Halfway home my brothers and sisters!...Halfway home!

You know I had a mentor years ago that asked a 

friend of mine how he felt his year was going in 

comparison to other brokers...his reply?..."About average."

That's when my mentor replied with this pearl of wisdom!

"Average?...So what you're telling me is you're the best of 

the worst...and the worst of the best?"

AVERAGE?...

One of my favorite things about growing up a Notre Dame 

fan is they do NOTHING average!

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They excel in EVERYTHING...so what are we going 

to remember about this season, when the dust clears 

will it be "special" or "average"

You've won some great games...and fought through some 

amazing hurdles when you consider:

Injuries

Frosh QB

Leading Rusher Suspended

Dealing with International Travel

Playing and beating 3 ranked teams!

And at the end of the day...you're still not getting the respect you 

deserve!....and you won't...not halfway down this road!

So in come the 

Stormin Mormons of BYU!

So what are we facing?

On paper BYU looks pretty good on 

Offense:

Averaging 223 yards passing a game

177 yards rushing a game

Averaging 30 points a game!

But against teams that are awake?

L-to Utah

L-to Boise

L-to Oregon State

Oh...by the way they have lost EVERY road 

game they have played this season!

BUT!....and hear me out on this...they are 5th in 

total Defense!...so any given Saturday you can be beat!

So what do we need to figure out?

A LOT!

I STILL DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE
AS AN OFFENSE!

Now this is in no way questioning the coaching!

But these are questions I need answers to!

Let's review the checklist!

1.Cierre Wood

Why is this kid not touching the ball 25 times a game?

He's averaging over 6 yards per carry and our 2nd best RB is 

averaging less than 4!...so when are we gonna take 

Wood out of the doghouse?

2. QUARTERBACK

When are we going to let Everett be Everett?

Everette seems more comfortable rolling out of the pocket,

does damage with his legs...and arm...
NEEDS TO LEARN TO GET OUT OF BOUNDS!

You can beat who we've beat so far with this rotation...but 

you're not beating OU or USC with this type of play!...

3. Special Teams

Kyle Brinzda has been BALLING!

Can't complain!

Kickoff?...I'll give you a mulligan for returns...the 

new rules have handcuffed returners....

But PUNT?

Who in the world is coaching 

punt teams?... Neal is eye to eye with the other team 

almost EVERY time he catches the ball...give this 

kid a chance to pull a rabbit out of his hat!

BLOCK!!..I know you have heard this before!

So...you wanna know why the talking heads have ammo to 

disrespect us?...we have too many issues!

 BYU...WAKE...Boston College..PITT...

These games give us a chance to work out some 

problems and see what sticks...but OU and USC!...no

This is our year...this is a year to make a statement, 

GET USED TO IT college football...Brian 
Kelly is building a WRECKING CREW!

And it's only going to get better..year after year!

Now some recruiting news!

We have a top 5 recruiting class...and it's not about 

just taking what talent we can find..it's about filling holes!

Kelly has proven he's one of the BEST recruiters in the 

country...but NOTHING recruits like WINNING!

With that being said....there are rumors that 

a kid in our class is flipping and flopping like a fish outta 

water...the writing is on the wall...so be ready!

But we have a HUGE silent waiting in the wings!

(don't Facebook me or email me with the "I won't 

say anything!"...good cause I'm not saying anything either!)

January is full of chances to commit on TV...it doesn't mean 

certain kids haven't popped and are holding off to announce 

on the grand stage!

So relax...stay calm....we are turning away kids that want to 

commit...so we can land the BIG FISH!

Read between the lines and you'll see who is leaning!

Usually it takes Special players to Commit!

Now...onto the awards and some special recognition!

JOSH BISSON is our winner of the IRISH MOB 

shirt for Douchebag of the week!

Send us your info and we'll get you hooked up!

Now...I had to share this email that we received...

Damefan,

I've recently moved from out of state into a new home and

would like to share with you an experience I've never 

had before.  I'm 71 years old and have followed the IRISH

since I was little listening on the radio to Mr. Nelson say

"Back to further action!"  I've met all my neighbors and 

have not had any issues until this year. We've 

never really talked football before but one day getting the

mail the topic came up.  My neighbor asked me who I rooted 

for being from out of state, and I said "I love Notre Dame!" 

He replied "I HATE ND" I couldn't understand why a good 

clean Catholic University would upset him so much, so I asked

why?  He replied "Because they recruited Rocket Ismail he 

doesn't' have an Irish name!"  So I nervously laughed off his 

response and began up my drive way and simply said...

"Good luck in your bowl game!"

This is my neighbors yard!

Why did my bowl game comment make him 

even more upset?

Go Irish! 

 Ed

           

Ed..you are my hero and my brother...but welcome to the
NUTHOUSE!

The only state that takes that as a compliment!

Your neighbor...is a DOUCHEBAG!

GO IRISH and GOD BLESS!