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Notre Dame's Next Coach Will Demand Lower Academic Standards

If the University of Notre Dame fires head football coach Charlie Weis, his replacement will demand the university lower academic standards for football players. It will be written into his contract...

Written by jeff kalafa about 4 days ago 2,295 reads 47 comments
UConn Next for Notre Dame: Huskies Try to Deal Irish Fifth Loss

The University of Connecticut's football team brings their 4-5 record west to take on Notre Dame (6-4) on Saturday. The Irish opened as a six-point favorite but the Huskies are confident and capable of dealing the Irish their fifth defeat of the season

Written by jeff kalafa about 10 days ago 361 reads 11 comments
Notre Dame Running Game as Suspect as Its Defense

Everyone wants to pile on Notre Dame's defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta. They say there's nothing wrong with an offense that puts up 30 points a game—an offense that has only lost the total yards battle twice this season (USC & Pitt)...

Written by jeff kalafa about 11 days ago 530 reads 26 comments
Time for Lou Holtz To Say "Trust Me, I'm a Doctor"

Talk about a Notre Dame bias! When is former Notre Dame head football coach, and arguably the school's most visible fan, Lou Holtz, going to get his chance to be in a Dr. Pepper commercial and say "Trust me, I'm a doctor?" Dr...

Written by jeff kalafa about 16 days ago 396 reads 8 comments
Notre Dame Football Needs New Recipe to Hire Coach, Regain Glory

Everyone is coming down on Charlie Weis, fans and media especially. Has the board of trustees issued a statement avowing he's still in good standing? You know the answer to that one! Weis ...

Written by jeff kalafa about 17 days ago 1,974 reads 37 comments
Notre Dame 7 Point Underdog vs Pitt: Irish 2-7 Against Spread

Notre Dame (6-3) opened a seven point underdog against Pittsburgh in their game Saturday night at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field. For a team coming off their worst loss of the season, and having to go on the road to play No...

Written by jeff kalafa about 18 days ago 565 reads 19 comments
348 Rushing Yards Propel Navy Past Notre Dame 23-21

It's still too early to write the obituary for Notre Dame's 2009 season but today's 23-21 loss to Navy is more than a hiccup—it's more like a case of full blown acid reflux. No...

Written by jeff kalafa about 20 days ago 220 reads 4 comments
Florida Legislature Bans Three Stooges Reruns

In an unprecedented move by the Florida State Legislature all Three Stooges reruns were officially banned throughout the state today. Local networks, cable, and Direct TV companies were told to pull the plug on the Stooges by Monday, Nov...

Written by jeff kalafa about 23 days ago 278 reads 0 comments
Irish Focus on Navy while Pitt Game Approaches

It's almost like watching the perfect storm start to form. The ingredients for the Notre Dame-Pitt game, only nine days away, are starting to come together and turn it into one of the biggest games both teams have played in years...

Written by jeff kalafa about 23 days ago 247 reads 21 comments
Jimmy Clausen Doesn't Owe His Soul to Notre Dame's Company Store

If you listen carefully, you'll here the rumblings. Notre Dame football fans have already started talking and projecting about 2010. Bleacher Report's very own Eric Murtaugh, a steadfast supporter, has written "2010 is going to be huge...

Written by jeff kalafa about 24 days ago 1,494 reads 40 comments
The Heisman Trophy's First Tandem Winner: The Cincinnati Quarterbacks

"And the 2009 Heisman Trophy goes to the Cincinnati quarterback." That's right, if the Heisman Trophy was being presented in this, the 10th week of the college football season, the dual entry ...

Written by jeff kalafa about 26 days ago 482 reads 4 comments
Notre Dame No. 21, USF Unranked: Are Voters Biased?

Week 10's USA Today Coaches Poll was just released, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish moved up four spots from last week to No. 21...

Written by jeff kalafa about 27 days ago 885 reads 132 comments
Notre Dame-Boston College: It's Always Bigger for the Eagles

This is the week when the Boston College Eagles football team forgets about the ACC and prepares for the biggest game on their schedule—at Notre Dame. This game always means more for Boston College...

Written by jeff kalafa about about 1 month ago 527 reads 18 comments
Notre Dame Falls Short to USC: Where Do the Irish Go From Here?

Notre Dame's chances of taking USC into overtime sputtered on the five-yard line when the clock ran out, giving the Trojans a 34-27 win. It was their eighth consecutive win over the Irish in the country's most notable inter-sectional rivalry...

Written by jeff kalafa about about 1 month ago 245 reads 12 comments
Texas-Oklahoma: A Sooner Win Guarantees BCS Chaos

This Saturday's Red River Shootout could play a major role in determining who plays in this year's BCS Championship Game. It's a generally held belief that the winner of the SEC is going to be one of the teams to travel to Pasadena on Jan...

Written by jeff kalafa about about 1 month ago 310 reads 5 comments
Cincinnati-USF: Winner Could Reach BCS Championship Game

Could the winner of Thursday night's Big East showdown make it all the way to this year's BCS Championship Game? Could this be the year the Big East sends a team to play for the national championship? An emphatic YES! to both questions...

Written by jeff kalafa about about 1 month ago 545 reads 5 comments
DOES NOTRE DAME HAVE THE MuscLE?

It's time for the BCS and the Heisman talk to stop. Everything will be sorted out on Saturday when Notre Dame hosts USC in one of the most anticipated games of the 2009 college football season...

Written by jeff kalafa about about 1 month ago 506 reads 4 comments
Notre Dame-Washington: Irish Favored By Too Much Against Huskies

Certain things just stand out. I was shocked when South Florida got snubbed by the pollsters this week and didn't make the top 25...

Written by jeff kalafa about 2 months ago 1,819 reads 14 comments
Notre Dame Coaching Dilemma Overshadowing Fighting Irish

The Charlie Weis coaching saga hangs over the head of the Notre Dame program like a large dark cloud that could burst at any moment...

Written by jeff kalafa about 2 months ago 500 reads 15 comments
Notre Dame Football Fan Base May Be on Decline

Notre Dame has the largest football fan base of any school in the country. They can sell out just about any stadium from Dublin to Honolulu, and it doesn't matter who and when they play or the records they and their opponent have compiled...

Written by jeff kalafa about 3 months ago 909 reads 46 comments
History Is With Rich Rodriguez to Turn Michigan Around In 2009

I'm betting on Rich Rodriguez to turn Michigan around in 2009. There's a good chance he'll reverse last season's 3-9 showing and I'm betting everything I got that Michigan will win at least ...

Written by jeff kalafa about 3 months ago 2,892 reads 15 comments
Ten of College Football's "Top 25" Won't Make Final Poll: Is Your Team One?

The ESPN Coaches' Poll came out this week, and fans of 25 of the 120 FBS football teams are happy at the placement their team received, upset that they weren't ranked higher, or just delighted to see their name as one of the "chosen...

Written by jeff kalafa about 3 months ago 559 reads 7 comments
Notre Dame May Need Clausen to Run the Football in '09'

College football fans know about Golden Tate and Michael Floyd, Notre Dame's highly regarded wide out tandem and they know about Jimmy Clausen, the gunslinger who can deliver the pigskin to them...

Written by jeff kalafa about 3 months ago 740 reads 15 comments
Quick Fix for the Florida Marlilns' Base-Running Mistakes

It's happening again. The Florida Marlins are once again starting to make those embarrassing mental errors known as base-running mistakes. Lately, it seems I sit down to watch a Marlins game, and all of a sudden, a little league game breaks out...

Written by jeff kalafa about 3 months ago 43 reads 0 comments
UConn Likely to Opt Out of Football Series with Notre Dame

It looks like the state of Connecticut, UConn Athletic Director Jeff Hathaway, and Coach Randy Edsall finally got the message—ultimately it just didn't make sense! The Star Ledger's long-time ...

Written by jeff kalafa about 3 months ago 1,650 reads 23 comments

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jeff kalafa Article Archive

Notre Dame's Next Coach Will Demand Lower Academic Standards

UConn Next for Notre Dame: Huskies Try to Deal Irish Fifth Loss

Notre Dame Running Game as Suspect as Its Defense

Time for Lou Holtz To Say "Trust Me, I'm a Doctor"

Notre Dame Football Needs New Recipe to Hire Coach, Regain Glory

Notre Dame 7 Point Underdog vs Pitt: Irish 2-7 Against Spread

348 Rushing Yards Propel Navy Past Notre Dame 23-21

Florida Legislature Bans Three Stooges Reruns

Irish Focus on Navy while Pitt Game Approaches

Jimmy Clausen Doesn't Owe His Soul to Notre Dame's Company Store

The Heisman Trophy's First Tandem Winner: The Cincinnati Quarterbacks

Notre Dame No. 21, USF Unranked: Are Voters Biased?

Notre Dame-Boston College: It's Always Bigger for the Eagles

Notre Dame Falls Short to USC: Where Do the Irish Go From Here?

Texas-Oklahoma: A Sooner Win Guarantees BCS Chaos

Cincinnati-USF: Winner Could Reach BCS Championship Game

DOES NOTRE DAME HAVE THE MuscLE?

Notre Dame-Washington: Irish Favored By Too Much Against Huskies

Notre Dame Coaching Dilemma Overshadowing Fighting Irish

Notre Dame Football Fan Base May Be on Decline

History Is With Rich Rodriguez to Turn Michigan Around In 2009

Ten of College Football's "Top 25" Won't Make Final Poll: Is Your Team One?

Notre Dame May Need Clausen to Run the Football in '09'

Quick Fix for the Florida Marlilns' Base-Running Mistakes

UConn Likely to Opt Out of Football Series with Notre Dame

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