By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent The final score was 63-0; most would look at such a score and think blowout. ..the game wasn’t even that close. Zach Woods took the opening kickoff 75 yards to the end zone to give the 5A number one Carmel Greyhounds the lead before Lawrence North knew what hit it. […]
Month: September 2012
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Notre Dame is riding high after its 2-0 start, thanks to its thrilling last-minute victory over Purdue. The Irish know that feeling could come crashing down Saturday night after a visit to No. 10 Michigan State at 8 p.m. on ABC. Michigan State, 2-0 after wins over nationally ranked Boise State […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent It’s time for Big Ten teams to regroup. Last week, the conference posted a dismal 6-6 record, which included nationally ranked Nebraska and Wisconsin both falling on the road to unranked teams. The Cornhuskers’ defense is a mess after allowing 653 yards to UCLA – the second-highest total permitted in […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor There’s a lot of talk about what Purdue might do in the Big Ten race. It will be just talk if the Boilermakers don’t improve their running game. The Boilermakers entered the season with high expectations, and the hype increased after Purdue put in a solid effort against Notre Dame […]
By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent OK, my debut was modest at best, going 3-2 on my high school football picks last week; but I was the big winner because I had no one go against me!!! Come on people, I’m a competitive guy; I can’t be competitive without competition! If you want to take me […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent Should Big Ten teams be sweating it out when it comes to their long-standing football series’ against Notre Dame? Probably so. The talking heads at each institution are saying the right things, but only time will tell if the Boilermakers, Spartans and Wolverines continue to be fixtures on the Irish […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent When news of Chrishawn Hopkins’ dismissal broke around dinner time Wednesday evening, Butler players past and present took to Twitter with swift reaction. Former forward Garrett Butcher tweeted, Very unfortunate news but mistakes don’t define a person. #unbelievable. Joel Cornette, a 2004 graduate and one of the better big men […]
By CHUCK SAMPLES ISL Correspondent It has been a long time in coming, but Notre Dame may finally be on the way to becoming a football conference member. Wednesday’s announcement of Notre Dame joining the ACC in all things sports except for football honestly stunned me on several fronts when I heard the news, but […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Briann January shook her head in disbelief when she heard the numbers. Tamika Catchings simply smiled. The Indiana Fever shot 33 percent from the field against the Seattle Storm and somehow won by 24 points. Wow, January said as she tried to grasp the significance of what she’d heard. Katie […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Correspondent When Brian Kelly stepped to the podium at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex to begin his weekly press conference, he didn’t waste any time giving a state of the program two games into the 2012 season. We’re happy to be 2-0, the Irish boss said. There certainly are some great performances […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor It’s becoming safer for Purdue football fans to dream big. The program is in a better place today because of its solid performance against Notre Dame. The Boilermakers lost a 20-17 nailbiter, and if you were watching the final minutes, you lost your football fan card if you turned the channel. Notre Dame isn’t old-school Notre Dame, […]
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