Courtesy of NDNation, here's a link to the legendary ND-PSU matchup lovingly dubbed "The Snow Bowl". It warms my heart to see The Bus bowling over PSU defenders, much like he did with my hometown team the World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers for years. This is a great highlight reel, taking you through all the key plays. A great way to waste 11:31 at work. http://dietler.net/nd/videos/quickplay/?video=snowbowl ...
Her Loyal Sons Goes Global: Shout out to Daglfing!
You're right, this has little to do with football analysis, news or stats. But it has everything to do with the universal appeal of Notre Dame football. Today we had visitors from as far away as Mulgrave - Australia (a once-primarily agricultural area that is now just part of Melbourne's suburban sprawl), Yokohama - Japan (source of some great treads for your Honda or Subaru) and DAGLFING motherf-ing GERMANY. Now Daglfing doesn't even come up on Wikipedia, so you know that's one ...
Calvin Johnson: The Biggest Threat You’ll Never See
Here's the end result with Calvin Johnson: He's a great athlete, and he'll make some amazing catches Saturday and throughout season, but overall he's not that much of a threat. Why? Because his QB sucks. All we hear from Tech fans all day every day is CJ, CJ, CJ. And the response has always been "CJ can't throw it to himself", and there's the rub. CJ is a great talent and certainly a first round NFL prospect, but in the end RB is a 50% passer, and you can't carry an offense on a WR's ...
Do It Yourself Pep Rally
It's that time of year again folks. Time when the leaves start to change, the autumn breeze rolls in, the grills get fired up, and so do I... That's right, it's time for the annual pre-season opener homemade pep rally and here's your guide to doin' it yourself. This annual tradition was started by the K-Man, a legendary ND fan out of Cleveland, OH, who also happens to be my brother-in-law. I've picked it up, and the power of this pep rally is tangible. Assuming you can't make it to Tech ...