Archive for June, 2007

Getting Paid To Do Nothing

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

We saw this coming. From an IRT post on Feb 5th:
[The NCAA] lacks the incentive to go after those breaking the rules. The cash cow is alive and well. And as the NCAA coffers expand, Miles Brand continues to take home his $800,000 a year. What incentive is there for him to stop the [...]

This Chart Says It All

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

New Recruit Hits Weis’ Target List

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

From out of nowhere this hard-hitting safety has skyrocketed up Notre Dame’s recruiting wish-list. Nobody gets behind this guy.  Check out his form in the following video. The closing speed is some of the best I’ve seen. And the devastating hit he punishes this opponent with speaks for itself:

The best aspect of [...]

Rambling Wrecked

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Let’s hope this is a good omen for Notre Dame. The Irish open their ridiculously tough 2007 schedule at home against a scrappy Georgia Tech team.
Georgia Tech suffered a minor set-back when their mascot(can a car be considered a mascot? Purdue has a drum, Stanford a tree, I’m gonna say, yes, a car [...]

Willingham Still Costing Notre Dame

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Notre Dame is Paying Tyrone Willingham 15% More Than Charlie Weis Not To Coach The Irish
The school paid the former football coach $650,000 as part of his contract settlement after firing him on Nov. 30, 2004. He also received $64 in other expenses. Willingham, who will enter his third season at the University of Washington [...]

Football Tickets Getting Pricey

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

Prices for Notre Dame football tickets rose remarkably this year. The face value of tickets have increased once again but more significantly the avenues to become eligible for buying tickets became much more costly. With the increase in fees to season ticket holders, Sorin Society members, and regular Annual Fund contributors, many fans will [...]

Michigan State’s Fantasy Camp

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Michigan State snagged all of 15 fans/alums to participate in their summer football fantasy camp. No word on whether Mike Valenti was one of the participants. We’re pretty sure this guy made it though:

Some of the drills participants went through included:

The Blocking Sled

High-stepping through the bags

Protecting mid-field
from flag planters

These special guests made an [...]


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