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
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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
The REAL National Championship ranking
By Wally Actually, there's apparently three ways to count college football national titles ... and whenever a team like Alabama wins a title and claims it's their 13th national title, you hear whispers in the crowd ... like "How is that possible?" "Really ... that many?" and "I thought this was only their 8th". And of course the Michigan Skunkbears ... er, uh, … [Read more...] about The REAL National Championship ranking
Big 12 Football Coaches: Make It A Decaffeinated
By Paul Gotham Recent allegations of player abuse by Texas Tech's Mike Leach call to mind a series of questionable interactions by Big 12 football coaches. Maybe these guys should cut down on the coffee intake. First, Oklahoma State's Mike Gundy had a good message. He wanted to protect his player. The fact that he reminded folks that he coaches students and not … [Read more...] about Big 12 Football Coaches: Make It A Decaffeinated