Here I actually thought the beginning of this article was going somewhere. I thought the "Perdue" thing was coincidence. Well played sir.

Good news about the game being at noon, I can go golf afterwards!

Go Irish!!!
Billy | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 1:39 pm | #

Not to hijack this thread too badly, but The Deer Hunter is absolutely by far one of the worst movies I have ever seen. 1978 must have been a SLOW year for movies for The Deer Hunter to have won 5 oscars. Perhaps my taste is clouded by having to watch the movie for a class, but I seriously wanted to shoot MYSELF in the head while watching the characters pretend to do so. Diddymau!
Erik '04 | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 1:39 pm | #

Erik '04;

I'll admit that the Deer Hunter has its flaws, but come on, man, that beautiful long wedding scene, with all the guys jumping that bottle of Rolling Rock and then having that encounter with the mysterious and disillusioned Viet Nam vet who is a cinematic allusion to stranger who crashes the wedding in 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' makes the Deer Hunter well worth watching.

I love the way this post started out. Frank Perdue is famous among advertising wretches like me for using the line, "My Chickens Eat Better Than You Do" in his ads, one of the best ad lines ever.

And how did Michael Cimino get his start? He became one of the most sought after T.V. commercial directors of his day before going Hollywood.

Which brings me full circle and raises the question; what tangental lengths will you go to in an effort to avoid taking too close a look at the possibility of this struggling Notre Dame team's prospects in West Lafyette?
Joe Subway | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 2:09 pm | #

Ah the Scorpions. They were never really the same after Francis Buchholz left. (But the latest replacement, Paweł Mąciwoda, isn't half bad.)
Cole Gannon | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 2:11 pm | #

Not to hijack the thread again, but it has been reported through solid sources that Chris Stewart is transferring as well. The hits just keep on coming!
TF | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 2:30 pm | #

I wont ever get enough of that Mark May picture. Makes me laugh everytime.
Adam | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 2:34 pm | #

Lou;

Can the Irish see the Lady on the Dome all the way from the Purdue campus?
Joe Subway | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 2:48 pm | #

My dad got a bunch of friends and family together to watch "The Deer Hunter" last year on a Saturday afternoon in South Bend. We watched it and then drove up to Zeke's in Dowagiac to partake of their 250+ beers and talk about the movie. I'm telling ya, lots of beer and "The Deer Hunter" can lead to one depressing evening...

That being said, I'm with Erik about the flaws but also the high number of terrific moments in the film. The wedding reception, the drive up to the hunting lodge with all the guys, DeNiro coming back to Meryl Streep and all the awkwardness therein, etc.

Enough about depressing things, though. How about our Irish!
PK | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 2:49 pm | #

Actually, Chris Stewart was asked to leave the state of Indiana when he had eaten everything.
Koko B. Ware | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 2:59 pm | #

Has anyone ever played the Deer Hunter drinking game? You sit at a table across from a friend (optional camoflauge clothing and face paint) with six (or nine) cans of beer between you. An unbiased third person vigorously shakes one can and places it among the others. The third party then mixes all the cans so you and your buddy lose track of where the shaken one is located. The game commences with one player holding a can to the side of his head and popping the top. If the can does not explode, it is placed back on the table. The second person does the same and so on, until a can explodes alongside someone's head. This person is now "dead" and must consume all beers on the table. I am not really sure how to decide who is the loser since the "winner" doesn't drink any beer on the table, but it is still a fun game.
Jason D | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 3:01 pm | #

TF: What solid sources? I find this rumor hard to believe.
Thomas | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 3:12 pm | #

I think Lou referenced "the lady on the Dome" in every pep rally speech I heard him give in '95 and '96.
Brian | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 3:19 pm | #

Believe in the Lou.
indy | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 3:20 pm | #

PK-

Hey, with the 12:00 start, which is 9:00 out here on the West Coast, I am going to have to start drinking pretty early. Do you think I would be better off getting really drunk the night before in the hopes of waking up still drunk for kick off? I may have to get to bed early on Friday so I can start my bloody mary's at 8:00 when GameDay comes on.
Jason D | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 3:24 pm | #

Thomas,

It appears to be legit, as most ND websites have something mentioning it. It's not fun to say goodbye to players many had high hopes for at ND, but it's also important to remember that every single transfer from Notre Dame under the Charlie Weis era has come from players who are dead last in the depth chart at their respective positions.
Pete | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 3:38 pm | #

DD to cincinatti
bcnd | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 3:41 pm | #

Kick off is the operative word, Jason. You don't want to be still working your way into a state of oblivion when there's a fumble on the kickoff return, or big turnover on that first offensive series.

I'm just going to get to bed early friday and stay focused in the morning. If I can avoid distractions, I should be fine by the time we have the ball in our hands.
indy | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 3:58 pm | #

Excellent point indy!

I will go to bed early (and sober) Friday and then get up for the start of GameDay and start the bloody marys promptly at 8:00. Then right at kickoff, I can move to straight tequila. Should put me into a complete state of oblivion before we touch the ball. Great advice indy! Thanks for looking out...
Jason D | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 4:18 pm | #

Jason D.

That drinking game was introduced in an 80's commedy spoof by Rick Moranis (sp?) and some other Canadian hoser whose name I don't recall -- they called it the "Beer Hunter."
Don E. Brook | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 4:31 pm | #

haha! Strange Brew was/is a classic.
tc | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 4:48 pm | #

Brian:
How could you leave out the best part about Frank Perdue? He always ended his tv commercials with the line: It takes a strong man to make a tender chicken.
dbldomer | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 5:10 pm | #

I would have hoped that you could have incorporated Lou's lisp into an otherwise interesting article.
jim / redondo beach | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 5:11 pm | #

There's a bar in Palm Desert called the Beer Hunter...
jim / redondo beach | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 5:13 pm | #

Jason D, in the west coast i live in, GameDay starts at 7am. 7:03 if you want to avoid that God aweful intro song.
west coast | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 5:54 pm | #

No way I get up at 7:00. Start watching on TIVO at 8:00, fast fwd through all the commercials and Desmond Howard demonstration B.S. and I am good to go!

Plus, Lee Corso's mug is just a little too jarring for me to take at 7am!
Jason D | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 7:03 pm | #

i tend to forget that i'm the only person in the industrialized world that doesn't have tivo.
west coast | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 7:26 pm | #

utterly bonkers!!
terry nutkins | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 7:52 pm | #

Chris Stewart was granted a leave for personal reasons (ND release). His Dad was interviewed by SBT and said Chris is on his way home to spend time with his family to visit, think and discuss. He told his Dad he is 'thinking' of transferring, but it is not a fait acompli. His Dad wants him to stay. We shall see.
psdo51 | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 9:21 pm | #

Charlie Weis and his Notre Dame team have taken more abuse the last 10 days or so then George Bush, Genl. Petraeus or Brittney Spears. I think they have been pushed to the wall. Sometimes analysis and common sense have to be thrown out. Notre Dame will win Saturday because enough is enough.
psdo51 | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 9:26 pm | #

The Beer Hunter; Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as Bob and Doug Mackenzie, from SCTV.

As a Canadian, it's my duty to know this.
Joe Subway | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 9:39 pm | #

Thanks hoser.
Don E. Brook | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 9:44 pm | #

I'm excited for the early game time. I can go straight from coffee to beer with no awkward down time.

If we don't win any games this year, NBC may have us kicking off at 2:00 AM next year.
obediah | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 9:47 pm | #

Love the blind oracle. I haven't seen a look like that since Ned Beaty in Deliverance. Wheeee!
Southside | Email | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 9:47 pm | #

Jason D -

You may want to consider imbibement of that first 'mary' just prior to the 8 A.M. hour. Psychologically, come 9 A.M. you'll have been drinking for 3 (distinct) hours. Oblivion's gifts will appear just a tad bit closer.

Of course, hard drugs may be worth a looksie as the season goes past.

Go Irish
Bill H. | Email | Homepage | 09.28.07 - 12:18 am | #

This stuff is weak dribble. What happened to the insightful articles and writing - dump this guy's contributions.
Burkeman | Email | Homepage | 09.28.07 - 1:33 am | #

Unfortunately methinks Mark May be right this year (it's bound to happen once in every 10,000,000 years.)
Timugen | Email | Homepage | 09.28.07 - 1:35 am | #

The Blind Oracle at Bristol makes me want to vomit. Not only are the picks always incredibly accurate, but they are glaringly made in the wrong verb tense.
Lo-fi | Email | Homepage | 09.28.07 - 2:03 am | #

The federline bit had me laughing hysterically, albeit very quietly so as not to wake the wife and kids. And you gotta love Jay's circus post. God help them with that stoopid drum. They may beat us tomorrow, but they're never gonna be good until they get rid of that drum.
y | Email | Homepage | 09.28.07 - 5:49 am | #

"Weak dribble"?
Brian | Email | Homepage | 09.28.07 - 8:42 am | #

He's insulting your basketball skills.

I agree with him, though - no more humor on this site. Thanks in advance.
Lo-fi | Email | Homepage | 09.28.07 - 10:17 am | #

Bill H.-

Great suggestion. Believe me, I have entertained the idea of hard drugs. My friend and fellow ND fan is an oral surgeon and will occassionally supply a tank of laughing gas for my ND game parties. Definitely helps to have one handy whenever the team makes a bad play. Really changes your outlook on the games.

I really think we can beat Purdue. GO IRISH! I am still rooting as hard as I can whether I am completely medicated or not!

GO IRISH!!!
Jason D | Email | Homepage | 09.28.07 - 2:21 pm | #

i realize it was a joke, but let me say this before i hear it again: please never...ever again refer to Aldrige and Hughes as 'Thunder and Lightning'.
It was bad enough last year when Clemson fans applied the phrase to their running back duo of James Davis and C.J. Spiller...because they blatantly stole it from the infamous trojan fans during the previous reggie bush - lendale while year...who probably stole it from countless others before them.
my point, as a domer married to a clemson grad, is that how are ND grads putting themselves on the same literary level as the rednecks who are giving me so much crap this season?? my dignity has suffered enough

...or at lease wait a couple years until Hughes/Aldridge and Allen actually earn that kind of title
SC domer | Email | Homepage | 09.28.07 - 10:59 pm | #