PRE-GAME NOTES & THOUGHTS Respectfully introducing our opponent this weekend… The Stanford Indian was removed as the official mascot of Stanford University in 1972 because they were very politically correct and ahead of most of the nation on that issue. It is not clear why they opted for “Cardinals” plural to intentionally refer to the color and not the bird. But in a major executive decision in 1981, the University President…

As is my practice, I usually only report ND home games, but the 20-3 victory at East Lansing over Michigan State was delicious. Let’s hope this is the start of something great and we will all remember  Brian Kelly’s “signature” game as an ND coach. This is our first 3-0 start since 2002 (Ty) and ND’s first victory over a Top 10 team since 2005. This win propelled the Irish to…

    ND Michigan Primer (2:36) How appropriate that ND celebrates its 125th season with its very first opponent ever–the Michigan Wolverines. Back in 1887, an ND “club” team hosted a well-organized Wolverine team from Ann Arbor on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving as an exhibition before another game in Chicago. This was the first-ever intercollegiate sports event for ND. The entire ND student body turned out for the the start of history…

  WELCOME to another season of Fighting Irish football! If I attend the game, I will try to report the sights, sounds and impressions for fans and friends who wish they were here. When people ask me how my summer vacation was, I answer simply–“I do not do summers…I do the Fall, college football, and Notre Dame! ND-PURDUE Preview  As was the case last week, the Irish once again this…

(FUN) GAME DAY It is a bright and crisp Spring morning in the Bend. It feels like football, though it is considerably more relaxing without rising at 5:30am to set-up the tailgater at Joyce Lamp Post #3 with my Wingman,  Dr. Rick Behler.       We stroll past our sacred spot knowing that it will appear much different on Saturday morning September 8 when the Boilermakers come to town. We…