The preseason Coaches poll is out and surprise, surprise -- Georgia is No. 1.Actually its not that big of a surprise. Most expected Georgia to be ranked in the top 2. What I do find somewhat surprising is Ohio State is No. 3. Is there an anti-Buckeyes movement among the coaches? Or is there just a   more...
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As the start of the college football season is upon us, Jeremy of the great blog, The Mountain West Connection, has given IBB a little more insight to the Fighting Irish's first opponent San Diego State.
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NCAA FOOTBALL TEAM PROFILES: From: THE QUAD. We will post the most complete team profiles for the next 21 NCAA Football Teams you'll find on the internet. We will be posting a nrw team every day or so for the next few weeks. Today's team is No. 21 South Florida. Go to link or 1st comment for a   more...
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Although Notre Dame is just one of six Division I teams to not play this weekend, we will start off the Pigskin Picks for the Fighting Irish opponenets for week 1. So without further delay here we go:
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Mountain WestBrigham Young is favored to sweep through the conference undefeated for the third straight year, and may also bust into the B.C.S. picture. Behind the Cougars will be Utah, where the team hopes quarterback Brian Johnson is healthy after struggling through knee and shoulder injuries the   more...
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The UCLA Bruins have to have some of the worst luck in terms of injuries, and at the top of that list is senior QB Ben Olson. The former #1 QB recruit coming out of high school has never done anything on the field, mostly because of his inability to stay or get on it! He started school 2 years late   more...
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Please stop by and take part in the Football Friday Chat this Friday, August 22 in the IBB Chat Room. Friday's topics will include the latest news from fall camp, the injury report, the depth chart, the recruiting trail, and the latest information surrounding the Irish's 2008 opponents. Also there   more...
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Just when you thought that USC's injury riddled team was getting back to full strength, guess again. Here's Wednesday's skinny of the Buzz:
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While many people love to talk about about 2002 being the most successful recruiting year under Jim Tressel, the 2005 class can put up an argument that it should be #1 in the Tressel Era. Despite that 2002 class having players such as Troy Smith, AJ Hawk, Nick Mangold, Santonio Holmes, Bobby   more...
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On what turned out to be a very exciting and relaxing Sunday afternoon, I got to take in Fan Appreciation Day at Notre Dame Stadium. Yesterday definitely had the feel of Christmas Morning getting to see all the new gifts Good Old St. Weis has bestowed upon us Fighting Irish fans. There were a lot   more...
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First off most of this might be some old news, but since this is just for at least my amusement I am unable to post daily updates I find out.AIR FORCEThe big news is who is going to replace Shaun Carney at quarterback. Right now it looks to be between senior Shea Smith and junior Eric est concerns   more...
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As the Fighting Irish get ready to strap on their gear for the first day of full contact practices, here's what Notre Dame's first opponent of the season, San Diego State, is fairing during their team camp.
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Please stop by and take part in the Football Friday Chat this Friday, August 8 in the IBB Chat Room. Friday's topics will include Media Day, the start of camp, the Beer Olympics, Impact Freshmen, and whatever else you have in mind. Also there will the Moderator of the great Syracuse Blog: Troy   more...
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I always liked Robert Smith, but now I really like what he is saying. The former Ohio State and Minnesota Vikings running does not see the Irish having a repeat 3-9 season. In fact he is thinking around the lines of 8-4. Now that's music to my ears!
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Here's the latest talk around the IBB Watercooler for this Friday, August 15
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