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The Problem With Hype and History

The head coaching position for the Notre Dame football team is arguably the most high-profile position in the country...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 month ago 279 reads 9 comments
For Better Or Worse: Re-Evaluating Irish Expectations (Part 2)

I'm usually an optimist concerning most things. I'm the guy who sat in front of the television every Saturday afternoon during the 2007 football season yelling obscenities and screaming that ...

Written by Jon Hunn about 2 months ago 196 reads 2 comments
For Better or Worse: Re-Evaluating Irish Expectations (Part 1)

Based on pre-season expectations, most Irish fans are starting to grumble about the state of the football program at Notre Dame. Some people are waiting to see if the two previous close wins will catch up to the Irish, similar to the Michigan game...

Written by Jon Hunn about 2 months ago 324 reads 8 comments
Why 2008+1=2005

“‘Right now, you’re a six and five football team. And guess what, that’s just not good enough. It’s not good enough for you and it’s certainly not going to be good enough for me...

Written by Jon Hunn about 3 months ago 297 reads 7 comments
A Clashmore Mike Roundtable: 2009's Major Contributors

With the Blue-Gold game over and the football team taking time off until June, the staff of Clashmore Mike sat down to identify key players on this year’s team...

Written by Jon Hunn about 7 months ago 744 reads 9 comments
The Art of Beating a Dead Horse

This past weekend was the annual Blue-Gold spring football game for the Fighting Irish. It was a game that, at times, lulled me to sleep and, at other times, got me excited for the young, developing talent on display...

Written by Jon Hunn about 7 months ago 532 reads 11 comments
Consistency Is Key for Notre Dame in 2009

“…the day to day consistency. We’ll flash that we know how to do it at times and then we’ll not do it another time. So the consistency of doing it over and over are things you harp on...

Written by Jon Hunn about 7 months ago 425 reads 5 comments
Curb(ing) Your Enthusiasm

What I appreciate most about the Notre Dame fanbase, and what normally annoys anyone who doesn’t bleed Blue and Gold, is our unending devotion to the Irish and our blind support of the ...

Written by Jon Hunn about 8 months ago 396 reads 15 comments
Spring Cleaning for the Fighting Irish

Spring cleaning…for anyone who isn’t a spitting image of Danny Tanner, this term evokes many feelings of disgust, hate, and loathing. At least, that’s what I feel when I think of Spring cleaning...

Written by Jon Hunn about 8 months ago 783 reads 19 comments
Should a Rivalry Dictate a Season?

A year ago, I wrote an article discussing who Notre Dame's true rival is. It was an open and shut case and nobody can deny that, throughout their respective histories, Southern California is Notre Dame's biggest rival...

Written by Jon Hunn about 9 months ago 585 reads 27 comments
Notre Dame's National Signing Day Roundtable Recap

Signing day has come and gone, leaving a clearer picture of the 2009 recruiting class for the Fighting Irish. Head coach Charlie Weis and his staff reeled in the 20th-ranked class according to Rivals, and 24th-ranked class as judged by Scout...

Written by Jon Hunn about 10 months ago 714 reads 4 comments
Facing an Angry Mob: The Future Of Charlie Weis at Notre Dame

For most Irish fans, including myself, this year was quite a let down for the Notre Dame Football team. At the beginning of the season, many analysts touted the Irish as a team with more cohesiveness and more experience...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 1,720 reads 57 comments
Progression...Or a Lack Thereof

pro⋅gres⋅sionPronunciation [pruh-gresh-uhn] – noun the act of progressing; forward or onward movement. a passing successively from one member of a series to the next; succession; sequence...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 208 reads 3 comments
Suggestions for Charlie Weis: Week Nine

This past weekend was a very difficult one for many Irish fans. The frustration and disbelief I felt at the end of Notre Dame's matchup against Boston College was similar to the disbelief a young man feels when he breaks up with his very first girlfriend.

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 147 reads 2 comments
Suggestions for Notre Dame Fans

Yes, you read the title correctly. The Notre Dame Football program is at a unique crossroads this week as it recovers from a marathon loss to Pittsburgh and prepares to face Boston College ...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 530 reads 10 comments
It Was The Best of Times, It Was The Worst of Times

This past week, the Notre Dame Football team found themselves at a very unique crossroads. For a long while, the Irish have yet to field a football team that could be so enjoyable to watch and ...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 172 reads 1 comments
Suggestions For Charlie Weis: Week Six

The clock clicked to zero and the players on the field began to jog into the locker room. It was halftime and Notre Dame was beating up on North Carolina...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 876 reads 7 comments
God, Country, Notre Dame (In Glory Everlasting)

It’s more than a clever motto. If you’ve ever visited the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the campus of Notre Dame, you may have seen this phrase engraved deep into the stone above the side door...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 630 reads 3 comments
Suggestions for Charlie Weis: Week Five

Anyone who has attended multiple games at Notre Dame Stadium keeps a personal record of wins and losses while they were there. My mother, for example, has a horrible record as an attendee—Notre Dame has lost every game that she’s attended...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 555 reads 2 comments
Suggestions for Charlie Weis: Week Four

Whenever the Irish saddle up to play the Boilermakers, I usually look forward to a game of little excitement. Even though Purdue is a team that likes to dink and dunk the ball down the field, ...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 468 reads 3 comments
Suggestions For Charlie Weis: Week Three

On Saturday, I sat with my brother, cursing at the television. I could not understand, for the life of me, why a team who showed so much promise against San Diego State and Michigan, a team that ...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 446 reads 4 comments
Injecting Emotion Into an Emotionless Program

It wasn’t quite the Miami/Florida International brawl. However, anyone who went to the 2008 Blue-Gold Game remembers the scuffle that occurred when Harrison Smith intercepted a Jimmy Clausen pass and ran it into the end zone for a touchdown...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 444 reads 6 comments
Suggestions For Charlie Weis: Week Two

In light of last week’s game against San Diego State, I was pretty weary about watching Notre Dame this Saturday...

Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 437 reads 6 comments
Suggestions for Charlie Weis: Week One

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Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 776 reads 14 comments
Broken Bones and Missing Teeth

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Written by Jon Hunn about about 1 year ago 1,082 reads 17 comments

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Jon Hunn Article Archive

The Problem With Hype and History

For Better Or Worse: Re-Evaluating Irish Expectations (Part 2)

For Better or Worse: Re-Evaluating Irish Expectations (Part 1)

Why 2008+1=2005

A Clashmore Mike Roundtable: 2009's Major Contributors

The Art of Beating a Dead Horse

Consistency Is Key for Notre Dame in 2009

Curb(ing) Your Enthusiasm

Spring Cleaning for the Fighting Irish

Should a Rivalry Dictate a Season?

Notre Dame's National Signing Day Roundtable Recap

Facing an Angry Mob: The Future Of Charlie Weis at Notre Dame

Progression...Or a Lack Thereof

Suggestions for Charlie Weis: Week Nine

Suggestions for Notre Dame Fans

It Was The Best of Times, It Was The Worst of Times

Suggestions For Charlie Weis: Week Six

God, Country, Notre Dame (In Glory Everlasting)

Suggestions for Charlie Weis: Week Five

Suggestions for Charlie Weis: Week Four

Suggestions For Charlie Weis: Week Three

Injecting Emotion Into an Emotionless Program

Suggestions For Charlie Weis: Week Two

Suggestions for Charlie Weis: Week One

Broken Bones and Missing Teeth

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