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For Charlie Weis and Irish, All Quiet at Notre Dame

Things are strangely quiet this morning in South Bend. With all the reports swirling regarding office cleanings and clandestine jet trips to Oklahoma, I fully expected a press conference to have been announced by now...

Written by Mike Muratore about 3 days ago 230 reads 1 comments
Dead Man on Campus: Charlie Weis' Last Days at Notre Dame

For all those who say that there are no such thing as zombies, I submit Charlie Weis and the Notre Dame coaching staff...

Written by Mike Muratore about 8 days ago 1,846 reads 24 comments
Notre Dame, Say Goodbye To Charlie Weis and Meet Brian Kelly

The Notre Dame football program once again finds itself staring into the abyss following yet another late season loss to a team that they should have easily beaten...

Written by Mike Muratore about 24 days ago 11,407 reads 46 comments
Navy-Notre Dame: Navy Sinks Charlie Weis and Notre Dame

Charlie Weis has long held admiration and respect for the U.S. Naval Academy and its Midshepmen football team. Unfortunately, he forgot to pass that respect on to his team...

Written by Mike Muratore about 25 days ago 877 reads 8 comments
Notre Dame Alive, But on Life Support for BCS

With their 40-14 win over Washington State Saturday, Notre Dame became bowl eligible in October for the first time since 2006...

Written by Mike Muratore about about 1 month ago 677 reads 19 comments
Why Notre Dame Must Beat Boston College

College football's other Catholic university comes calling Saturday touting the second longest winning streak over Notre Dame, and for the 2009 football season to remain successful the streak must end...

Written by Mike Muratore about about 1 month ago 241 reads 5 comments
USC 34 Notre Dame 27: So Close, Yet So Far Away

Can a loss really be a win? Can failing to achieve a long standing goal serve to elevate the purpose? Can coming up short eventually drive you further in the long run? Well, maybe...

Written by Mike Muratore about about 1 month ago 207 reads 11 comments
Notre Dame-USC: Irish Have Much to Fight for Against the Trojans

This Saturday, Notre Dame must wake up the echos. More specifically, they must channel the echos from 1977, when both the Irish and the Trojans entered the game with one loss...

Written by Mike Muratore about about 1 month ago 398 reads 17 comments
The Cardiac Irish of Notre Dame

Usually the off week in the Notre Dame football season is one of boredom. Anxiously awaiting the next kick-off, starving for the tension and excitement that only a college football game can bring...

Written by Mike Muratore about about 1 month ago 415 reads 0 comments
Notre Dame's Been on One Long Road Back, Winning Next Three Means It's Arrived

Holding the position of head coach at the University of Notre Dame is a stressful endeavor. Many wilt before the scrutiny and expectations of one of sport's more storied jobs...

Written by Mike Muratore about 2 months ago 583 reads 15 comments
Jimmy Clausen Saves Charlie Weis From Himself in Irish Win

Just before halftime in Saturday night's Notre Dame win over Purdue, the moment fans of the Fighting Irish had been fearing finally happened. Jimmy Clausen showed his humanity...

Written by Mike Muratore about 2 months ago 1,368 reads 29 comments
Will Losing Michael Floyd Cost Charlie Weis His Job at Notre Dame?

Charlie Weis must feel as if the walls are closing in on him. Sure, his team is 2-1 and lost in the last 11 seconds to an undefeated and ranked opponent. Still, it somehow seems like the breaks are going against the Notre Dame coach...

Written by Mike Muratore about 2 months ago 559 reads 35 comments
Notre Dame Loss To Michigan Renews Doubts

In big time college football, you learn to accept that your team will lose games. It will be beaten by better teams, and on occasion something truly absurd will occur to cost your beloved a game...

Written by Mike Muratore about 2 months ago 465 reads 17 comments
Game Two: Notre Dame at Michigan

Notre Dame and Michigan each opened their respective seasons with resounding success. The Irish pounded a skilled and confident Nevada squad, while Michigan beat a well-appointed Western Michigan team into submission...

Written by Mike Muratore about 2 months ago 386 reads 9 comments
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fulfill Promise in 35-0 Win Over Nevada

On the opening Saturday of the 2009 college football season, Notre Dame took a solid first step on the road back to respectability, and does what they could not last year in burrying an opponent...

Written by Mike Muratore about 2 months ago 501 reads 25 comments
Game One: Notre Dame Vs. Nevada

Colin Kaepernick. The name that Irish fans will have etched into their memories by the end of the day Sept. 5. The name that will burst forth from the loudspeakers at Notre Dame Stadium all day...

Written by Mike Muratore about 3 months ago 2,225 reads 11 comments
How Notre Dame Can Reach the BCS Championship Game

For the first time in recent memory, a national commentator paid to make predictions has placed the Irish in the BCS Championship Game...

Written by Mike Muratore about 3 months ago 2,050 reads 50 comments
Mistakes Made Jimmy Clausen Stronger; Irish Hope He Can Shoulder Team Burden Now

A team will only go as far as its leader can take it. For Notre Dame, Jimmy Clausen has to be that leader. He has to bear the burden of expectation and the intense heat of scrutiny as he prepares ...

Written by Mike Muratore about 3 months ago 748 reads 10 comments
Ranked For First Time Since 2006, Notre Dame Prays It Lives Up To Hype

The 100-degree temperatures in Northern Indiana weren't the only thing making the Notre Dame football team sweat as it opened camp this weekend. The Irish, for the first time in a long time, find themselves in the USA Today Coaches' Poll at No...

Written by Mike Muratore about 3 months ago 1,110 reads 55 comments
Can Notre Dame Wake up the Echos in '09?

For fans of the Fighting Irish times have been hard of late. The mere fact that a 7-6 record and bowl victory over Hawaii left an uplifting feeling among Irish faithful speaks volumes as to how ...

Written by Mike Muratore about 4 months ago 1,484 reads 25 comments
Futility: The Curse of the Cleveland Sports Fan

The good people of Cleveland must endure a lot these days—struggling economy, collapsing infrastructure, the weather. And much like the weather, always hanging over the city like a never-ending blanket of gray clouds are our beloved sports teams...

Written by Mike Muratore about 5 months ago 132 reads 0 comments
Jay Cutler Has Much To Learn from the Cleveland Browns' QBs

Many times we hear the word "professional" associated with the National Football League. Often it is stated that "it is a business," and it should be known by now that player movements are very common...

Written by Mike Muratore about 8 months ago 804 reads 18 comments
Mangini Comes Full Circle

Eric Mangini will assume control of a storied, yet troubled football franchise tomorrow as he accepts the head coaching position with the Cleveland Browns...

Written by Mike Muratore about 11 months ago 53 reads 0 comments
Notre Dame Shows Its Potential

We faithful believed that it was there. We'd been told that it was there. Hiding somewhere, beneath the messy formations and missed blitz pickups, waiting to emerge. And maybe, just maybe it has! Like a Christmas present to Irish fans everywhere...

Written by Mike Muratore about 11 months ago 458 reads 31 comments
Notre Dame Football: Reason For Faith

It is Kool-Aid drinking day for Irish fans as it now appears that Charlie Weis will be retained as head coach. Right or wrong, for better or worse, the Notre Dame ship will continue to sail its current course...

Written by Mike Muratore about about 1 year ago 788 reads 10 comments

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Mike Muratore Article Archive

For Charlie Weis and Irish, All Quiet at Notre Dame

Dead Man on Campus: Charlie Weis' Last Days at Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Say Goodbye To Charlie Weis and Meet Brian Kelly

Navy-Notre Dame: Navy Sinks Charlie Weis and Notre Dame

Notre Dame Alive, But on Life Support for BCS

Why Notre Dame Must Beat Boston College

USC 34 Notre Dame 27: So Close, Yet So Far Away

Notre Dame-USC: Irish Have Much to Fight for Against the Trojans

The Cardiac Irish of Notre Dame

Notre Dame's Been on One Long Road Back, Winning Next Three Means It's Arrived

Jimmy Clausen Saves Charlie Weis From Himself in Irish Win

Will Losing Michael Floyd Cost Charlie Weis His Job at Notre Dame?

Notre Dame Loss To Michigan Renews Doubts

Game Two: Notre Dame at Michigan

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fulfill Promise in 35-0 Win Over Nevada

Game One: Notre Dame Vs. Nevada

How Notre Dame Can Reach the BCS Championship Game

Mistakes Made Jimmy Clausen Stronger; Irish Hope He Can Shoulder Team Burden Now

Ranked For First Time Since 2006, Notre Dame Prays It Lives Up To Hype

Can Notre Dame Wake up the Echos in '09?

Futility: The Curse of the Cleveland Sports Fan

Jay Cutler Has Much To Learn from the Cleveland Browns' QBs

Mangini Comes Full Circle

Notre Dame Shows Its Potential

Notre Dame Football: Reason For Faith

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