Hailing from an old Irish family, I had no shortage of old Irish great-aunts growing up. And like so many old Irish great-aunts, mine were into snow globes. Every couple weeks when we’d pile into the station wagon and head over to Canaryville to “make the rounds”, I’d see dozens and dozens of them gathering…
Esteemed Pit poster Kevin O’Neill (aka Kayo), sometimes reporter for Irish Sports Daily, put together his thoughts on the current situation with ND’s men’s basketball program and how best to improve it. Current Situation Notre Dame finds its basketball team sitting on a 15-5 overall record, 4-3 in the Big East. Its poor non-conference schedule…
Mike Brey has been putting his Twitter account to good use, but probably no better use from a fan perspective than today, when he Tweeted: “Gody to return to the Irish!!” It seems that Luke Harangody has decided to complete his eligibility at Notre Dame, where he will spend the season in pursuit of some…
Notre Dame picked up its first commitment for the hoops class of 2010 in the person of 6’1″ point guard Eric Atkins. This fulfills a critical need in the upcoming class — someone to take the reins from Ben Hansbrough when the junior-to-be graduates in 2011. The Columbia, MD, product chose the Irish after two…
Seems like every time someone mentions the words “admissions” or “facilities” on the Pit these days, the indignation flows thick and fast. A lot of people criticize those of us who bring these things up, using words like “apologist” and opining that our standards for ND basketball are somehow lower than they should be. There’s…