The primary reaction to the Penn State scandal is profound sadness. Sadness for the victims and their families, who will be dealing with their pain the rest of their lives. Second, one has to ask: how many victims could have been spared if certain adults hadn’t looked the other way, covered up or simply “not Read Full Post
Realignment Solution: The Big 76
OK, I’ve tried to keep this quiet up till now, but can’t hold out any longer. My source absolutely swears this is true. You know how last week, University of Connecticut president Susan Herbst said, “Geography no longer matters in college football.” Then, like, was it yesterday — West Virginia joined, or maybe wanted to Read Full Post
Change the Music…Please!!!
When word came the other day that Hank Williams Jr. was being sidelined by ESPN from his song that opens Monday Night Football, due to intemperate remarks about President Obama, I had a reaction that I hope mirrored that of other college football fans: “Great. Now can they do the same to that ridiculous song Read Full Post
The Only Option: Moving Foward
When Hurricane Irene slammed into the Northeast recently, I probably had the same reaction as millions of other Americans….wondering how loved ones in the region were faring with the flooding, power outages and other disruptions of the disaster. I’m having something of deja vu moment after Saturday’s gut-wrenching defeat. I want to reach out to Read Full Post
We Have The Talent
Like everyone else, our reaction to Saturday’s debacle can be reduced to three words. Searching. For. Answers. The questions are many: How can a veteran team, coming back nearly intact from an impressive finish in 2010, with a chance to start 2011 strong, make so many mistakes? How can so many turnovers, penalties, dropped passes, Read Full Post
Let’s Play Some Football
Best line this week, from a young ND alum…. “Dayne Crist might not be on anyone’s Heisman list, but at least he wasn’t arrested for kicking anyone in the head.” So true, so true. It’s been an off-season like no other in college football history. The list of miscreants and investigation targets reads like a Read Full Post