Ah, ya, coach nocks.  I knew him from my teaching days Harrison.  Really nice guy.  When ever I would see him he always went out of his way to say hi to me.  Sorry to hear that about him.  Just right before I got to Harrison I heard that he tore his Bicep or something like that.  So the dam guy is always getting hurt.

Your absoulutely right when it comes to contracts and what your signing Sayer.  I hope everything works out for the six year vet.

What What, you could be going to MSJ.  I could see you on the other side of the field?  Hey thats a great oppurtunity.  Hope everything works out well.  Who's spot would you be replacing?

PS.  You this means that I couldn't talk to you during the F-ball season JK 

Sayer, whats this Silverback thing again?  Got any more details?

The commando's! IS that for this spring or years team?

Sayer, you guys on break yet?

All I want for X-mass is some "Karma"!!

Sayer: Your Exstenze is on the Way.  MERRY X-MASS everyone!!!

What the hell happened to the TMC bus?  Can't anything run smoothly?

Who else did ND interview?

Hey, Did DC have 6 home games this past year?

Nope, never really was a die hard fan.  Matter fact, really don't have a specific team that I root for.  Growing up in a single parent home.  Grandma was the only one who turned on the TV in my family to watch football.  Saturday was ND b/c they were America's Catholic team, Penn St. b/c of she loved and admirred her "little Italian Joe Pont".  Then Sundays we watched the hometown "Bungles" as she put it. The only team that I have ever been loyal to were those that I was either playing /played for or coached/coaching for and the people that I was associated with during those times.  Teams change with new coaches and new personalities come in with different people.  Guys come and go.

If a AD decides to let a guy who he chose like Charlie.  Then why can't they bear those six months of recruiting lumps during that down time between the last game and bowls games?  Thats all I'm saying.  But its not set up like that.   Systems no perfect, or there would be a playoff.  So life goes on.


What time is the Stagg Bowl?

Oh don't get me wrong the NCAA should be castigated for letting the buisness go this rout; they let turn heads and let it happen.  The big part why I grow up adhering to ND football was due to the fact I was raised in a strict Catholic family.  Which is very similar to the Judeo Mission statment that the College holds themselves and their athletics as well.  I just figured they would handle the hiring of new coach, be it Brian Kelly in a more professional manor.  Some where along the lines of their Mission Statement, You know less crocked.

Don't get me wrong I'm not mad that Kelly left to follow his life long dream to coach at ND.  ND is the one that came calling and waving dollar bill signs in Kelly face.  It wasn't the other way around.  I can't place bitterness on Kelly for that.  If the shoe was on the other foot.  Who knows what I would do, probably something similiar.

Andy, your write the writing was on the wall, Kelly wasn't going to be lifer here at Cincinnati.  It was only a matter of time.  The way he departed the team is what leaves a bitter taste in my mouth for ND.

Really who can ND compete with if you look at there six wins.  Out of there six wins they only beat two teams by more than 7 points Nevada 35-0, woopie,  and Washington State 40-14.  Ya they were 2-1 in the Big Ten this year.  But that was against bottom feeders Purdue with score of 24-21, Michigan State 33-30, just barely getting by those teams.  And who could forget the lose to Michigan.

Given that all of there loses were not blow outs if you consider the box scores and that average margin is by less than seven points.  Put I think only two of those loses was only to two Ranked teams.  Bottom line, ND is what they are a .5oo team.  And if you look at the past three coaches for over the last decade history is pretty clear on that.  Don't get me wrong I grew up loving Notre Dame, but they fit right in the with all the mediocer teams at best in the Big Ten like Wisconsin, Minn. and Michigan State.


My opion of ND and how they handle there buuisness with this Brian Kelly ordeal had greatly changed my outlook on them.

I think adding another team would definetly benefit the Big Ten.  It would strengthen the conference most deffinetly especially if they added a good calibar team like ND or Pitt.

I would love to see ND join the Conference just b/c I don't think that they can compete I would love to see Kelly fall short just like his predissors.  If they do join the Big Ten will ND still keep scheduling nonconference with the PAC 10?

Granted the Big Ten is a much bigger market, TV ratings and revenue ect..., but they have a good thing going in the Big East and are already in BCS conference.  Do they really want to leave the good thing that they have going for them?  IS the grass that much Greener on the other side?

Sayer long time no see!!!

Did any one from the HCAC make it to the Aztec Bowl?

Also, did UC go after Holtz at all?  Who has said no thus far to UC?

Did anyone see Brad Steinmetz. roster bio. For the Aztec bowl?  6-4 225.  I don't think so!  Also Congrats to all the PAC Players who recieved All region Honors.

Any Perdictions for this year teams?