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Notre Dame Football Preview: Washington State

Washington State Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense No. 34 Logwone Mitz is listed as Washington State's new starting running back. That's a bit of a surprise, considering his 2.9 yards per carry average is a step back from the 3...

Written by Kanka about about 1 month ago 424 reads 1 comments
Notre Dame Football Preview: Boston College

Boston College Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense The Boston College offense is heavily run-oriented this year, averaging nearly 37 carries per game to 25 pass attempts. The workhorse of the Eagles run game is No...

Written by Kanka about about 1 month ago 455 reads 2 comments
Notre Dame Football Preview: Washington

Washington Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense Washington's leading rusher this year is running back #1 Chris Polk, averaging 21 carries and 79 yards per game...

Written by Kanka about 2 months ago 462 reads 2 comments
College Football Preview: Michigan State vs. Notre Dame

Michigan State Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense In the 90's, Michigan State was Wide Receiver U. This decade, their offense has become known for its steady stable of running backs...

Written by Kanka about 2 months ago 641 reads 13 comments
Notre Dame Football 2009 Issue 2: Michigan

Michigan Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense In the opener against Western Michigan, Wolverines quarterbacks kept the ball on 23 run attempts and handed off on 27...

Written by Kanka about 2 months ago 1,399 reads 9 comments
Notre Dame-Nevada: Irish Defense Looks to Stuff Tricky Wolf Pack Offense

Nevada Run Offense vs. Notre Dame Run Defense Much has been made of quarterback #10 Colin Kaepernick's running ability and the 1298 rushing yards he accumulated in 2008...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 25 reads 0 comments
DVD Review: 'Echoes Awakened'

Echoes Awakened is the companion DVD to Jim Dent's new title Resurrection, about Ara Parsegian's first season at Notre Dame...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 235 reads 3 comments
Book Review: 'Resurrection' by Jim Dent

Inept coaching. An administration de-emphasizing football. Highly-touted recruits who didn't produce on the field. The team's best talent rotting on the bench. Dwindling fan support...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 375 reads 2 comments
Book Review: 'Rough & Tumble' by Mark Bavaro

A true football novel can only be written by someone who played the game. Mark Bavaro makes that clear from the first chapter of his debut novel, Rough & Tumble...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 202 reads 2 comments
Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Kicker and Punter

Previously CoveredQuarterbackHalfback and FullbackWide ReceiverTight EndOffensive LineDefensive LineLinebackerSafetyCornerbackSpotlight: Nick Tausch GFGPATPoints 2008 (HS) - 9-15 - - ...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 326 reads 2 comments
Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Cornerback

Previously CoveredQuarterbackHalfback and FullbackWide ReceiverTight EndOffensive LineDefensive LineLinebackerSafetySpotlight: Darrin Walls GTacklesINTPBU 2007 12 32 1 9 Also Returning: ...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 605 reads 1 comments
Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Safety

Previously Covered QuarterbackHalfback and FullbackWide ReceiverTight EndOffensive LineDefensive LineLinebacker Spotlight: Sergio Brown G Tackles INT FF ...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 535 reads 0 comments
Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Linebacker

Previously CoveredQuarterbackHalfback and FullbackWide ReceiverTight EndOffensive LineDefensive LineSpotlight: Toryan Smith GTacklesTFLSacks 2008 10 18 0 0 Also Returning: Tom Burke, ...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 497 reads 4 comments
Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Defensive Line

Previously CoveredQuarterbackHalfback and FullbackWide ReceiverTight EndOffensive LineSpotlight: Kerry Neal GTacklesTFLSacks 2008 13 25 4.0 2...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 375 reads 1 comments
Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Offensive Line

Previously CoveredQuarterbackHalfback and FullbackWide ReceiverTight EndSpotlight: Trevor Robinson G 2008 11 Also Returning: Braxston Cave, Taylor Dever, Paul Duncan, Andrew Nuss, Eric ...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 478 reads 0 comments
Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Tight End

Previously CoveredQuarterbackHalfback and FullbackWide ReceiverSpotlight: Mike Ragone GRecYdsTD 2007 11 1 7 0 Also Returning: Kyle RudolphLost: Kevin Brooks, Paul Kuppich, Luke Schmidt ...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 452 reads 1 comments
Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Wide Receiver

Previously Covered:QuarterbackHalfback and FullbackSpotlight: Robby Parris GRecYdsTD 2008 7 9 50 0 Also Returning: Brian Couglin, Michael Floyd, Dan Franco, Christopher Gurries, Duval ...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 569 reads 0 comments
Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Halfback and Fullback

Previously CoveredQuarterbackSpotlight: James Aldridge GAttYdsTD 2008 12 91 357 3 Also Returning: Armando Allen, Jonas Gray, Robert Hughes, Steve PaskorzLost: Eras Noel, Nikolas Rodriguez, Asaph Schwapp (graduation), Barry Gallup, Jr...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 467 reads 5 comments
Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Quarterback

This is the first in a series of previews of this year's Fighting Irish football team. Spotlight: Jimmy Clausen Height: 6'3" Weight: 200 lbs. G: 13 Comp.-Att.: 268-440 Yds...

Written by Kanka about 3 months ago 710 reads 4 comments
The Cleveland Indians Weekly Lineup Analysis

Well, it hasn't exactly been weekly this season, but let's hope it is from here on out. To recap, we take the top-nine Indians in terms of OPS and feed them into Dave Pinto's "Lineup Analysis Tool" to determine the theoretical ideal batting lineup...

Written by Kanka about 4 months ago 101 reads 2 comments
Jhonny Peralta: Cold Like the Weather

From Andy Castrovince's latest mailbag: I'd be interested to see Jhonny Peralta's batting average in warm weather vs. cold weather. He was red hot down in Arizona this spring, but now he seems ice cold, much like the first six weeks of last season...

Written by Kanka about 7 months ago 99 reads 2 comments
Weekly Cleveland Indians Lineup Analysis

Back again for its second season, this is the weekly series where I plan take the top 9 Indians in terms of OPS and feed them into Dave Pinto's Lineup Analysis Tool to determine the theoretical ideal batting lineup...

Written by Kanka about 7 months ago 186 reads 5 comments
Love and Sabermetrics on the Softball Diamond

I jumped head first into managing a co-ed softball team during the summer of 2007. It was a memorable experience - especially since it introduced me to my soon-to-be-wife - and I've often thought about turning it into a book...

Written by Kanka about 7 months ago 81 reads 0 comments
American League Central Preview

Cleveland Indians Baseball Musings Team OffenseBaseball America Top 10 ProspectsLineupGrady Sizemore CFMark DeRosa 3BTravis Hafner DHVictor Martinez CJhonny Peralta SSShin-Soo Choo RFRyan Garko ...

Written by Kanka about 8 months ago 112 reads 0 comments
National League Central Preview

Chicago Cubs Baseball Musings Team OffenseBaseball America Top 10 ProspectsLineupAlfonso Soriano LFRyan Theriot SSDerrek Lee 1BAramis Ramirez 3BMilton Bradley RFGeovany Soto CMike Fontenot 2BKosuke ...

Written by Kanka about 8 months ago 276 reads 0 comments

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Kanka Article Archive

Notre Dame Football Preview: Washington State

Notre Dame Football Preview: Boston College

Notre Dame Football Preview: Washington

College Football Preview: Michigan State vs. Notre Dame

Notre Dame Football 2009 Issue 2: Michigan

Notre Dame-Nevada: Irish Defense Looks to Stuff Tricky Wolf Pack Offense

DVD Review: 'Echoes Awakened'

Book Review: 'Resurrection' by Jim Dent

Book Review: 'Rough & Tumble' by Mark Bavaro

Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Kicker and Punter

Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Cornerback

Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Safety

Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Linebacker

Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Defensive Line

Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Offensive Line

Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Tight End

Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Wide Receiver

Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Halfback and Fullback

Notre Dame Football Position Preview: Quarterback

The Cleveland Indians Weekly Lineup Analysis

Jhonny Peralta: Cold Like the Weather

Weekly Cleveland Indians Lineup Analysis

Love and Sabermetrics on the Softball Diamond

American League Central Preview

National League Central Preview

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