Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory! Notre Dame did everything they could to hand Michigan a win today, and the Wolverines gladly accepted the gift. I don’t know what hurts more … the gut-wrenching defeat for the Irish or the fact that Charlie Weis & Co breathed life back into Michigan’s program … one that was in complete disarray 2 weeks ago. Either … [Read more...] about Anarchy in Ann Arbor
Charlie Weis
Fighting Irish Summer Dreams
Make your BCS bowl plans now, Fighting Irish fans!!! According to Blue & Gold Illustrated (BGI), Notre Dame will finish the regular season at 11-1 and head to one of the big BCS bowl games in January. 11-1?!?!? Maybe they'll play in the National Title game!!! Yahooo!!!!! Wait … what? You're wondering how in the name of St. Charles the Irish could be 11-1 in … [Read more...] about Fighting Irish Summer Dreams
Come In Off the Ledge, ND Fans
After watching just bits and pieces of last night’s predictable beatdown at the hands of USC’s Trojans (I was surfing between that game, Oregon vs Oregon State and Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State), I was suddenly jolted with a dose of perspective … or maybe it was more like being hit squarely in the jaw with the cold, hard reality. Whatever it was, ND fans, I’m here to talk you off … [Read more...] about Come In Off the Ledge, ND Fans
Tuesdays with Smitty: Random thoughts and observations from Thanksgiving Weekend.
Long title to this article - then again this it was a nice long weekend for me. Unfortunately work calls, and I still can't figure out a way to get rich and stay home writing on Pickin' Splinters for a living. Someday... someday. But this weekend was everything it was hyped to be - good food, good company, warm fires at the Edgemere mansion, cold brews and lots of sporting … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Random thoughts and observations from Thanksgiving Weekend.
NCAA Hoops is Living Up To Its Maddening Reputation
February is living up to its reputation here in the northeast. Single digit temperatures combined with forty mile per hour gusts have denizens shivering. Mix today’s weather conditions with Saturday’s air in the forty degree range, and my yard has become a sheet of glass - anyone for a little back yard hockey? Also living up to its reputation is college hoops. With March … [Read more...] about NCAA Hoops is Living Up To Its Maddening Reputation