Louie
The IBG Staff
There are few things to remember about the option offense. It’s a powerful way to run the ball. It can confuse a defense. It doesn’t require big or strong offensive linemen.
That’s why high schools across the country use it so much. The one major flaw is that it’s almost impossible to score comeback [...]
Entries from October 2006
October 28, 2006
Not many options.
October 23, 2006
Show Navy Respect After The Game
By Mark Allen, Irish Blue And Gold
(www.irishblueandgold.com)
When Notre Dame and Navy meet on Saturday, October 28 (game time at noon in Baltimore), it will be the 80th meeting. The Irish lead the series, 69-9-1. At home, Notre Dame is 26-3, while on neutral fields (Navy really does not have a home field when playing the [...]
October 21, 2006
Miracle, again.
Louie
IBG Staff
I have to be honest here. I had already put down a loss for Notre Dame when UCLA got the back late in the fourth quarter. The website files, on my laptop, had a 5-2 record for the Irish.
Then it happened. Notre Dame got the ball back with under a minute left, with no [...]
October 7, 2006
A defensive showing
Stanford took its first drive of the game and basically shoved the ball down Notre Dame’s throat. Suddenly, there were flashbacks of last year’s shootout, where the Irish needed late game heroics.
Not today. Notre Dame 31, Stanford 10.
The defense made plays all day, without Tom Zbikowski, the unit’s emotional leader. Aside from being sucked into [...]
October 7, 2006
Big Recruiting Weekend For Irish
By Mark Allen, Irish Blue And Gold
The Irish defense has been much maligned for the last few seasons. True, it has shown signs of improvement this season. But, is that improvement happening fast enough? One way to quicken improvement in the area of talent is through good recruiting. This weekend, Notre Dame will play host [...]
