Synopses & Reviews
Here Come the Irish 2006 provides analysis and coverage of the upcoming Notre Dame football season unlike anything else available. With 112 pages of the most in-depth and thorough football analysis-as well as high-quality, color photography-there's no need to buy multiple preseason publications that only provide a taste of the Irish. After a 2005 season filled with so much promise-and some heartbreak-the Irish seem set for success in 2006. Led by Head Coach Charlie Weis and Heisman Trophy candidate Brady Quinn, the Irish are poised to make a run at the school's first national championship since 1988. Here Come the Irish provides a thorough overview of the current roster and depth chart as well as comprehensive analysis of this season's recruiting, and the award-winning freshman class it produced. The 2006 schedule is also evaluated in detail, including some potential problem games-and they may not be the ones you are thinking. A host of special essays and analyses are also featured, including an in-depth look at the role of the Notre Dame head coach and how Charlie Weis fits into that role from Scott Eden (author of Touchdown Jesus); a close look at the management system of the New England Patriots, and how Weis has brought the system he learned under Bill Belichick to South Bend; an analysis of the offensive playcalling patterns of Weis in 2005, and what that means for the 2006 roster; a look at the current crop of ND players in the NFL; an interview with legendary coach Ara Parseghian on the 40 th anniversary of his first national championship; and acclaimed statistician Pete Palmer provides a thorough analysis of why Coach Weis chooses to go for it in certain fourth down situations-and why he might want to do it even more. Here Come the Irish is by Irish fans for Irish fans, and provides a level of coverage national publications cannot match. With pages full of in-depth analysis and color photos-not ads-it is a true must-have guide to the 2006 season for any diehard fan.