Lost in the euphoria of Notre Dame’s first opportunity to play for the national championship in two decades is the sobering truth that mighty Alabama of the Southeastern Conference represents the opposition. It is said that the battle-tested Crimson Tide could hold their own in the NFL, so the Irish might want to show up…
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PrimeSport BCS Tickets
Notre Dame fans, head to sunny Miami for the most anticipated college football game of the year! Be there as Notre Dame attempts to make history to win the National Title and end the season with an undefeated record. PrimeSport is the Official Ticket Exchange, VIP Hospitality, and Travel Package Provider of the 2013 BCS…
Wonder, Think & Know: Vacated Titles Edition
As the late great Mike Royko once said, some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know. Given ND’s history against Kentucky, winning by the third-biggest margin ever against a defending national champion is cause for the good hard liquor to be brought out. Not that run-it-through-the-Britta-five-times stuff. Those uniforms…
The Heisman Case for Manti over Manziel
The Heisman Criteria: The Heisman Memorial Trophy annually recognizes the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity. Big Game Performance: Manti Te’o had is biggest games against the best opponents on the schedule with key interceptions and stops against Stanford, USC, Oklahoma, Michigan State and Michigan, in the…
No More Excuses
As we shiver in the cold, we now enter the 40 days of waiting, at the end of which will be a glorious day of resurrection. While it’s not the usual one Catholic folks expect, the 19 years between national title attempts certainly has been more excruciating than the worst Lent I can remember, so…