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
Walking on Hallowed Ground
September 2, 2011 by
Count me among those who were not enthused to hear about the discontinuation of the traditional “team walk” from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart to Notre Dame Stadium on game days. Even though a little research determined the walk had only been around since the early 1990s, it seemed firmly entrenched as one of Read Full Post
Some Inspiration from the DVD Shelf
August 29, 2011 by
How many ND fans did what we did this past Saturday evening? Nothing compelling on TV, the college football season still days away, what else but reach for the DVD shelf and pop in Rudy. There’s no better way to reconnect with all that we want to see in Fighting Irish football — perseverance, effort, Read Full Post
Let’s Play Some Football
August 27, 2011 by
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
Ramblings: 2009
August 11, 2011 by
Monday, December 14, 2009 Good To See Irish Fans Fired Up We had an enjoyable time Sunday afternoon at our book signing for Loyal Sons at the Barnes & Noble at HarMar Mall in Roseville, Minn. Not only was our supply of books sold out in less than an hour — wow! what a response! Read Full Post
Ramblings: 2008
August 11, 2011 by
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 A Hopeful Sign? Wow. Who, after a 6-6 regular season, could have predicted the explosiveness of ND’s 49-21 domination of Hawaii? Let’s hope it can be a building block for 2009. It was still wrong for the Band of the Fighting Irish to be left back home. Merry Christmas to all. Read Full Post
It Won’t Get Any Easier in 2011, 2012
December 15, 2010 by
This column is named in honor of Notre Dame’s teams of the 1920s, nicknamed “Rockne’s Ramblers” for their willingness to play anyone, anywhere, at any time. Observations on the world of Notre Dame, college football, sports….and life in general. By Jim Lefebvre, Editor, Forever Irish. Thursday, October 21, 2010 Coach Kelly has been famously quoted Read Full Post
