Posted on 07/16/2007 3:08:44 PM PDT by GOP_Raider
By almost any standard you want to set, Charlie Weis has worked out extremely well over his first two years in South Bend. Yeah, Notre Dame has the cozy deal with the BCS, but to get to two straight big money games is still a noteworthy achievement. Considering the concern among many Irish fans that the program had sunk during the Ty Willingham era, what Weis has done has been remarkable. Now the Irish must start to actually win the big games to go along with all the attention and adulation.
Everyone who jumped on the Notre Dame bandwagon early last year quickly abandoned ship at the end after blowout losses to USC and LSU. Most ignored the horrible secondary and the potential for a bad year from the offensive line when setting the national title expectations; it was almost like many were trying to will Notre Dame to greatness. Now the hype and focus has swung the other way. Now it's become fashionable to rip on the Irish.
Yes, Notre Dame was overrated; however, it just couldn't beat the best of the best of the best teams in America. Of the six losses in the two years under Weis, one came in an overtime stunner to Michigan State in 2005, while the other five (USC, Ohio State, Michigan, and LSU) came against national title-level squads that would've beaten roughly 110 other teams like a drum.
Now Notre Dame wants to be one of those national title-level good teams. It's not going to have one this year.
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The days of Miami as a football power are over. But I'm sure you guys can take care of FIU, so at least you'll still be the best team in the 305.
Yeah, considering how they “took care” of the “Battle of the 305” the last time it happened:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YF0ktDswbw
You could almost say they never got over the Ohio State lost in 2002.
Yeah BABY!!!!!!!!!
GO GATORS!
Uh, remember 1996? The '06 Championship makes TWO NCs and last I remember, no college basketball team since 2005 has held the championship except...aw nevermind, you probably don't care (about hoops).
Of course I know about scum. We have played USC 61 times. But hey, LA has to have a pro football team.
I might also remind you that USC even stole its moniker. USC was the name of the University of Santa Clara from its founding in 1851 until 1985 when it officially changed to SCU. Some say this was done upon the receipt of a substantial check from SoCal, others say it was done at the request of the Pope to make sure no Catholic institution was ever confused anything named "the Trojans".
You could have posted about anything....and I'd of been okay with it.
But that!?!?!
Oh my, heart!! Oh my heart!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want what you are smoking.........
Sorry. Does it help if I say I like your tagline?
And it was one of the most entertainingly crazy games, I've ever watched. I will say...yeah, it's some consolidation. LOL!!
Your posts display hatred and venom. Please do not correspond with me any further, and I shall reciprocate.
I shall comply with your request and avoid you like a pox.
That’s why our recruiting is the best
Sorry but the Shillela (sp?) will remain in Heritage Hall for at least one more year...
Here’s a little fun at everyone’s expense:
Q: What did the Cornhusker say to the Iowa State grad?
A: Will the defendant please rise.
Q: Why did O.J. plan to move to Columbia, MO?
A: Because everyone there has the same DNA.
Q: Where was O.J. Simpson headed in the white Bronco?
A: Manhattan, KS. He knew the police would never look for a Heisman Trophy winner there.
Two Longhorn football players were down on 6th street partying up a storm.
They were hootin’, hollerin’ and yee hawin’ when the bartender asked them why
they were celebrating. The smart one said proudly that they had just finished
a jigsaw puzzle and it only took two months.
“Two months!?” exclaimed the bartender. “To complete a simple puzzle?”
The Texan replied, “Yeah, but the box said 4-6 years.”
Colorado and Nebraska have decided to merge into one state.
Nebraskans gain the mountains, and Colorado gets a football team.
Four Alumni were climbing a mountain one day.
Each was from a different Big 12 school and each proclaimed to be
the most loyal of all fans at their alma mater.
As they climbed higher, they argued as to which one of them was
the most loyal of all.
They continued to argue all the way up the mountain, and finally as
they reached the top, the Wildcat hurled himself off the mountain,
shouting, “This is for KSU!” as he fell to his doom.
Not wanting to be outdone, the Colorado alumnus threw himself off
the mountain proclaiming, “This is for the ‘Buffs!”
Seeing this, the Cornhusker walked over and shouted, “This is for
everyone” and pushed the Texas whorn off the side of the mountain.
LOL, if you had thrown in an A&M and maybe a Oklahoma St joke in there, you would have taken a swipe at the entire Big XII in one post. :)
The one w/ Nick Saban and the bags of money is the best one IMO
Did you hear about the Aggie who was injured in a pie eating contest?
A cow stepped on him.
A Texas A&M Aggie went to the Louisiana Bayou to buy a pair of genuine alligator boots.
After becoming frustrated with the high prices, the Aggie told the shopkeeper:
“I’ll go catch my own alligator and get some boots without payin’ these big-city prices!”
Determined as ever, the Aggie turned and headed for the swamps.
Later that day as the shopkeeper drove by, he saw the Aggie standing waist deep in the
swamp with shotgun in hand. Just then, a 9 foot gator swam toward the Texan.
The Aggie took aim, shot the critter and hauled it to shore.
Laying nearby was a pile of dead alligators.
The Aggie flipped the gator over and shouted in frustration:
“Dang it all! This alligator ain’t wearin’ any boots either!”
Q: Why is ice no longer available at Oklahoma State football games?
A: The sophomore with the recipe left school when his eligibility was up.
Q: What do they call duct tape in Stillwater?
A: Chrome.
Q : How do you come to own a small business in Oklahoma?
A : Start a large business and put an OSU grad in charge of it.
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