Monthly Archives: July 2008
Cierre’s a Confident Canon
Good article on Rivals about the #1 Running Back in the nation. Love Mr. Wood’s confidence, swagger and his disposition in general. I plan to go check him out in person this Fall, for sure. On choosing ND: “I honestly … Continue reading
Tackle Tackle Tackle Tack-Tack-Tack
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. Zach Martin, OT stud, is Irish. “I spoke to coach (Ianello) today, and and I was waiting to speak with coach Weis. I just got off the phone with coach Weis and told him I was committing,” Martin said. … Continue reading
Friday Roundup: The Ig’nant Ain’t Good Edition
As mentioned in a comment earlier this week, I spent some time with a USC/Pac-10 fan the other day, and it was somewhat brutal. Not really brutal because hanging with USC/Pac-10 fans is brutal, but because this particular fan just … Continue reading
Congrats Post – A New Domer Joins the Family
Just a quick shout out to give formal public congratulations to a good friend who recently welcomed a baby domer into the world. I don’t know his feelings about going public with the news so I’m keeping it anonymous. But … Continue reading
Welcome Home Jack.
Those were the words that the ND security guard used to greet Mr. Jack Swarbrick at the campus gate on the day that Jack’s appointment as the 12th ND AD was made official. I link to the WWL article, mostly … Continue reading
Good Indication on Walls
At least according to this B&G article, it sounds like Mr. Walls will return. Walls, who plans to return to Notre Dame in 2009, according to a close family source… Very good news if it turns out to be accurate. … Continue reading
The HLS Totally Non-Homer Top 25 – Preseason Edition 2008 : #25 – #16
If you’d like to know all there is to know about THLSTNHT25-PE, click here, then click here to read about those teams that didn’t quite make the cut. And once you’ve finished with all that, please move forward, and learn … Continue reading
And Outta Nowhere, it’s Swarbrick!
Who the heck is Swarbrick, to be hired as ND’s AD? That was my first reaction (actually, my first reaction was that his name made me think of Will Ferrel playing Alex Trebek and the dude playing Sean Connery taking … Continue reading
Back in the Saddle Again
We’re baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. According to Scout, ND is ranked the #10 recruiting class to date this year. It was not that long ago, that Coach Ianello and yours truly were trying to calm everybody down: Don’t Freak Out, we said. Just a few weeks … Continue reading
Dick Rod Disappoints Judges of Bravo’s Project Runway
In anticipation of the new season of Bravo’s hit series, “Project Runway,” Rich Rodriguez has unveiled the new Michigan Outfit for 2008. Here’s how the judges reacted… Heidi: I’m stunned. I’m like “whoa.” Tim: Yeah. Mmmhmm. Mmmhmm. I see what … Continue reading
