Yesterday, I spent far too much money on a lunch had theĀ privilegeĀ of attending the Notre Dame Club of Dallas' UND Celebration. Here we honored our Person of the Year, Teachers of the Year, and also had a visit from Brian Kelly. The later is clearly of interest to any regular reader of this blog, making this week's Roundup a logical choice to share Kelly's comments. We will get to those in the Roundup proper, but first I wanted to share three things that I learned about Kelly during this ...
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Friday Roundup: The “OU Mad?” Edition
Tomorrow will mark only the tenth time that the Irish and Oklahoma have met on the gridiron. The last time the two met was in 1999. That game, much like most of the series, ended in an Irish victory. In fact, the Irish are 8-1 all time against the Sooners, including the snapping of OU's record 47 game winning streak in 1957, a streak that included a 40-0 destruction of the Irish. So after a decade away these two teams, now both in the top ten, are set to face off in one of the biggest games ...
Friday Roundup: The “Luck Has Run Out” Edition
So Stanford, bet you feel all confident right about now. Sure, you've knocked off USC already this season (and then fell on your face to Washington, but we will forget that for now). And yes, you have won the last three years against the Irish. But your Luck has run out and is now an Indianapolis Colt. Now you face a buzzsaw that is the Irish defense. Spoiler alert: Trees lose to saws. Every. Damn. Time. ...