Darrell “Flash” Gordon brought joy to the hearts of Notre Dame fans in 1988, helping lead the Fighting Irish to a national championship. These days, he brings happiness and a future to the lives of abused and neglected children through the Wernle Youth & Family Treatment Center. And he tells us all about how he…
Normally this is where my observations on the game would start, but we’ve got bigger fish to fry. The 22-game streak is over, the 1,136th day dawns brighter, and my ample posterior returned to the not-so-wooden-now seats of the House that Rockne Built version whatever this past Saturday as the Fighting Irish took on the…
It’s been a while since I’ve been in the House that Rockne Built and Jack & Jack Renovated. I’m pretty sure it was the last NDN tailgater on campus, which would make it the lovely 38-3 whomping of Texas in 2015. That’s a 22-game streak, easily the longest in my life as a Notre Dame…
Last November after watching Mike Brey’s crew take care of the DePaul Blue Demons, Kayo and I (along with a couple other NDN denizens) repaired up Michigan Avenue to Kroll’s to watch what we hoped would be a similar dismantling of the Miami Hurricanes by a highly-ranked Irish football squad. We all know how that…
For two games in a row, all three facets of Notre Dame’s football team have operated at peak efficiency. My cardiologist is disappointed, as he only has a couple boat payments left and is counting on me to get him there. The Bible tells us if you have the gift of prophecy, understanding all the…