Randy Holtz of the Rocky Mountain News has nice writeup chronicling Notre Dame's long running love affair with the Heisman Trophey. Basically the Heisman goes with the Irish like burgers go with beer at CJs. If you don't know, the Rocky Mountain News Heisman poll is the longest-running weekly Heisman Trophy poll in the country, in its 20th year, and has correctly predicted the winner 16 of the previous 19 seasons. The poll started back in 1987...the last time a Notre Dame player won the ...
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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 ...
Unable to Find Positives on Field, Weis Looks to Tech Sideline
SOUTH BEND, Ind.--Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis looked over the Georgia Tech roster in preparation for the upcoming game between the Fighting Irish and the Yellow Jackets. Weis, with his "let's-not-get-ahead-of-ourselves" style, sought something positive to say about the Yellow Jackets' chances in Saturday's game. He came up empty. "Let's face it. No matter what the media is saying, and no matter how they're trying to spin this game to make it seem more exciting, we're just ...
Uh oh; Georgia Tech 29, Notre Dame 21
Maybe all the hype leading up to the hotly-anticipated game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish made my hands sweaty. Maybe I wasn't ready to bump the difficulty up from "Varsity" to "All-American." Maybe I ran one too many WR screens, trying desperately to beat a heavy Georgia Tech pass rush. All I know is that virtual Brady Quinn on my Xbox 360 got planted. A lot. Like six times. And he threw a late pick with Tech up 22-21 to seal the victory ...
2006 HLS Expert Picks: Week 1 Picks
Again, the rules of the game are here. First, an introduction to the 2006 HLS Experts (More may be added if they stop being chicken): Bad Kermit: An avid Cubs fan who expects Notre Dame in 2006 to pull him back in off the ledge after watching another disastrous Cubs season. He writes, he practices law sometimes, and he built a pirate bar, for God's sake. The man has earned some respect, right? ChisND: A northern expat who now resides in the southern comfort of Atlanta. He constantly ...
Matt Leinart Likes To Make Babies
Hmmm not much else to say here but WHOOPS. Looks like the golden boy has knocked up USC JUNIOR basketball player, Brynn Cameron. Ahh what a great way to spend those last two years of college...barefoot and pregnant. I'm also sure her coaches are overjoyed at our boy Leinart. NOTE TO BRADY QUINN - Baby momma drama is not a requirement to win the Heisman Trophey. But we already know you have better judgement than that, as you don't count Nick Lachey and Paris Hilton as close friends. Who ...
Dog Kicked, Dead. Wall Getting Nervous.
Well, if this doesn't get you going, [insert cliche here]: [youtube]tyrRCkG2s8k[/youtube] Thanks to Irish Round Table for the find. ...
THIS JUST IN: AJC calls Tech upset in Saturday’s game
Well someone better contact Weis & Co. before they jump on that plane to Atlanta cause Mark Bradley over at the Atlanta Journal Constitution has called an upset in Saturday's game before the game has even been played. And I thought we where the ones with the direct line to heaven. I'm ever so grateful for this notification as I might still have time to sell my tickets before the game. Gotta love lines like this: "One team that will play at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday has demonstrated ...
NBC Writes Surprisingly Good ND Glossary
John Walters apparently hired a really good intern. I suspect that intern is probably is a Domer. And that Domer wrote a fairly complete Notre Dame Glossary. I love glossaries (glossari? sp?). They remind me of 2nd grade, when I used to look up terms like "Glossary." Anyway, read and enjoy. It's 8 minutes of fun as you relive your time on campus. Ok, for me is was about 20 minutes of fun. I read really slowly, which, of course, caused me lots of trouble as I tried to cram for tests ...
He Gets Paid For This? Seriously?
Austin Murphy, of CNNSI.com has written a piece of lazy sports journalism covering Irish Football. Nothing new there. I'm just gonna keep track of this stuff as the season goes one because it's mind boggling that these guys get paid for this stuff. Sure, it's not as malicious as that piece done by 2 South Bend bumpkins in which they couldn't confirm any of their freely thrown allegations (since they never did A) any research or B) any interviews with ND people), but it is very, very ...