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NFL's All-American Team

The United States when it was first organized was young, scrappy and willing to take on the biggest and most powerful country in the world, Great Britain...

Written by Brendan Collins about about 8 hours ago 39 reads 0 comments
Dear Brian Kelly: Don't Dig Your Own Grave in South Bend

Dear Brian Kelly, Nice work this season with Cincinati. Undefeated is pretty hard to come across these days, no matter what division you are in...

Written by Brendan Collins about 14 days ago 331 reads 6 comments
Notre Dame Football: Learn from the Best

In a time when accountability has faded and there aren't enough fingers to point the blame, head coaches are the ones who take the heat...

Written by Brendan Collins about 17 days ago 1,265 reads 33 comments
How Franklin D. Roosevelt Ruined Sports Philosophy in the United States

It all started in the spring of 1933 when Franklin D. Roosevelt incorporated the New Deal in the United States to combat the Great Depression that had swept through the country...

Written by Brendan Collins about 23 days ago 53 reads 4 comments
Florida Gators: First-Class Football, Second-Class Citizens

Earlier today Urban Meyer released a statement in his press conference that Brandon Spikes would be suspended for the first half of the Vanderbilt game this upcoming week...

Written by Brendan Collins about about 1 month ago 386 reads 6 comments
The Charlie Weis Discussion: Where the Irish Stand at the Halfway Mark

Charlie Weis is in his fifth season as the Notre Dame Football Head Coach and although his first two seasons he was celebrated as one of the most beloved coaches in college football, but over ...

Written by Brendan Collins about about 1 month ago 673 reads 19 comments
Heisman Top Five: Who's The Best

As Week Five has come and gone in college football it is time to start asessing what players have shown the most so far this season...

Written by Brendan Collins about about 1 month ago 892 reads 6 comments
Charlie Weis: The Face of the Irish

Born and raised in Vermont to an Irish Catholic lower middle class family, it was Notre Dame on Saturday and the New England Patriots on Sunday. So for my family, Charlie Weis has been coaching the teams we watch for a decade...

Written by Brendan Collins about 2 months ago 1,066 reads 8 comments
Breaking Down This Week's College Football Top 25

Loses from No. 4 Ole Miss, No. 5 Penn State, No. 6 Cal and No. 9 Miami ensured the Top 25 would undergo significant upheaval this week. Let's take a look.Top 25 Upsets: No. 4 Ole Miss, No. 5 Penn State, No...

Written by Brendan Collins about 2 months ago 694 reads 7 comments
The State of the Irish: Notre Dame Football—September Edition

Just as a single game can, a football season can be broken down into four quarters, with three games each quarter; and as all fans know, it's the second half that people remember...

Written by Brendan Collins about 2 months ago 558 reads 5 comments
A Call To All Notre Dame Fans

"Pride goeth before a fall." As Notre Dame fans we "expect" BCS teams year after year like we see to the West in USC and to the south in Texas and to the east as we see in Florida and to the midwest as we see in Ohio State...

Written by Brendan Collins about 2 months ago 160 reads 1 comments
The Fight Of The Irish Both on and off The Field

This Saturday the Irish will take the field at Notre Dame Stadium against a formidable opponent the Nevada Wolfpack. The Wolfpack led the WAC in nearly every offensive category both on the ground ...

Written by Brendan Collins about 3 months ago 217 reads 2 comments
Notre Dame Football 2009: A Mission Beyond Football

As college football fans across the country wait anxiously for the start of the 2009 football season, we are bombarded with the harsh realities of our current state...

Written by Brendan Collins about 4 months ago 1,160 reads 3 comments
2009 Draft Bust: The Story Of Unproven Dollars

As made clear in the 2009 NFL Draft, there are several teams that are in great need of a quarterback including the Detroit Lions and the New York Jets...

Written by Brendan Collins about 7 months ago 276 reads 4 comments
Want to Win? Put Brady Quinn in!

The Cleveland Browns went big in the 2007 NFL draft, selecting both Brady Quinn and Joe Thomas in the first round. Since then Thomas has gone on to Pro Bowl status and proved to be worth every penny...

Written by Brendan Collins about 7 months ago 795 reads 38 comments
Denver's Chris Andersen: "Bird Is the Word"

Chris "Birdman" Andersen, after a two year suspension for violating the NBA's drug policy, has come home to Denver with the greatest purpose in sports: to prove the doubters wrong...

Written by Brendan Collins about 7 months ago 1,467 reads 2 comments
#1 BU Faces Off Against #10 UVM in The Frozen Four

After a 12 year absense the Terriers of Boston University, led by veteran Coach Jack Parker, are headed to the Frozen Four in Washington, DC...

Written by Brendan Collins about 8 months ago 696 reads 7 comments
Hockey Gets Its Step-Brother Back!

Hockey Fans across North America know the name Sean Avery. Throughout his 11 year professional career Avery has been a "presence" on the ice, whether he is throwing a big check, dropping the gloves or talking trash after the whistle...

Written by Brendan Collins about 9 months ago 70 reads 0 comments
Brett Favre Walks Away After an Inspiring Career

Over the past few months, the talk of New York football fans has been the future of the Jets quarterback Brett Favre...

Written by Brendan Collins about 9 months ago 22 reads 0 comments
Cleveland Browns Fans Should Be Optimistic for 2009

The Cleveland Browns did not live up to expectations in the 2008 season, finishing 4-12, but Browns fans should not hang their heads on the past. Rather, they should raise them up onward to the future...

Written by Brendan Collins about 10 months ago 380 reads 9 comments
Notre Dame's Future Is in Dayne Crist's Hands

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are looking to combat their failure in 2008 with a strong turnaround next season. As fans across the country look at the incoming recruiting class and the overload ...

Written by Brendan Collins about 11 months ago 3,410 reads 19 comments
Notre Dame "Not Interested" in Urban Meyer

Over the past week, there has been a media craze over Florida Head Football Coach Urban Meyer saying that Notre Dame is "still my dream job...

Written by Brendan Collins about 11 months ago 781 reads 40 comments
The Bowl Game Breakdowns: Who Will Rise To The Challenge?

BCS Championship: Florida Vs. Oklahoma Predicted Score: 44-31 Florida Both teams feature high-powered offenses led by Heisman candidate quarterbacks, but Florida's speed will be too much for Oklahoma's defense in the end...

Written by Brendan Collins about 11 months ago 346 reads 2 comments
Is CC Sabathia Worth $161 Million?

The New York Yankees are the most storied franchise in the history of sports. However, over the last 10 years, the dominant Yankees have gone from inspiring to down-right embarrassing...

Written by Brendan Collins about 11 months ago 51 reads 1 comments
Mike Leach: Hottest Coach on the Market

In a time where the country faces its greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression, there is one man whose portfolio will not be suffering after this year and that is Mike Leach...

Written by Brendan Collins about 12 months ago 702 reads 2 comments

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Brendan Collins Article Archive

NFL's All-American Team

Dear Brian Kelly: Don't Dig Your Own Grave in South Bend

Notre Dame Football: Learn from the Best

How Franklin D. Roosevelt Ruined Sports Philosophy in the United States

Florida Gators: First-Class Football, Second-Class Citizens

The Charlie Weis Discussion: Where the Irish Stand at the Halfway Mark

Heisman Top Five: Who's The Best

Charlie Weis: The Face of the Irish

Breaking Down This Week's College Football Top 25

The State of the Irish: Notre Dame Football—September Edition

A Call To All Notre Dame Fans

The Fight Of The Irish Both on and off The Field

Notre Dame Football 2009: A Mission Beyond Football

2009 Draft Bust: The Story Of Unproven Dollars

Want to Win? Put Brady Quinn in!

Denver's Chris Andersen: "Bird Is the Word"

#1 BU Faces Off Against #10 UVM in The Frozen Four

Hockey Gets Its Step-Brother Back!

Brett Favre Walks Away After an Inspiring Career

Cleveland Browns Fans Should Be Optimistic for 2009

Notre Dame's Future Is in Dayne Crist's Hands

Notre Dame "Not Interested" in Urban Meyer

The Bowl Game Breakdowns: Who Will Rise To The Challenge?

Is CC Sabathia Worth $161 Million?

Mike Leach: Hottest Coach on the Market

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