How about getting Rudy involved? CW has been great about getting all the big names to participate in these types of things. Rudy one of the bigger names that kids will remember. Rudy might be a good inspiration for this year. Is he in good standing with Notre Dame and NDnation? I've heard he was a prick, which was heartbreaking as an obsessed kid. Or how about just saying f it and bringing in Sean Austin in the 45 jersey...same thing.
bcnd | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 12:33 am | #

Tim Brown vs. The Rocket

Regis vs. Hornung

Theisman vs. Himself
T | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 1:10 am | #

I heard Rudy has a very healthy self-esteem. I also saw he was releasing a line of juice/ drinks for children.

I say let's see Julius Jones go against Anthony Fasano. Loser competes against Bobby Carpenter to see who gets the boot from the Dallas Cowboys.
NDdallas | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 1:46 am | #

With the hope that some of their toughness, tenacity, and passion would rub off on the current players, and as a pre-celebration of the 20th anniversary of the 1988 National Championship team, I nominate Wes Pritchett and Frank Stams as the two honorary coaches for this year's Blue Gold Game.
Voice in the Wilderness | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 6:58 am | #

Aaron Taylor & Chris Zorich

AT for 1st Team Offense & Zorich for 1st team D. Taylor seems to be getting involved with many things ND, and his blog is a great read with great insight.
The Dude | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 8:47 am | #

Excellent choices by The Dude.
Ted Eberle | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 8:57 am | #

Ha. Ha. Theisman vs. Himself. Good one "T". My money goes on Himself.

Can we bring back Willingham vs. Davies?
Subway Alumni | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 8:58 am | #

Lloyd Carr v. Kelvin Sampson.

Not sure either has much to do right now. And can you imagine the buzz? ;)
bluedevildave | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 9:08 am | #

Justin Tuck v Mike Richardson
Jim '72 | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 9:09 am | #

Bill Belichick v Justin Tuck
Jim '72 | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 9:10 am | #

it would be nice to give a tip of the cap to Tuck and make him an honorary coach. that being said, they'll have chances in the coming years of this inevitable Giants' dynasty to bring him back (G-MEN!).

i suggest bringing back lyron cobbins. he was sick.
Schultz | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 9:34 am | #

How about OC mj leading one team while Voice himself leads the other? The crabcakes could be out of this world!
Knoxville Irish | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 9:46 am | #

Didn't Tuck not come back for a 5th year because he didn't like Weis?
Jason | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 10:00 am | #

Pete Carroll vs. Urban Meyer
kmf | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 10:04 am | #

Oh man I wish the Blue/Gold game was a week later. Kind of hard to get to South Bend when my wife is taking her last Master's Comp' exam that day in Madison. Anyone know if there will be a live feed or clips of every play again?
Erik '04 | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 10:19 am | #

Dick Vitale and Mark May
captain jack | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 10:21 am | #

Huarte v. Hanratty
Brian | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 10:36 am | #

Matt Lovecchio v. Gary Godsey

Chuck Lennon v. Regis

Jed Bartlett v. Oliver Queenan
(a true tour de force if Sheen could pull it off)
Reno | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 11:34 am | #

Pat O'Brien vs. Ronald Reagan
borromini | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 11:55 am | #

Rocky Boiman vs. Michael Stonebreaker

Kent Baer vs. a fourth-grader
Schultz | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 12:05 pm | #

Moose Kraus v Kevin White
Jim '72 | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 12:06 pm | #

Hunk Anderson v all takers
Andy | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 12:14 pm | #

Matt Doerhty vs John McCloud

Tom Krug vs Vitale.
mark | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 12:28 pm | #

Digger VS. Brey
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 12:31 pm | #

There's nothing that spoils the movie "Rudy" quite like actually meeting Rudy.
Irish Jugg | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 12:53 pm | #

LOL, Irish Jugg! I have heard similar things. A friend of mine with no ties to ND or football said "Rudy" is a favorite of her two middle-school sons.

Twenty-years since our last NC...Makes me want to curl up into the fetal position.

A. J. Hawk vs. Brady Quinn - then we can see what obnoxious jersey Laura Hawk (nee Quinn) comes up with this time.
OC mj | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 1:46 pm | #

Tom Pagna and Joe Yonto.
Doug | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 1:52 pm | #

How about Hurate-Lujack vs Brown-Lattner, with Hornung as honorary referee?
Doug | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 2:00 pm | #

Touchdown Jesus vs. that horse from ESPN
bcnd | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 2:37 pm | #

I like taylor v. zorich, but make them play as player coaches!

Geez, 20 years. What the fuck just happened?
Lazarus | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 2:40 pm | #

Amen Lazarus, and glad to see you were just napping after all - perhaps not unlike the ND football program.
Thundershaker | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 3:04 pm | #

Harry O. vs. Chuck Male -- give the kickers some love and maybe we'll find a player who can kick this year!
Irish83 | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 3:32 pm | #

Yeah, I know Harry has gone to the great goal posts in the sky -- just indulge my metaphor.
Irish83 | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 3:33 pm | #

Grant Irons vs Stonebreaker

Man, what names...
NDdallas | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 3:59 pm | #

Make it count.

Tenuta vs. Brown for control of the defensive playcalling in 08.

Like the MLB allstar game which decides home field advantage for the World Series...
indy | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 4:01 pm | #

Theses 3 are the best.

1. Can we bring back Willingham vs. Davies?

2. Pete Carroll vs. Urban Meyer

3. Theisman vs. Himself
Austin The Mexican Leprechaun | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 4:47 pm | #

Chuck Norris vs. Charlie weis

cant u just see the look on everyone's face when chuck wins the game by like 30 or so?
Steven | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 5:00 pm | #

nancy kerrigan v. tonya harding
me | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 5:57 pm | #

Doug's choice of Pagna and Yonto is hard to beat.
Voice in the Wilderness | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 6:13 pm | #

Todd Marinovich vs. Ricky Williams

Brings new meaning to the term "Bud Bowl"...
GO IRISH!!! | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 6:19 pm | #

I like AT vs. Zorich. With assistant coaches of Jeff Faine for offense and Michael Stonebreaker for defense. Let those four show the team what "nasty" really means.
GO IRISH!!! | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 6:22 pm | #

Robert John Kuechenberg. Wouldn't it be just like Weis to turn a thorn into a rose, or whatever. Give him a hobby at the Spring game.

Wikipedia:

Kuechenberg has also been critical of his former teams. One such critique, prompted current Miami All-Pro, Jason Taylor, to comment, "It's another chapter in the grumpy Kuechenberg story. It's Kuechenberg. He gets up every year and complains about something. If it ain't one thing, it's another. He needs a hug and a hobby. It's ridiculous."
PZ | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 6:28 pm | #

Wow, that's great to hear about Kehres visiting ND...especially since I'm a mount Alum. Saaaweeeeet.
Brian | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 6:52 pm | #

Techno Viking vs. Numa Numa kid

Beano Cook vs Dr. Jack Ramsey

Craig Hentrick vs Hunter Smith
mark | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 6:58 pm | #

Okay, this damn thing just won't die!
Bryant Young & Aaron Taylor
(For fogies like me, Pagna and Yonto would be great, but the impact that B.Y. and A.T. could have on young, impressionable visiting h.s. juniors is palpable.)
Voice in the Wilderness | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 8:48 pm | #

BGS Pat & BGS Jay

Zibby & Trevor Laws

Shark & BQ

Mark May & Lou
Burbank Steve | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 9:50 pm | #

Joe Kernan & Joe Donnelly v. Condi Rice

Monk & Jenkins v. Fr. Ted & Joyce's ghost (sure to be a one-sided affair)

Samardzija v. Steve Bartman (alas)
Reno | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 10:35 pm | #

Shane Falco vs. Steamin' Willie Beaman
Deputy Dog | Email | Homepage | 02.28.08 - 11:00 pm | #

Should be 15 years...stupid AP voters...
Matt '09 | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 12:41 am | #

Why is BGS better than a morning coffee? Simply read the all the above!
Jim '72 | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 7:51 am | #

I went to bed last night hoping to dream up something better than Theisman vs. Himself. I woke up disappointed, of course.
Reno | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 8:37 am | #

To be technical, its really Theisman v. Theisman's Ego - the latter being a distinct entity that happens to be many times larger than the original. I'm going with the Ego and giving the points.
Thundershaker | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 10:20 am | #

i went 2 gvsu, played pick up bball w Martin, he's a class act. Great idea for coach weis to bring him in.
notre damian | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 11:10 am | #

shucks looks like BQ will have to wait.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/23407385/
bcnd | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 12:56 pm | #

For defensive captains, Page v. R. Browner
Brian | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 2:15 pm | #

Emil

versus

Hungarian Noodle Bake lady in North Dining Hall
Andy | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 2:53 pm | #

Thanks for taking the information on UND and transferring it to your blog...
I really enjoy clicking this link instead of that one for my news... well not really.

Now I understand why all you gay ass bloggers think that this place is the end all.

Keep up the great work on your "original" content.... lol
Jack | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 3:13 pm | #

Nice to meet you, too, Jack-ass.
OC mj | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 4:56 pm | #

"Now I understand why all you bloggers think that this place is the end all."

Actually, it sounds like you don't understand it.

Anyway, what's the point of posting this? Is this your first time on the internets?
shadow hawkins | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 7:38 pm | #

My vote would be for one of the two suggestions:

1. Tenuta vs. Brown for control of the defensive playcalling in 08.


or


2. For defensive captains, Page v. R. Browner


I'd really like to see a Tenuta vs. Brown play calling gambit. That and a 1v1 2v2 Spring ball game. Damnit. Lets see who can play ball.
atepesm | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 9:23 pm | #

Boxcar Willie vs. Slim Whitman?
Anyone....? Anyone?....Bueller?
Frank | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 11:08 pm | #

Hey Jack; Take a look at what EDSBS says about "BGS".
UND!
HAH!
Give me a break.
Did you go to Princeton with Mdm. O'Bama, middle name Hussein!
Anonymous | Email | Homepage | 02.29.08 - 11:20 pm | #

Hey, Jack, you Ding-Dong:

Were you hoping to find an "original" spring schedule when you clicked on the BGS site? Would you have been more impressed if they had made one up?
DCS | Email | Homepage | 03.01.08 - 3:07 am | #

Thunder vs. Lightning.

See BGS Brian's brilliant pre-MSU game entry for elaboration.

Or, the Blue-Gold game 'Surviving Beatles Special Edtion':

Ringo vs. Paul
Joe Subway | Email | Homepage | 03.01.08 - 4:56 pm | #

Well, you suck, Stan, so it's a push.
Joe Subway | Email | Homepage | 03.01.08 - 7:51 pm | #

now Joe, that was not nice at all....... the proper retort should have been "Well, you swallow, Stan, so it's a push."
Domer Dan | Email | Homepage | 03.01.08 - 11:35 pm | #