notre dame

The Catholic university in South Bend, Indiana is a fine academic institution, but when most people talk about Notre Dame in the blogosphere they're referring to the university's Fighting Irish sports teams, especially their football team. Iconic names and figures like Knute Rockne, George "The Gipper" Gipp, Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, Touchdown Jesus, and The Leprechaun make the team stand out like a sore green thumb.

The team also stands out in that it's the only major football program that does not belong to a conference. (All other athletics are aligned with the Big East Conference.) Furthermore, Irish football has an exclusive TV network deal with NBC that will last at least through 2015. What other team could pull that off?

While the football team has a national fanbase, some around the country are less than impressed with their scheduling habits, their recent record in bowl games, and believe they are no longer a national powerhouse. But everyone mired in this perpetual debate can probably agree that their signature gold helmet is one of the classiest looks in the game.

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• Johnson has no reason to leave Tech for Notre Dame

  
  Jeff Schultz — Authority: 612
  Paul Johnson has been an immediate success at Tech, and that makes him attractive to other schools. (Johnny Crawford/jcrawford@ajc.com) Sports writers have a reputation for being cynical. I have no problem with that. The first high school football game I covered 33 years ago, the losing coach said, “Either we’re ...
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• You Either Learn Who Bill Martin Is Or You Get Roughed Up

  
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  The current state of football at the University of Michigan is as follows: 5-5 record, 1-5 in the Big Ten. After starting 4-0, the Wolverines have dropped 5 of their last 6. Including 5 straight Big Ten losses. Their head coachs status for next season is up in the air . With ... swnole posted 50 minutes ago from ...
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• Hayes Hot Seat: Heisman voters, ND administration and more

  
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  Sporting News college football columnist Matt Hayes looks at who will be feeling the heat heading into Week 11. 1. Heisman Trophy voters Case Keenum leads the nation in passing yards per game and touchdown passes. One month remains in the race for the Heisman Trophy, and this thing is only "wide open" ...
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• SNs preseason All-Americans led by Oklahoma guard Willie Warren

  
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• Charlie Weis Era Comes To An Unofficial End

  
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  Though not yet official, when the gun sounded this past Saturday signaling the end of the Navy-Notre Dame game, you wouldn’t have been too far off of the mark if you thought that Fighting Irish coach Charlie Weis’ tenure at South Bend had been shot. Credit the Midshipmen for ending the Weis era unofficially with ...
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• Moondog’s Champ & Chump of the Week – Eighteenth Edition

  
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  For the eighteenth edition of Moondogs Champ & Chump of the Week, the nominations go to Allen Iverson and Navy Midshipmen.
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• Challenge For Notre Dame Fans and Media

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 774
  After a painful loss to Navy, Notre Dame fans need to realize that the season is not over, and there is still a lot of football to be played. The Irish have three very tough games left and then another tough opponent in a bowl game. It starts this Saturday at Pittsburgh, and then they finish the year with Connecticut ...
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• Belmont Country Club, Antique Forest Homes, Bella Vista Gardens, Mezes Ranch, Notre Dame Heights and Notre Dame Park Belmont Real Estate Price Report

  
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  How’s the Real Estate Market in Belmont? For this Belmont, CA neighborhood market report, we’ll only look at homes in the Belmont Country Club, Antique Forest Homes, Bella Vista Gardens, Mezes Ranch, Notre Dame Heights and Notre Dame Park neighbohoods of Belmont, CA during the time period August 4, 2009 through ...
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• Hurting Huskies Finally Get Week Off

  
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• “My Ways are Not Your Ways” Notre Dame Conference

  
  MandM — Authority: 422
  In September this year, the centre for Philosophy of Religion at the University of Notre Dame hosted a conference entitled “ My Ways Are Not Your Ways ”; the proceedings of the conference can be seen at the previous link and is a good resource. The theme of the conference, as outlined on Notre Dame’s webpage ...
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• WHO’S THE WORST COACH IN FOOTBALL?

  
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• 5 Great Football Celebration Fails

  
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• Blanket Coverage: Gehart at Epicenter

  
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  by John Walters He will likely not win the Heisman Trophy (though it would not be blasphemous). He may not even be tendered an invite to the ceremony in mid-December (though he should). But no one player will have a greater impact on the remainder of the college football season than ... FanHouse posted 2 hours ...
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• A LSU Fan Says Three Cheers For Notre Dame(Pro-Life Commercial Ran During Navy Game)

  
  Opinionated Catholic — Authority: 149
  What a great day. Notre Dame loses to Navy (Sorry Notre Dame those BCS Bowl spots are tight) and they run a wonderful Pro-Ad during the Notre Dame/Navy Football game!! MORE PLEASE!!!! Mirrors of Justice has Notre Dames adult-stem-cell-research ad and initiative
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• Tracking Baylor & Potpourri

  
  Barking Carnival — Authority: 582
  Robert Griffin Leads Baylor over Missouri It has been a few weeks since I’ve posted an update on how Baylor is doing, while a nation sat and waited with bated breath. Part of it is because I have been a virtual streetfight on some business deals and part of it is depression over the Robert Griffin injury. I ...
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• Should Notre Dame fire Charlie Weis?

  
  College Gridiron 365 Blog — Authority: 543
  It seems Charlie Weis has been on the hot seat at Notre Dame for the last three years. But now the flames are really intensifying after a home loss to Navy. The South Bend Tribune wonders what will spur a...
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• Most Unlikely Trash Talk Ever

  
  Sportsfrog.com — Authority: 481
  This quote from the lead in Stewart Mandel’s weekend college football thoughts wrap-up on si.com is a lot of fun. The quote is from Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald after knocking off top 10 and previously undefeated Iowa on a day where Notre Dame got schooled by Navy:“Even though we’re similar academically, ...
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• The Fat Man Is In Trouble

  
  BallHype - Top NCAA Football News, Videos, and Blogs — Authority: 172
  The whispers have been growing louder in South Bend, Indiana and now they’ve become to a roar . It shouldn’t be long before local Notre Dame fans are in full torch and pitchfork mode, chasing after the gigantic monster inhabiting the head football coach’s office. ... ryphilli posted 13 hours ago from ...
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