trying to put together a blog post going through all the reasons why the Irish offense has been so, well, offensive this year. Here's the list I've got so far. Poor scheduling. Poor recruiting. Poor position coaching. Poor head coaching. Too much hype. Too many distractions. Tentativeness...

(Via the Roundup.) The Trevor Laws Heisman campaign begins … now Yeah, we all know it’s not going to happen, at least not if the powers that be have their way, which will ensure that college football’s most prestigious award goes to either a quarterback or a tailback from now until...

Via the Roundup: NEWS BULLETIN: Transitive Football Herpes spreads like wildfire across Big Ten; infects Pac-10 and MAC as well

I'm going to have more to say on this later in the week, and I already mentioned in my blog post on Floyd's commitment, but let me just reiterate that the fact that Floyd committed to ND - or at least made his commitment to ND public - after THAT game speaks volumes about the morale of the team...

Per the LA Times.

(Via the Roundup.) One thing that has been partly a symptom but also to some extent a likely cause of Notre Dame’s struggles this year is the way the lineup has shifted around from week to week. As I’ve discussed in some detail (see here and here), each of the last two weeks has seen...

I hadn't heard that Olsen had moved ahead of him on the depth chart. That certainly wasn't indicated on the chart posted on-line. Good for Eric, I guess. Oh, well. That sucks. Time to move on.

... try reading this. Then ridicule the asshat who wrote it with anonymous comments. After a loss like that, everyone needs a chuckle.

Sharpley is clearly the better quarterback right now. Congrats to Evan on winning the starting job!

IrishIllustrated.com - Rivals100 welcomes new five-star prospects Crist gets his fifth star; Gerell Robinson moves up; Deion Walker drops to four stars. Summary of ND's major recruits (in italics) and current commits (in bold): Rudolph (5*) is #17 overall. Crist (5*) #20 overall. Johnson (4*)...

Hey folks, I just wanted to let you know that the blog I've been working on is now an official part of the Irish Envy universe. You can get to it via www.irishenvy.com/irishroundup, or by clicking "Blog" on the gold menu bar up at the top. We're still trying to get a few glitches ironed out...

(Via the Roundup.) Against Purdue last Saturday, true freshmen or sophomores accounted for 48 of Notre Dame's 71 rushing yards (67.6% - sacks not included) and 268 of their 377 receiving yards (71.1%). This continued what has clearly been one of the stories of the season for the Irish: they...

I think it's sponsored by the LA Daily News ... http://www.insidesocal.com/daynesworld/.

Here's what I wrote for the Roundup: Giveaway There are lots of different ways for Irish fans to conceptualize yesterday's loss. One possibility, taken up for instance over at Classic Ground, would be to think...

(Via the Roundup.) In 2006, after Charlie Weis's first season as Notre Dame's head coach and a 9-3 record, the Irish pulled in Rivals's eighth-ranked recruiting class: 28 players, with an average rating of 3.46 stars. Now three of those players - QBs Zach Frazer and...

On GH they are saying that Chris Stewart might be leaving. Is this for real??

For he's a jolly good mod ... for he's a jolly good mod ... for he's a jolly good mod ... and he squishes all the trolls. :party: Now everybody go buy lots of stupid gifts to clutter up his user profile ... I don't think anyone's ever gotten a piece of pie or a box of popcorn yet ...

(Via the Roundup.) The transcript is now up from Charlie Weis's press conference on Sunday, Sept. 23. Here are some of the key points. <hr> On Justin Brown's injury: "Justin is going to be able to go today [i.e., in Sunday's practice]. That was a game time decision where we just didn't feel...

What an piece of work this guy is ... he goes 9 of 20 for 53 yards and gets pulled, then sits on the sidelines and sulks like a bitch as Warner leads the Cardinals to victory: Buh-bye, Matt. Welcome back to clipboard holding. Asshat.