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Coach Kelly Reflects on Challenges of 2010, And Spirit of Notre Dame That Prevailed

May 28, 2011 by Jim Lefebvre

Coach Kelly Reflects on Challenges of 2010, And Spirit of Notre Dame That Prevailed

Coach Brian Kelly addressed a packed gathering of the Notre Dame Club of Minnesota and spoke, among other things, about the tragedy and turmoil of his first season as head coach of the Fighting Irish. It was the leadership of Rev. John Jenkins that helped the University get through some of its darkest days, and the resolve of his players that turned the football fortunes around, Kelly said. All of it, he noted, exemplifies what the spirit of Notre Dame is all about.

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Filed Under: 2010, Brian Kelly, Spirit of Notre Dame Tagged With: Declan Sullivan, Jack Swarbrick, John Affelck-Graves, Knute Rockne, Lou Holtz, Matt James, ND Club of Minnesota

A Week of Sadness, Loss, Frustration

November 7, 2010 by Jim Lefebvre

A vibrant young life is needlessly lost. A campus is shocked and sorrowful. A football program is battered and reeling. Certainly, these have to be among the darkest days for Notre Dame in a long time – maybe since March 31, 1931. Yesterday, Declan Sullivan was laid to rest. At his wake and funeral in Read Full Post

Filed Under: 2010 Tagged With: Armando Allen, Carmel Catholis HS, Dayne Crist, Declan Sullivan, Fr. John Jenkins, Ian Williams, Jack Swarbrick, Kyle Rudolph, Theo Riddick, Tulsa

How Does The Expansion Arms Race Benefit the Game?

June 9, 2010 by Jim Lefebvre

Analysis It all started with the Big Ten’s announcement last December that it was to begin a study of possible expansion, over a period of 12 to 18 months. It would be a deliberate, thoughtful process meant to identify and vet the school or schools that would be the best fit – academically, athletically, culturally. Read Full Post

Filed Under: College Football Realignment Tagged With: Big 10, Jack Swarbrick

Rock Revered

October 6, 2009 by Jim Lefebvre

October is the time to remember and celebrate the legacy of Coach Knute Rockne, who is finally honored inside Notre Dame Stadium, and whose greatest team — the Four Horsemen and Seven Mules — is recalled on the 85th anniversity of its 1924 national championsip season. At Notre Dame, honoring its storied past is an Read Full Post

Filed Under: Knute Rockne Tagged With: Ara Parseghian, Four Horsemen, Frank Leahy, Harry Stuhldreher, Jack Swarbrick, Jerry McKenna, Knute Rockne, Lou Holtz, Moose Krause, Nils Rockne, Seven Mules

Sept. 2	at Louisville	W. 35-17
Sept. 14	New Mexico	W, 66-14
Sept. 21	at Georgia	L, 17-23
Sept. 28	Virginia	W, 35-20
Oct. 5	Bowling Green	W, 52-0
Oct. 12	Southern Cal	W, 30-27
Oct. 26	at Michigan	L, 14-45
Nov. 2	Virginia Tech	W, 21-20
Nov. 9	at Duke	W, 38-7
Nov. 16	Navy	W, 52-20
Nov. 23	Boston College	W, 40-7
Nov. 30	at Stanford	W, 45-24
Dec. 28	Iowa State	W, 33-9

Sept. 1	Michigan	W, 24-17
Sept. 8	Ball State	W, 24-16
Sept. 15	Vanderbilt	W, 22-17
Sept. 22	at Wake Forest	W, 56-27
Sept. 29	Stanford	W, 38-17
Oct. 6	at Virginia Tech	W, 45-23
Oct. 13	Pittsburgh	W, 19-14
Oct. 27	Navy (at San Diego)	W, 44-22
Nov. 3	at Northwestern	W, 31-21
Nov. 10	Florida St.	W, 42-13
Nov. 17	Syracuse (at Yankee Stadium)	W, 36-3
Nov. 24	at Southern Cal	W, 24-17
Dec. 29	Clemson (Cotton Bowl)	L, 3-30

Coach Kelly Reflects on Challenges of 2010, And Spirit of Notre Dame That Prevailed

A Week of Sadness, Loss, Frustration

How Does The Expansion Arms Race Benefit the Game?

Rock Revered

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