by Wally Hallelujah!!!! Seems like it's been several months since Notre Dame's last win, but the Irish got it done last night in Chestnut Hill, MA with a 31-13 win. Seems the Irish have been turning the tables lately against a Boston College team that has seemingly tormented them almost as much as Michigan State. And it's quite a relief to know that ND is not the … [Read more...] about Prayers Answered as Irish Finally Win!
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Cardinal Crush! Seriously?
By Wally Stanford's 37-14 beatdown of Notre Dame in South Bend is clearly a stark reminder that it's a different era at ND. Obviously, these aren't Lou Holtz's Fightin' Irish that most of us fondly remember, but maybe by the end of the season we'll be able to say this squad resembles Lou's first ND team that finished sub .500 but showed signs of life and promise for the … [Read more...] about Cardinal Crush! Seriously?
Notre Dumb
by Wally Murphy's Law: Whatever can go wrong, will. Or something like that. I'm sick and tired of seeing Notre Dame play just bad enough to lose. Whether it's the "Bush Push" game back about 5 years ago when ND was an underdog to USC, or yesterday's overtime loss to Michigan State, the Irish are obviously snakebit in close games. Doesn't matter if we're playing … [Read more...] about Notre Dumb
Robinson Beats the Irish
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 …