Given that the NCAA has taken the reins off recruiting to a great extent, schools will have to make some choices about how they’re going to compete in the new wild west. Responses vary, the Big 10 is very concerned about the new rules B10 ADs, Coaches Worry About Easing Recruit Rules reigning champion Alabama…
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Wonder, Think & Know: Head Sewn to the Carpet Edition
I know, the late great Mike Royko never said “some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”, Bernie Lincicome did. I still don’t have a new name for the column, but if you think I’m letting five overtimes go by without commentary, you’re nuts. By the way, that was…
Closing the ‘Bama Gap
This may be Brian Kelly’s best class at Notre Dame. That may not be good enough. Notre Dame was likely the second best team in the country last year, but second may as well have been 10th given the evident gap the country saw on January 7th. As good as this year was relative to…
Irish Celebrate Recruiting Success
Notre Dame closed out its recruiting efforts for the Class of 2017 on Wednesday with the signing of highly regarded defensive lineman Eddie Vanderdoes from Placer, California. The 24th and final member of the group added an exclamation point to what is projected to be the best collection of Irish immigrants since 1990. This balanced…
Wonder, Think and Know: Blue Demons Edition
Apparently, the late great Mike Royko never said “some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know”. But until I figure out something new to call this column, we’re going to pretend he did. This is the first hoops game I’ve been able to see in person this season, which…
