Monthly Archives: December 2008
ND’s 2009 Schedule Just Became More Difficult
Brock Spack, now-former Defensive Coordinator of Purdue, will be the new head coach at Illinois State. I live in Chicago and had no clue there was an “Illinois State.” Spack’s most notable accomplishment was being Charlie Weis’ b****. Say what … Continue reading
All I Want For Christmas…
Check our our Christmas Photoshop Contest from days gone by. Are You There, Santa? It’s me, domer.mq. Look, I know it’s been a while, and I know I said some pretty rotten things about you and the reindeer and the … Continue reading
Auburn Really, Really Not Serious About Football Anymore
You know, we almost, sorta joke about how Monk Malloy tried to kill ND football while he was president of the university. Certain Auburn officials, who clearly hate football and really want to kill it, must have been watching his … Continue reading
The Youth Manifesto – Part 2: Defense
I reviewed the offense here, and I’ll publish the same stats here for the D. I felt like the defense progressed during the year, and I was pretty impressed with their development. Despite a somewhat patch-work DL, they played well … Continue reading
Friday Roundup: The “My Governor is a Sociopath, How ’bout Yours?” Edition
Glibness? Check. False charm? Check. Liar? Check. Megalomania? Check. Poor behavioral control? Check. Now let’s see how the governor of Illinois matches up to those criteria. The Roundup: Syracuse has found their new head coach. No. They haven’t. Yes. They … Continue reading
Tom Thayer Says It Best
Tom Thayer is my new favorite ex-ND-player that I barely know anything about. In this article, he really lays it out there about the o-line play. I really agree with him. I don’t know that he’s right, but that’s been … Continue reading
The Youth Manifesto – Part 1: Offense
I’ve spent a little time digging into ND starters vs. starters for Top 10 teams and for our opponents in 2008. I know there’s a lot of debate out there about how much Youth plays a role in this team’s … Continue reading
This Bodes Poorly
Um. Limited practices Because of exam schedules, coaches being out of the road recruiting and the early bowl date, the Irish will use only 10 of their allotted 15 bowl practices this year. ND’s first two practices were Saturday and … Continue reading
This Is Just A Real Nice Surprise
…A real nice surprise. By now you’ve heard the news, written your Pope in moral outrage over the news, gotten over it and have moved on to figuring out how you’ll manage to watch the game and catch your son’s … Continue reading
Sitting Around, Eating Hamburgers non-Gameday Chat
I’m virtually certain that we’ve had more people visit this site this week than will attend the ACC championship game between VaTech and BC. Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could all attend the chat and mock them Mystery Science … Continue reading
