Not only are your favorite baseball teams working out in Arizona or Florida getting ready for the season, but your favorite college football team is probably also getting ready to begin their own version of Spring Training. Probably not much of a secret, my favorite CFB team is Notre Dame (a very "mixed blessing" for sure). The Fighting Irish usually hold 4-5 weeks of … [Read more...] about Spring Training … in pads
Wally’s Wednesday
So ... that surly SOB, Jeff Kent, is gonna hang up the spikes. Immediately, the questions came up about his qualifications for the Hall of Fame. Quite a timely topic, don't you think? Kent spent 17 years in the major leagues and leaves as the career home-run leader among second basemen with 351, 74 more than Ryne Sandberg. He had a .290 career batting average, 377 … [Read more...] about Wally’s Wednesday
College Football — The Soup Bowl
Casey thought it was about time that I write a Bowl season round-up, so I said “Yes, boss, how fast do you want that? I’ll drop everything and get right on it”. Well, it actually didn’t go like that, but after I stopped cussin’ and throwin’ things, this is what came out. It’s kinda like the “egg surprise” dish I cook on Saturday mornings … ya never know what’s gonna be in there … [Read more...] about College Football — The Soup Bowl
Santa Delivers ND Bowl Win
Big East Good for Irish Football, Too?
I’m gonna re-open an old bottle of beer here. It’s been talked about before, usually while ND football is hitting the depths of its existence … like after Ty’s 3rd season and right now during the embarrassing Weis Era. The simple question is this: Should Notre Dame football join the rest of Fighting Irish sports and become part of the Big East Conference? Or should ND football … [Read more...] about Big East Good for Irish Football, Too?