By Wally I'm not condoning alcohol abuse, but I just want the readers to know that I'm sipping my second very potent IPA ... it's going down smooth and enabling me to cope with the ND loss to Michigan. Believe it or not, this brew is called "Raging Bitch" and, at this point, it's pretty obvious why. I highly recommend it and will be looking for a third in a few … [Read more...] about Robinson Beats the Irish
And the Super Bowl champ will be …
by Wally Now that TLarner has completed his terrific research and analysis on the upcoming division races in the NFL, I thought it would be appropriate to solicit opinions on which teams will do well and emerge from the playoffs. As an appetizer of sorts, I stumbled across a posting on ESPN in which ~25 NFL pundits/writers expressed their opinions on who would play in the … [Read more...] about And the Super Bowl champ will be …
Good Start For The Irish
By Wally Notre Dame took a positive first step forward to begin the Brian Kelly Era by beating Purdue 23-12 Saturday. In terms of the winning margin, an 11 point win was certainly in the ballpark for what most people seemed to be expecting, but the game was lower scoring overall than we likely anticipated. Here are Wally's takeaways from Week 1: The Good: Defense … [Read more...] about Good Start For The Irish
Notre Dame Football: Pre-Kick Predictions
By Wally We're less than 2 weeks away from the 2010 college football season kick-off, and the Irish start the season by taking on Purdue Sept 4 at Notre Dame Stadium. So of course ND fans everywhere are engaging each other in the annual August ritual of voicing either expectations or "hopes" for the upcoming season. And as usual, NDNation.com has run their annual … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Football: Pre-Kick Predictions
NBA & NHL: Final Four Predictions
By Wally OK ... we're at the Final Four stage for the NBA and NHL playoffs. Let's get some predictions from the Pine on how the playoffs will unravel for each sport. I'll start: NBA: Lakers over the Suns in 6. This just isn't a good size/position match-up for Phoenix; LA's size and length plus skill at the paint positions will be the difference. Magic over the … [Read more...] about NBA & NHL: Final Four Predictions