Get Your Hate On: Notre Dame Vs. Michigan

Published on: 9th September, 2010

Let's just be honest, shall we? Behind the perfectly appropriate facade of hospitality and mutual good-sportsmanship that will be on display (at least outside the stadium) is the undeniable fact that the two programs facing off on Saturday hate each other.  The rivalry dates back to 1887, when the Wolverines traveled to ...

Brian Kelly, Welcome To Notre Dame

Published on: 10th December, 2009

The page is turned, and the Fighting Irish have their new coach. For my fellow Domers, it's the dawn of a new Irish day. We all know his record: championships at every level of coaching—Grand Valley State, Central Michigan, and Cincinnati—and a steady climb to the top. So rather than list coach ...

Notre Dame’s Season Ends Not with a Bang, but with a Whimper

Published on: 23rd November, 2009

While the crowd cheered when the Irish scored and made noise for UConn on third down, it was hollow. For this Fighting Irishman, who attended his first Notre Dame football game at the age of 11 years old, it felt like the next-to-last performance of a burned-out theater troupe—everyone saying ...

Heartbroken Notre Dame: Coach Charlie Weis to Blame?

Published on: 15th November, 2009

Well, what's left to say after the disaster at Pittsburgh? To call this a disappointing season is perhaps the most banal understatement you could come up with. So how does this Fighting Irishman feel about the state of  the program that he loves so much? Anger. Disgust. Bewilderment. Fed-up. But most ...

Notre Dame: Three Down, Nine to Go

Published on: 22nd September, 2009

The 2009 season is well under way, and with one quarter of the schedule in the record books, I thought I’d share my impressions about the three games so far. As a self-confessed Notre Dame partisan, I’ll work hard to stay objective.    1. Our offense can play with anyone in the ...

Notre Dame Crushes Nevada: Turns Sights on Wolverines

Published on: 8th September, 2009

I deliberately waited a couple of days so that the euphoria of a near-perfect Notre Dame win over Nevada wouldn't tempt me to write things I might regret later. But all in all, my opinion of Saturday's blowout victory over Nevada hasn't really changed much. It had everything: balanced offense, swarming ...