After a warm-up week to get our legs under us, the IBG has returned for another year and another format change. This year, each of the participants will pose a question to the group, and each of us will collect our answers to all the questions and link the other ones. To read the answers…
I realize Mike Royko never said “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”. I’m pretty sure he said “Michigan Sucks” a couple times, though. No doubt a QB can make a difference. That game would have been 13-10 early in the fourth quarter last year and I would…
I don’t think Mike Royko ever commented on Notre Dame’s academic integrity. He certainly never said “Some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”, particularly outside of any sports seasons. But the current situation with Notre Dame’s investigation of academic misconduct by students, including four football players, demands I…
I probably bag on “technological advancements” and ND’s use of them a lot. Granted, that’s because ND tends not to use them in a quality manner. But never let it be said I’m not willing to consider some of the positive things technology can do for the ND game experience. One of the issues I…
Slowly but surely, the new FieldTurf is being laid at Notre Dame Stadium. As the pictures inexorably wend their way through various social media outlets, one can see how the structure of the new field will look. I know there are those upset about the turf, and I confess a preference for grass myself. But…