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An at large team from the ACC? Come on. I understand WHY you would put Va Tech in there, but what are you assuming with the Boise-Hawaii matchup? That Boise wins and doesn't climb high enough? |
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Now, if only Missouri could control its own destiny, in addition to its own desitny. |
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ND/Stanford will be at 3:30pm ET on ESPN2. Just an FYI. |
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Who cares what Mandel thinks. I don't think he's as bad as some people, but these guys are being paid to write stories people will click on. That's why everything is the best or worst of all time, so people will click it in anger. Don't read that junk. |
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Forbes has rated ND as the most valuable college football team,, although they did misspell Coach Weis's last name. |
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With the Stanford game being televised on ESPN2 does anyone know who the announcers will be for the game? |
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Great work, Jeff. Lots of meat to work with. I loved the link to the Forbes list. I found that to be quite interesting, even though the value(s) assigned seem to be on the low side. Imagine if N.D. were to actually sell the program for $100M, and then receive some form of profit sharing. Preposterous. Maybe. But I thought that the Elvis Presley Estate had lost their collective mind when they sold their entire rights to "all things Elvis" for a lump sum + a portion of future profits. Then the new company immediately began generating incredible amounts of cash that would have never been realized under the old, stale management. That being said, ND needs to resume our winning tradition, and hold on to our TV contract. That is what really distinguishes Notre Dame, and Her ability to earn big money. And Kevin White ruining the future opportunites to earn huge, $15M bowl paydays is grounds for immediate dismissal, if not a full-fledged public execution, IMHO. |
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Knoxville Irish, |
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I haven't been keeping up with NDNation, but apparently I should change the "SAT Challenge" to a competition for the "Aspirational Peers Goblet." Does anyone know the reference? |
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Knoxville Irish - According to Awful Announcing, the announcers for the ND/Stanford game are Dave Lamont, Ed Cunningham, and Jack Arute. |
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Jeff, |
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Knoxville & Pat |
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I thought I saw in the pre-game notes on und.com that the Standford game represents something like 3 of the last 7 ND games that haven't been sold out. Another was an Air Force game, and another was a Navy game at a neutral site. Can't remember the others. |
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It is worth noting that the Irish football program contributed over $20M to the university's academic program, more than the next five teams combined. |
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Mandel didn't say Weis is a bad coach, he merely stated the obvious; Weis didn't recognize the difference between coaching on Saturday instead of Sunday. Ton Pagna who bleeds Blue and Gold and a GREAT coach has been saying the same thing. I have always thought that Charlie, who is very bright, could change but last week's statement about going back to talk to the Pats gives me real cause for concern. Instead of Boston he should, in the spring, make a daily visit to Oakridge Ct in Granger (it's a 3 mile walk from his house--good for the gut)and learn how to to be a HEAD COACH at Notre Dame. It's not the x's and o's that are the enemy: Charlie must meet the real enemy and it is he. Let's support him guys, but let's face the facts. |
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JohnF and Jeff, |
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Domerplayer, |
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bcnd - Weis's is proper grammar. Weis' is generally acceptable as well, but for the sake of being consistent we try to stick with Weis's as much as possible. |
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just checking out the mgoblog. |
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As a Canadian, I take great exception to the fact that you called Canada 'the 51st state.' |
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Domerplayer: Hopefully, the Patriots' coaching staff will tell Charlie right off the bat to go see some braniac college coach types ore experts that know the college game right away. |
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Joe Subway: I thought Canadians were Americans with slightly better manners who enjoyed freezing for a good part of the year. |
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Can I assume that Domerplayer's reference to "Oakridge Ct in Granger" is to the home of Ara? If it is, Charlie should be there a couple of times a week before next season. He has that much to learn,and Ara is the only man alive who can instruct him in how to be a GREAT head coach at Notre Dame. |
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I am slightly skeptical that the N.E. Patriots are going to be able to straighten out the mess that we find ourselves in at Notre Dame. First of all, they pretty much have their own business to handle until sometime in early February. For them anything less than a Super Bowl Championship will completely negate everything that they have so far achieved this season. Spygate unleashed a fury in Belichick that must be fed with another SB victory. Thus, helping CW analyze wtf happened in South Bend probably can't happen until mid February. God how I hate being negative, but I too feel like this is another attempt by Charlie to attach himself to the Patriots. And for what? Okay, we get it. You were an assistant coach under the Great Belichick and helped them win 3 rings. Charlie, if you didn't learn what Belichick did to be successful THEN, what makes you think you are going to get it NOW. For God's Sake, read biographies on Knute, Lou, Ara, Woody Hayes, Bear Bryant, Bud Wilkinson, John McKay, Bo Schembechler, Vince Lombardi, etc., etc. Guess what? Your assistants know some things that you don't know. Learn from them. Mike Haywood played at ND under both Faust and Lou, and has coached under Gerry DiNardo, Nick Saban, and Mack Brown. ASK HAYWOOD WHAT HE THINKS YOU SHOULD DO!!! My point is this: Charlie, you need to get your act together real quick. You can't afford to piss up a rope next season. Please don't let your friendship and professional affiliation with Belichick , combined with your notorious bullheadedness and pride, prevent you from soliciting the advice of men who have been to the mountain top in COLLEGE football. Until ND gets into the NFC Black and Blue Division, you need to approach your job as if it is a COLLEGE head coaching job. It IS. My hopes, prayers, and best wishes are with you. I still believe you are going to have an epiphany, and lead ND back to greatness. Just keep an open mind as you search for answers. And remember, in the history of the world, no head football coach has ever been paid $3.5M per year to LEARN how to be a head football coach!! Be a sponge and absorb some winning philosophy. The N.D. Family remains supportive of you and your efforts. Go Irish. |
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Me thinks Domerplayer is a solicitor for BlewandGeld Ill. |
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Do you guys live near Nouvel? I go to Nouvel and was shocked and excited to see a shout-out here. |
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JimK: I thought Charlie said one time that he already talks to Ara on the phone after every single ND game. I seem to remember something about that, but can't think of the specifics. |
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Anyone want to argue with Strunk and White's the Elements of Style? |
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Thomas; |
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"I'm Canadian. It's like an American, except without the gun." |
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Exceptions are the possessives of ancient proper names ending in -es and -is, the possessive Jesus', and such forms as for conscience' sake, for righteousness' sake. |
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Amen Voice. Either it was another one of Charlie's increasingly pathetic NFL name-dropping exercises, or it means the guy really thinks "schematic" problems caused us to get blown out by a team of 5'10" AF cadets, lose to Navy for the 1st time in 40 years, and get trounced 76-0 by our two most hated rivals. I'm holding out for the slim chance that Bellichek will look at him like he's a freaking idiot and tell him to stop bugging him and to go ask an actual college coach to do his homework for him. |
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Joe Subway, may I say "America's Tuque"? |
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Erik 04 - |
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"America's touque, keeping your ears warm since 1867" is not a bad way to think about Canada. |
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I've never seen a message board with so many people quick to point out other's spelling mistakes and grammar issues. In the words of Winston Churchhill, "Up with that I shall not put." Lets just assume that all competent but may have made a spelling error in an effort to type faster |
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My apostrophe in other's should be after as in others'. I forgot to type "are" in between all and competent. |
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As long as we're talking high school football, South Bend St. Joseph's (the one at the corner of Angela and Michigan across from ND) plays for a state title Saturday afternoon against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard. St. Joe's tailback, Jordan Taylor, is apparently on ND's watchlist, though it's a longshot. He may also not play; he had a hammy issue in their semistate versus Fort Wayne Concordia. |
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Happy Thanksgiving, BGS friends! |
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