College Football: Five Things I Would Change, 2010 Edition
Published on: 16th December, 2010
Full Disclosure: this article is recycled from one I wrote last year. Since there were only about 50 people to read the first version, why not retool and republish? I must admit, college football is a beautiful thing. I love watching the game for its imperfections, variety, momentum shifts and overall ...One More Thing For Notre Dame Fans To Look Forward To This Fall
Published on: 20th July, 2010
Times they are a changing. Multiple outlets are reporting that USC is replacing AD Mike Garrett with former QB and current NBC color analyst Pat Haden . Why do Notre Dame fans care about this? Because if you feel like I do , it has been a long time coming to replace the ...Jim Harbaugh: The Other Next Head Coach at Notre Dame
Published on: 7th December, 2009
While I am sure that everyone out there is aware of the impending meeting between administrators from the University of Notre Dame and current Cincinnati head coach Brian Kelly (thanks to Twitter), here is a link to an article about another candidate who will be in New York this week ...Charlie Weis and Notre Dame: The “What If” Era
Published on: 30th November, 2009
When a coaching change comes, it’s hard not to look back (in this case, over five years) and wonder what might have been. In the case of Charlie Weis, I think it is especially apropos. While I am sure the list I compiled is by no means all-encompassing, it’s a start: 2004 ...So What Does a BCS National Championship Get a Coach These Days?
Published on: 18th November, 2009
What does a BCS National Championship bring a coach these days? Fame and Fortune? A big contract extension? Well, to put it simply—about 10 years of job security. To illustrate the point, let’s look at the following: —1997 AP National Champion—Michigan Wolverines, coached by Lloyd Carr. Carr was essentially forced to step down after the ...A Quick Note to Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany…
Published on: 17th November, 2009
To: Jim Delany From one Jim to another: Granted, I am first a Notre Dame fan. But, as someone who has lived their entire life in Big Ten country and still watches plenty of its games, here are just a few thoughts on the final week of the football season: First and foremost, you have ...Five Things I Would Change about College Football
Published on: 16th October, 2009
I must admit, college football is a beautiful thing. I love watching the game for its imperfections, variety, and emotion. On 12 Saturdays every fall, teams from across the country line up to play for little more than school pride, honor, and victory (oh yeah, and a shot at making ...10 Impact Guys For Notre Dame In 2009: Interim Progress Reports
Published on: 7th October, 2009
Prior to the beginning of the 2009 Notre Dame football season, I picked out 10 impact players/coaches for the season (follow the link to the original here). Since we are five weeks in and have arrived at the bye week, I thought it was fitting to give interim grades (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory/Incomplete) ...10 Impact Guys For Notre Dame In 2009: Interim Progress Reports
Published on: 7th October, 2009
Prior to the beginning of the 2009 Notre Dame football season, I picked out 10 impact players/coaches for the season (follow the link to the original here). Since we are five weeks in and have arrived at the bye week, I thought it was fitting to give interim grades (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory/Incomplete) ...Notre Dame-Washington: Critiquing Clausen, Weis and the Fighting Irish Victory
Published on: 5th October, 2009
After making my first trek to South Bend for a Notre Dame home game since the Irish played Stanford in 2002, I can say that it is official (and totally biased)—the best college football experience anyone can hope for is at Notre Dame. End of discussion. This was the first time my Michigan-born ...Featured Sponsors
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