• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to secondary sidebar
Pickin' Splinters

Pickin' Splinters

Rochester's Independent Sports Source

  • Home
  • RIT
  • Red Wings
  • Amerks
  • High School
  • RWU

Notre Dame football

Anarchy in Ann Arbor

September 12, 2009 by Wally 23 Comments

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

Solid Opening Win For the Irish

September 6, 2009 by Wally 16 Comments

For starters, this was a pretty good performance.   Yes, ND pitched a shutout against a pretty good offense, but it was one of those games where there were a lot of "baserunners and Irish pitchers were fortunate to get the double play ball when they really needed it".   But any time you can hold an accomplished WAC offense like Nevada's scoreless, it should be noted and … [Read more...] about Solid Opening Win For the Irish

Fighting Irish Summer Dreams

July 14, 2009 by Wally 10 Comments

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

ND Is Toast … Wildcats Boast

November 23, 2008 by Wally 6 Comments

To say that Notre Dame fans across the country are disgusted, embarrassed, disappointed, angry, ticked off, agitated and/or sickened would cover approximately 80% of the emotional spectrum.   For the other 20%, insert some expletives in front of those adjectives and we'll have everyone covered.   On the morning after ND's 24-23 defeat to the lowly Syracuse Orange, one thing I … [Read more...] about ND Is Toast … Wildcats Boast

« Previous Page

Primary Sidebar

Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties

Secondary Sidebar

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in