Wally's World

By Wally A new era began for Notre Dame football on Friday as new coach Brian Kelly was introduced to the media.   There's a lot written and videoed about Brian Kelly and how he fits with Notre Dame on ESPN, MSN, Fox, etc ... obviously, the ND coaching job is still quite relevant given the wall-to-wall coverage this week.   It's not an easy job, but it is still very … [Read more...] about Irish Eyes Are Indeed Smiling!

By Wally Some thoughts on the world of college football following a day of conference championship games: -- Cincinnati was lucky to get by Pitt in a barn-burner 45-44.   So the Bearcats will be the 4th ranked team in the land when the rankings come out Sunday and headed to a nice BCS Bowl.  After watching that game, I've concluded that there's not really that much … [Read more...] about Championship Saturday

Thank goodness, the Charlie Weis Era is over!   And I'm not the only one who's delighted about this.   As you can see in the photo, Charlie is being escorted straight to an NFL coordinators job ... do not pass go, do not clean up your office ... we'll send you your stuff. In a fitting finale that was certainly a microcosm of this lost season, Stanford predictably came from … [Read more...] about It’s Over! It’s Over!

By Wally Well, anyone who was either watching the ND game, or at least trying to keep up with scores on Saturday, now understands that the Irish will almost certainly be replacing Charlie Weis with a new coach between seasons.  (If they don't, AD Jack Swarbrick should also be shown the door).  Anyway, I won't spend time making the argument to let Weis go.    The evidence is … [Read more...] about Notre Dame must act quickly