For today’s Roundup, it’s time to dig back into my manager days for another story. This one happened while I was on a locker room shift. Usually, I’d abide by the “what happens in here stays here” rule, but it’s far too funny not to.
If there was one thing I loved about Weis, it was that he demanded that his players respected everyone, managers included. The day prior, the locker room was apparently quite a mess. Now, we usually have to clean up a few towels on the floor and some tape in the showers, but on this day is was so awful that Weis got rather pissed when he saw it.
So the next day, he came up to the locker room window that we worked at and handed down an edict: “When the guys come in, don’t give them any towels.”
I thought for sure that he was joking, but he was dead serious. The towel bin remained locked and in the back. The look on the players’ faces were absolutely priceless. Some refused to shower in the locker room and others were convinced that if they showered we’d give them a towel anyways.
Now, the window that we work at in the locker room (at this time, the Gug wasn’t in place, this was in the stadium), is right in front of the offensive linemen. Now there was no way in hell those guys were going home without a shower, so they decided to come up with a rather inventive way to dry off.
I’m not exactly sure what words give the proper justice to 300+ men running around naked with arms extended like airplane wings, but I’m sure everyone has a good mental image right now. Even Weis got a good laugh of watching his players struggle without a basic essential like towels.
Even though I have an awful image forever burned into my head, the message was clearly received. When we walked through the locker room for cleanup, there wasn’t any trash left around for us to clean up. Easiest locker room duty ever.
The Roundup
This week on Law & Order: Roll Tide – Kristen Saban has given her response to the assault and battery charges filled last week.
Dear Crazy Paterno defenders, shut the hell up. Seriously.
Andy Staples decided to run a NCAA draft. Quite and interesting concept that will never happen, but there is a whole lot of Irish in his picks.
Welcome back, Johnelle. We missed you.
The NBA comes to South Bend. Who cares if it’s preseason. This is huge.
I think One Foot Down wants a job at Adidas. They are redesigning more uniforms. This time, a look at the Shamrock Series.
If it’s in the game, it’s in the game. EDSBS runs the most accurate simulation ever.
Poot is a pre-season champion. He won the first edition of Subway Domer’s Twitter reindeer games. Game on this season, buddy.
The Beer
This week, we had a reader submission that had to be shared. Via Undunt:
I’m a daily reader, here and there poster (handle: undnut) on the site. Thank you for all the hard work you put in to maintain the best ND football blog on the internet. You guys do incredible work.
The reason for this note, however, isn’t actually football. It’s beer. And Ireland. Last summer my wife and I honeymooned in Ireland with a company called Vagabond Tours. We were lucky enough to have a phenomenal tour guide that possessed an incredible knowledge about the country, including all the best pubs. As we got to know her, she talked eagerly about her plan to one day start her own tour company focusing on the microbreweries of Ireland. While everyone thinks of Guinness (and to a lesser extent Harp and Smithwicks) when the subject of Irish beer comes up, Ireland is actually in the midst of a microbrewery explosion. (Akin to what we experienced in America the past 10-20 years.)
Anyway, since our visit last August, Mia (the tour guide) has realized her dream and started Brewery Hops of Ireland. I thought, perhaps, it might make good fodder some week for the beer-related segment of the Friday Rundown. Also, it’s quite timely with the team opening in Dublin.
You can learn all about Mia’s company and the tours at http://www.
breweryhopsofireland.com/.
So if you are lucky enough to be heading to Ireland in a couple of months, be sure to check this out as it sounds unbelievably awesome.
Texan by birth, Irish by choice.
Born and raised in the great state of Texas, Tex is a first-generation Domer and a former student manager. After graduation, he left the cold winters of South Bend behind and returned back to his home state with a computer engineering degree in tow. Missing the daily grind of working football practices and talking football with fellow Irish fans every day, he took to blogging, a path which eventually led him to Her Loyal Sons. Continuously diving into stats and game film, Tex strives to break down every aspect of Fighting Irish football--even though it's determined to kill him.
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Undnut…could you get ahold of Mia and get a couple cases shipped down to TX?
Tex & Co.,
Thanks for the mention! I can’t speak highly enough of Mia’s tours — and Ireland in general for anyone that has never been.
Trey,
Great minds.
I need to get a shipment to Wisconsin first, and then we can delve into the logistics of a Texas delivery. Someday soon I hope to return to Ireland for the tour. Twice in a single calendar year is tough to swing.
I wish I could unsee the mental image you painted. (dry heaving)
I don’t think Penn State students and supporters live in the real world. I…I…I don’t know what to do with idiots like that.
John L has been a crazy old man since his days at UofL. He insulted the fan base on his way out, at MSU he laughed when they planted their flag on ND’s field, and now he pulls a Lane Kiffin on his almamater and laughs about it. Here’s to an epic failure this year at Arkansas!