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Charlie Weis Optimistic About 2009

Monday, June 15th, 2009

There hasn't been much to be happy about for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program in recent years. Some will point to their drubbing of Hawaii in last year's Hawaii Bowl - the first Notre Dame Bowl victory in well over a decade. But it was still a very ...

Jim Tressel Talks Big Ten Expansion (Notre Dame??) and Recruiting LeBron James for Football

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Jim Tressel is a man of many words. And sweater vests. But mostly words. He's also a highly successful coach at Ohio State ... making him an important figure in Big 10 football. So, one would think that what he might have to say about Notre Dame potentially joining the Big ...

Tim Brown Elected To College Football Hall of Fame, NFL Hall of Fame Not Far Behind

Monday, May 11th, 2009

I've interviewed and worked with hundreds of athetes between my work in sports radio and PR, and I think Tim Brown is the guy I enjoyed working with the most.  He was just so honest and forthright when you asked him a question. Whether it was on the record or ...

Wow, Negativity From Dick Vitale?

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Never thought I'd see the day, unless he was lamenting about the tendency of college athletes to jump to the pros. Here Vitale expresses his disappointment with the Notre Dame football squad, saying he doesn't think they should accept a Bowl bid unless they have a winning record. Which of ...

Is Charlie Weis On The Hot Seat?

Monday, November 24th, 2008

He sure is, at least so says Pete Sampson of IrishIllustrated. Sampson talks to ESPN Radio Indianapolis about Weis' job security after Notre Dame inexcusable loss at home to a putrid Syracuse squad. It's about time this banter picked up. Weis has been afforded plenty of slack early in his ...