Let’s face it, in my lexicon, “excellence” is to “Ann Arbor” as “taste” is to “Kardashian”. Unless we’re talking about things like this or this or this, of course … one must recognize facts when they’re presented, after all. But today my hat must tip, because this morning I read an article in the Ann…
The folks over at the ACC Digital Network sat down with Irish alumnus Renaldo Wynn. The former All-American defensive end shares his thoughts on the play of Tommy Rees, and talks about the importance of a leader emerging on a defense sorely in need of it.
One of our posters on NDNation undertook a project with the Irish group The Wolfe Tones, and we wanted to share the results with our readership. It’s less than a week until kickoff. Several years ago, I mentioned to El Kabong the possibility of getting the Wolfe Tones to revise their “You’ll Never Beat the…
If you’re still looking for a Christmas gift for the little Irish fan in your life, the latest chapter of Clashmore Mike’s odyssey as Notre Dame’s mascot makes a perfect (large) stocking-stuffer. Sitting in “retirement” in his village, the young pup reflects on how he became the mascot of the Fighting Irish, including standing up…
In the middle of a joyous Christmas (and Notre Dame football) season, I got sad news yesterday. An email from a fellow Cavanaugh Hall alumnus told me that Fr. Matt “Mooch” Miceli, our long-time rector and happy curmudgeon, had died peacefully at the age of 89. Like Notre Dame football, Mooch tended to be a…