Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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January 2012 ✦ volume 31, issue 13 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 ILLUS- TRATED, P.O. Box 2331, Durham, N.C. 27702. www.BLUEANDGOLD.com Once-dominant programs will meet when Notre Dame faces Jimbo Fisher and Florida State in Orlando, Fla. ✦ 14 PAGES OF BOWL PREVIEW COVERAGE START ON PAGE 30 PAST CHAMPS PHOTO BY JOE RAYMOND Notre Dame football hands out its annual awards ✦ PAGE 18 YEAR-END HONORS ✦ 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 Theo Riddick .................................................20 Quarterback Controversy .............................22 Football's 2011 Defining Moments...............26 Recruiting Update .........................................44 Prep Profiles .................................................47 Football Recruiting Notes, Master List .........48 Men's Basketball ...........................................50 Jack Cooley ...................................................52 Women's Basketball .....................................54 ND Sports .....................................................56 Irish In The Pros ............................................58 Blue & Gold Marketplace .............................59 Where Have You Gone? ................................60 The 5th Quarter ✦ Lou Somogyi ..................62 THE NEXT ISSUE OF BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED WILL BE MAILED THE WEEK OF JAN. 1 JANUARY 2012 3 PHOTO BY MIKE OLIVELLA/COURTESY FLORIDA STATE