Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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December 2011 ✦ volume 31, issue 12 PLENTY OF BLAME Mental errors, turnovers and penalties cost Notre Dame in 28-14 loss at Stanford ✦ FULL GAME COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE 20 MODEL PLAYER Harrison Smith sets a perfect example for his teammates ✦ PAGE 14 ✦ INSIDE THIS ISSUE Upon Further Review ✦ Todd D. Burlage .4 Fighting Words ✦ Wes Morgan .................5 Murphy's Law ✦ Dan Murphy ...................6 Fan Forum .................................................7 Under The Dome .......................................8 Michael Floyd ..........................................16 Historic November Ties ..........................18 Recruiting Update ....................................32 Prep Profiles ............................................33 247Sports 2012 Top 100 .........................34 Football Recruiting Notes, Master List ....36 ND Sports ................................................38 Men's Basketball .....................................40 Blue & Gold Marketplace .........................41 Women's Basketball ................................42 Irish In The Pros ......................................43 Where Have You Gone? .........................44 The 5th Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi .............46 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF DEC. 18 DECEMBER 2011 senior editor Lou Somogyi Football recruiting editor Jason Sapp assistant editor Wes Morgan staff writer Dan Murphy managing editor Steve Downey contributing editor Chris Riffer contributing writer Todd D. Burlage Photography Joe Raymond Aaron Suozzi cover photo Aaron Suozzi Design Cory Lavalette Jeanette Blankenship ✦ ✦ ✦ Publisher Stu Coman business manager Linda Autry circulation manager Gail Evans assistant circulation manager Jason Jones marketing/merchandise manager Beverly Taylor advertising sales Dave Searcy Michelle DeLee-Hamilton 800-421-7751 ✦ ✦ ✦ BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED (ISSN 0746-2557) is published 20 times annually — weekly Sept.-Nov. and monthly Dec.-Aug, except June — by Coman Publishing Company, 324 Blackwell St, Suite 560, Durham, NC 27701. A one-year (20 issues) subscrip- tion is $52.95. BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED is printed by The Papers in Milford, Ind. Postmaster: Send address changes to Blue & Gold Illustrated, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. Periodical postage paid at Durham, NC 27702 and additional offices. For advertising or subscription information call 1-800-421-7751 or write BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. www.BLUEANDGOLD.com