[capydick]

Any chance he’ll get fired?

Not a chance. He's still still playing with Willingham's last recruits so he has that as an out for now. The proof will be in the players that he has recruited and their place/his place in ND history.

Of course, if Tom Coughlin get's the boot after this season, all bets are off. I'll bet anything that one of the exceptions he has built-in to that 10 year contract will be a head coaching offer from the NY Giants.

You watch.

[Fiji Hill]

The Shillelagh

The winner of the annual USC-Notre Dame game is entitled to take home the Shillelagh as a trophy. It is adorned with ruby-studded golden Trojan helmets symbolizing USC victories and golden shamrocks embedded with emeralds for Domer wins.

During the 1990's, the original Shillelagh, having no more room to attach jewels, was permanently retired to Notre Dame. The current one, actually Shillelagh II, has resided at USC's Heritage Hall since 2002. For some reason, it has not been put on display for public viewing, but once when I visited, a staffer took me into the office of Athletic Director Mike Garrett, who was away at the time, where it was displayed on a table.