Let's Bring Back Old Memories

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November 30, 2009. Today in Notre Dame, Indiana, 5 year coach Charlie Weis is fired and ex- Cincinnati Brian Kelly is hired in hopes to turn around Notre Dame's 6-6 season from the previous year. Notre Dame hopes to get into the National Champoinship contentionmwith their schedule being one of the toughest in the nation.

Notre Dame is a school the goes way back, back before all of the Tim Tebows and Colt McCoys. Back before Alabama and Oregon were successful dynasties. Notre Dame has rich history and 11 football champoinships. (1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949,1966, 1973, 1977, & 1988) But without a champoinship in 22 years, Brian Kelly tells reporters he hopes to bring Notre Dame back to what it used to be. "Notre Dame was very successful before I was born. I have respect for the previous coaches, including the legendary Charlie Weis, but I am going to do what the other coaches in recent history couldn't do." Kelly said. "I am going to win this school champoinships."

Other news in the NCAA
San Diego State moves to the WAC
Boise State moves to the Mountain West
Colorado moves to the Pac-10
Nebraska moves to the Big-10
Washington State moves to C-USA
Houston moves to the Big 12 South
Baylor moves to the Big 12 North
Indiana moves to the Big 12 North
Utah State is replaced by Abilene Christian University

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2010 Notre Dame Season Preview
Notre Dame will try to improve from their 6 win season a year ago, but doing that will not be an easy task. Facing teams like Texas, Virginia Tech, Utah and USC, Coach Kelly will have to prove he is the right coach for the school.
The games against the non-ranked teams will still be difficult, but there are a few games Notre Dame should be able to blow past, including at Kansas, Eastern Carolina, at Navy and Tulsa. Wins against these teams should help their case for a bowl game or maybe even the National Champoinship.

Nortre Dame 2010 Roster
QB Dayne Crist SO (86)
HB Armando Allen SR (88)
FB Robert Hughes SR (80)
WR Michael Floyd JR (94)
WR TJ Jones FR (84)
TE Kyle Rudolph JR (92)
LT Zack Martin FR (80)
LG Chris Stewart SR (88)
C Braxton Cave JR (81)
RG Trevor Robinson JR (82)
RT Taylor Dever JR (80)
LE Kapron Lewis Moore SO (81)
RE Ethan Johnson JR (81)
DT Ian Williams SR (93)
LOLB Kerry Neal SR (84)
MLB Manti Te O SO (91)
ROLB Brian Smith SR (84)
CB Darren Smith SR (86)
CB Gary Gray JR (83)
FS James Slaughter SO (80)
SS Harrison Smith JR (83)
K David Ruffer SR (89)
P Ben Turk SO (84)
KR/PR Cierre Wood FR (95)


Now, lets take a look at Notre Dame's schedule
8-28 @Kansas
9-4 #3 Texas
9-11 Michigan St.
9-18 Stanford
9-25 @Boston College
10-02 @ #7 Virginia Tech
10-09 Eastern Carlolina
10-16 @ Navy
10-24 Tulsa
11-06 #23 Utah
11-20 @ #13 USC
11-27 South Carolina
Most preseason posts say that Notre Dame will finish 7-5 at best with loses against Texas, Michigan St, Stanford, Virginia Tech, and USC.

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Preseason Top 25
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Oregon
5. Boise State
6. Florida
7. Virginia Tech
8. TCU
9. Nebraska
10. Iowa
11. Wisconsin
12. Georgia Tech
13. USC
14. Miami
15. Oklahoma
16. Pittsburgh
17. LSU
18. Penn State
19. Oregon State
20. Arkansas
21. Florida State
22. North Carolina
23. Utah
24. Cincinnati
25 Houston
43. Notre Dame


Preseason Heisman
1. Mark Ingram
2. Case Keenum
3. Kellen Moore
4. Terrelle Pryor
5. Jake Locker


Conference Outlook
1. Navy
2. Notre Dame
3. Army

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No Offense, Your Problem

Notre Dame shuts down Kansas in low scoring game.

"Well. To start, I am very proud of our defense. Getting that interception return for a touchdown was a great thing. But something we have to keep working on is protecting the ball. I think Crist fumbled it twice. But. Um. Fumbles are something you can't completely fix, just control." Kelly said Saturday afternoon. "We have a big game against the number 3 team in the nation, and it's going to be a challenge but if our defense plays like it did yesterday, we should give em a run for their money."

Notre Dames running game, led by Armando Allen, is what kept them alive against the poor Kansas defense, but in order to win games against the likes of Texas and USC, they need to step up their passing game.

Aug 8, 2010 - ND at KU
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Notre Dame (1-0)	7	7	0	3	17
Kansas (0-1)	0	0	3	0	3

Team Stats Comparison
ND		KU
238	Total Offense	63
159	Rushing Yards	35
79	Passing Yards	28
12	First Downs	3
11	Punt Return Yards	0
19	Kick Return Yards	87
268	Total Yards	150
2	Turnovers	1
2-10	3rd Down Converstion	2-10
1-2	4th Down Conversion	0-4
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
3-1-1	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-0-0
1-10	Penalties	1-10
11:46	Posession Time	8:14

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ND	KU
1:46	(ND) TD ND: C.Calabrese, returned interception 25 Yds (D. Ruffer kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ND	KU
:27	(ND) TD ND: A. Allen, 3 Yd run (D. Ruffer kick)	14	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ND	KU
1:26	(KU) FG KU: J. Branstetter, 40 Yd FG	14	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ND	KU
1:23	(ND) FG ND: D. Ruffer, 31 Yd FG	17	3

Notre Dame Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Dayne Crist	106.3	4/10	79	0/0	19.7
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Armando Allen	30	161	5.3	1	27
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tj Jones	2	49	24.5	0	29
Armando Allen	1	2	2.0	0	2
Michael Floyd	1	28	28	0	28
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Manti Te O	4	0	0	0	0
Kapron Lewis Moore	2	1	0	0	0
Carlo Calabrese	3	0	1	1	1
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
David Ruffer	1/3	33	32	2/2	5

Kansas Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Jordan Webb	27.6	6/23	28	0/1	4.6
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
James Sims	13	40	3	0	10
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris Omigie	2	14	7	0	13
Daymond Patterson	2	7	3.5	0	4
Johnathan Wilson	1	10	10	0	10
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Steven Johnson	9	0	0	1	0
Quintin Woods	5	1	0	0	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
Jacob Branstetter	1/1	100	41	0/0	3

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AP Top 25
1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Oregon
5. Boise State
6. Florida
7. Virginia Tech
8. TCU
9. Nebraska
10. Iowa
11. Wisconsin
12. Georgia Tech
13. USC
14. Miami
15. Oklahoma
16. Pittsburgh
17. Penn State
18. North Carolina
19. Arkansas
20. Florida State
21. Cincinnati
22. Houston
23. Oregon State
24. LSU
25. West Virginia

Key Top 25 Games
#3 Texas @ Notre Dame
#17 Penn State @ #1 Alabama
#20 Florida State @ #15 Oklahoma
#14 Miami @ #2 Ohio State

Heisman
1. Mark Ingram -
2. Case Keenum -
3. Kellen Moore -
4. Terrelle Pryor -
5. Jake Locker -

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Notre Dame Stuns Nation and Shuts Down #3 Texas Longhorns

Notre Dame's defense completely shut down #3 Texas's high-powered offense, holding them to only 112 yards and 3 points. Texas was only 2-10 on third down and got their rushing game put on lockdown.

"Today is a great day for me, my players, and the school. Taking down the number 3 team in the nation is a great accomplishment." Brian Kelly told the press with a big smile on his face. "All of my players can't stop smiling. I can say the same for myself. We came into this game as underdogs and we showed the nation that the Notre Dame football team is what they didnt expect!" After a few laughs he then adds, "But as a coach I cant be completely happy. We had 2 fumbles off the option plays, which could have been avoided by just not pitching it. Dayne threw an interception, but that's not as bad since the corner back just made an amazing play on the ball, jumping up higher than our reciever. But today is a great day overall. it was nice going up 14-0 with the fumble for a touchdown right after we scored, and that 93 yard pass was a great play. I just want to tell everyone that Dayne is okay, just got the wind knocked out of him. No More further questions please."

Sep 4, 2010 - TEX at ND
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#3 Texas (1-1)	0	0	3	0	3
Notre Dame (2-0)	14	3	14	7	38

Team Stats Comparison
TEX		ND
112	Total Offense	322
13	Rushing Yards	107
99	Passing Yards	215
6	First Downs	12
0	Punt Return Yards	15
122	Kick Return Yards	51
234	Total Yards	388
2	Turnovers	2
2-10	3rd Down Converstion	4-6
0-1	4th Down Conversion	0-0
0-0	2-Point Conversion	0-0
0-0-0	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2-0
2-15	Penalties	2-15
8:41	Posession Time	11:19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TEX	ND
2:08	(ND) TD ND: T. Jones, 32 Yard pass from D. Crist	0	7
2:01	(ND) TD ND: Z. Motta, returned fumble 18 yards	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TEX	ND
3:58	(ND) FG ND: D. Ruffer, 44 Yard FG	0	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TEX	ND
3:20	(TEX) FG Texas: J. Tucker, 47 Yard FG	3	17
2:03	(ND) TD ND: C Wood, 2 Yard run	3	24
0:15	(ND) TD ND: A. Allen, 4 yard run	3	31
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TEX	ND
3:33	(ND) TD ND: A. Allen, 93 yard pass from D. Crist	3	38

Texas Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Garrett Gilbert	96.2	9/18	99	0/0	11
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Foswhitt Whittaker	13	35	2.6	0	12
Garrett Gilbert	3	-22	-7.3	0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Marquise Goodwin	4	22	5.5	0	13
Mike Davis	1	33	33	0	33
Cody Johnson	1	29	29	0	29
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Sam Acho	7	1	0	0	0
Chykie Brown	5	0	1	0	0
Emmanuel Acho	4	0	0	1	0
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
Justin Tucker	1/1	100	48	0/0	3

Notre Dame Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Dayne Crist	211.2	7/14	214	2/1	30.5
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Armando Allen	19	124	6.5	1	18
Cierre Wood	2	6	3	1	4
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
T.J. Jones	3	66	22	1	32
Armando Allen	2	104	52	1	93
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Harrison Smith	6	1	0	1	0
Darrin Walls	5	0	0	0	0
Zeke Motta	1	0	0	0	1
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
David Ruffer	1/1	100	45	5/5	8

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AP Top 25
1. Alabama (2-0)
2. Ohio State (2-0)
3. Oregon (2-0)
4. Boise State (2-0)
5. Virginia Tech (2-0)
6. TCU (2-0)
7. Nebraska (1-0)
8. Iowa (2-0)
9. Wisconsin (1-0)
10. Georgia Tech (2-0)
11. USC (1-0)
12. Texas (1-1)
13. Pittsburgh (2-0)
14. Florida (1-1)
15. Florida State (2-0)
16. Notre Dame (2-0)
17. North Carolina (1-0)
18. Arkansas (2-0)
19. Miami (1-1)
20. Cincinnati (2-0)
21. USF (2-0) *upset win over Florida
22. Houston (2-0)
23. Oklahoma (1-1)
24. Penn State (1-1)
25. LSU (1-1)

Key Top 25 Games
#20 Cincinnati @ NC State
#8 Iowa @ Arizona
#4 Boise State @ Missouri
#22 Houston @ #6 TCU
#10 Georgia Tech @ #17 North Carolina
#12 Texas @ Texas Tech
Michigan State @#16 Notre Dame

Heisman
1. Mark Ingram -
2. Case Keenum -
3. Kellen Moore -
4. Terrelle Pryor -
5. Titus Young /\

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Crist Will Not Play in Game Against Michigan State
Today, Bian Kelly told reporters that Dayne Crist will not play against Michigan State due to an injury against Texas. Thinking it was only a minor injury, Bian Kelly has to play without his starting quarterback for possibly 2 weeks, which means he will miss the game against Michigan state and possibly the game against Stanford.

"It's really unfortunate. I thought it was just a minor injury when he was in a lot of pain. Thought he got the wind knocked out of him, but turned out he cracked a rib. I feel bad for him and I hope he makes a quick recovery so we can have him back on the field."