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
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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
College Football Landscape and the Big 10
By Wally Here's a very interesting Q&A perspective on the future of College Football conferences written by Pete Fiutak of College Football News: Q: I consider myself a relatively sane and rational person. So why is it that I’m having a hard time believing that Big Ten expansion talk is that big a deal? Many are predicting Armageddon, but I’m just not seeing it. Is … [Read more...] about College Football Landscape and the Big 10
State of the Union — An analysis of Notre Dame Basketball
by Wally I just read a very thoughtful and provocative top-to-bottom analysis of the ND basketball program. Also sheds quite a bit of light on the Big East. The author did quite a bit of research and his very reasonable recommendations are built on that homework. And maybe I've been a little too tough on Mike Brey, given some of the things I've learned. Anyway, if … [Read more...] about State of the Union — An analysis of Notre Dame Basketball