It's a long...long....Summer!...Without ND!....

You know it's funny....This is about the time that we all 

start to think....maybe some of these guys know?...

Maybe these pre season magazines are not just all bullS#it!

Ten bucks for this one.... twelve bucks for that one....eight bucks 

here and there....it doesn't add up!....
No..you're right...IT NEVER ADDS UP!..LOL

Living where I do, I'm surrounded by idiots...Let's 

start with a little story...Today being  

Memorial Day 

(Thank you veterans!)

 I hit my local grocery store....bought some of the 

necessities....Burgers....cheese....chips....oh..and...

You're Welcome!...

Walked by the magazine isle and saw....Lindys...

so I thought...why not.... 

Now first off I walked to the register and while I was being 

rung out...the cashier saw the magazine and was like...
"DUDE....can you believe that Braxton Miller got the 

cover?".... Really?...

I said "Well...it's a regional thing...whoever that areas 

main fan base is....they get the cover...it's marketing." 

After a long uncomfortable pause....he said "What do you mean?...

This is the cover everywhere..." 

I said "No...it's not...only for Ohio." 

At which time I tore the cover off and handed it to him....LOL

First come first served:

Lindys College Football Preview

Lindy's is giving Notre Dame ALL SORTS OF LOVE 

this season...

Not in the form of the
"Pre Season BS Rankings" but, 

read between the lines....then dumb it down for

the fans of non academic schools...and explain it in 

one syllable words....kinda way...

 Notre Dame is irrelevant?

I hear this all the time right after someone see's my 

t-shirt, but right before they ask me if I wanna "super size that combo".

Top 12 non-conference games of 2012 (page 26)

This is a section of what they consider to be the "BIG" games 

of the out of conference schedules of the season...

Now this is a head scratcher....If Notre Dame 

is not relevant...and cannot compete with the "elite" of 

college football...then WHY are almost HALF of the top 

twelve BIG out of conference games...VS ND?

Here are the top 12:

1. Bama vs UM

2. ND vs Oklahoma

3. UM vs ND

4. Boise vs MSU

5. UF vs FSU

6. SC vs Clemson

7. ND vs USC

8. BYU vs Utah

9. Auburn vs Clemson

10. Miami vs ND

11. Washington vs LSU

12. Navy vs ND

So for being irrelevant....seems like we are on the minds 

of A LOT of the big boys?....

And Lindys seems like they think...ND is pretty important
in 2012?...

Now moving on....Coach Brian Kelly!

Now....I can accept that Notre Dame has done a 

SH#T job hiring head coaches from the time 

Lou left up UNTIL they hired Brian Kelly...

This guy can coach..and if you don't believe me...just look at this:

This is page 23....

Titled:

Career Coaching Victories

This is a section updating now that Joe Pa has headed 

to the nursing home in the sky and Bowden is in the 

nursing home in Jacksonville....WHO is now

leading ALL coaches in FBS in most wins?

You can see.....COACH BRIAN KELLY no. 6 

Oh...and wait....Is that the highest winning percentage?....

YEAH IT IS....so RELAX morons!....This 

guy knows what he's doing...it just is gonna 

take time to fix this at a school that doesn't take kids
with 14 ACT scores and the diplomas are not in 

golf course management!...

Now on to:

PHIL STEELE

Now this guy...I actually like....

A few years ago I was in Vegas....and stopped to meet a 

client who's brother was a professional gambler.
He told me that his friends that ran the sports books 

in Vegas at most of the BIG casinos followed Phil 

because he was the best handicapper in the country....

Since I've followed him and enjoyed his stuff....

In my business...RULE 1: Follow the money...
(that doesn't mean to follow a guy with an O$U bumper sticker

in case he's handing out $100 handshakes!) 

If Vegas follows this guy...That's good enough for me!

Now...this magazine is not officially out yet....

But the Notre Dame page is up...and downloaded...

Phil's analysis is....PERFECT STORM happened to ND last year.

****These are his words not mine!

"1st. They had an amazing 508-254 yd edge vs USF but lost 23-20

due to 5 turnovers!"

"2nd. It was UM's first ever night home game and the Irish led 24-7

(410-141 yd, 22-5 FD) going into the 4Q. Robinson's 16 yrd td pass with :02

left game gave UM a MIRACLE comeback as ND lost 35-31. "

"3rd. They had the situational edge vs USC as they were off a bye, for a night home

game while catching USC in a Pac 12 sandwich with Stanford on deck.

USC led 17-10 but ND was poised to get back in it when Crist fumbled

a snap at the USC 1 and it was batted back and returned for a TD."


Those first 2 give aways where the only thing keeping ND from the BCS!

With all this being said....Phil Steele is calling for a 

minimum of 9 wins this year.

This season is what BIG BOY programs dream about!...

Big Games...in Big Venues....to make BIG STATEMENTS!

You want respect...EARN IT!....

You wanna dodge the big boy's and schedule cupcakes....

Welcome to being...

GOD BLESS AND GO IRISH!