Just when we thought we were out of conference re-alignment, the B1G once again attempts to pull us back in. Yesterday, the University of Maryland announced their move to the Formerly-Known-As-Integer conference. While the reasoning behind this move is no secret, it seems the deliberative process behind the move was much more so. And it…
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Rational Exuberance with Secret Sauce on the Side
(The Rock Report) – The last time Notre Dame was in this rarified air, the season hadn’t even started. In 2006 the Irish were the consensus #1 choice in pre-season rags, 2nd in the AP and 3rd in the coaches’ poll. The only problem was that the team hadn’t played a game and achieved that…
Wonder, Think & Know: Numero Uno Edition
As the late great Mike Royko once said, some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know. And I know the occasion of ND being number one in the polls for the first time in over 6,000 days merits a special edition here. Notre Dame being #1 in the GSR…
If the BCS Games Were Picked Today…
…ND would be in the National Title Game. I don’t know about you, but that’s as deep as my interest goes on the subject given that parameter. If we’re in Miami Gardens, I really don’t care who’s tooling around in Tempe or Pasadena. It all goes on the pay-no-mind list. So instead, let’s engage in…
Wonder, Think & Know: That Escalated Quickly Edition
As the late great Mike Royko once said, some things you wonder, some things you think, and some things you just know. And I know this whole thing really got out of hand fast. If anyone had told me walking out of that BC game in 1993 we wouldn’t be #1 again until 2012, I…