(The Rock Report) – Of the many challenges confronting businesses, one of the hardest is how to accurately forecast the future to make business decisions now. So many variables have changed that our old reliable indicators aren’t much use right now. Many indicators, which traditionally have been forward looking indicators, are, because of the economic…
Phil Steel recently projected Notre Dame to finish 7th and tabbed the Irish as a dark horse for the National Championship. Steele notes that the Irish have 15 returning starters and lost 38 starts due to injury last year (15th most in nation) on young team he thought would finish higher last season. Whether Steele…
(The Rock Report) – So, I’ve read some “writers” and listened to some “look at me” talking heads opining about how Jimmy Clausen has been a disappointment so far. I can’t imagine what their benchmark is other than their own fantasies. At the same stage in his career, the NFL’s number one draft pick, Matthew…
(The Rock Report) – Just two months after ND Strength and Conditioning coach Ruben Mendoza called nutrition the “missing link in athletic performance”, Notre Dame announced the formation of a new Athletic Performance Division. Said Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick, “The goals and expectations of athletics at Notre Dame necessitate finding ways for our…
(The Rock Report ) – “Every victory is won before the game is played.” ~ Lou Holtz I was out having some drinks and ran into a player on the 1988 team who recounted the back story that led to the Irish’s inspirational thumping of Rodney Peete and the Trojans that year (pardon any lack…