Just when I thought I was out....YOU PULLED ME BACK IN! GO IRISH!

Sometimes in life our  feelings have double meanings, 

we can say one thing then COMPLETELY go the other direction!

That's why I've always been a "Follow my actions...not my 

words" kinda guy.

I was out...I was outta the "blogging" business...due to 

weird little message board heroes that would actually 

get mad at me if we'd lose...?

Some went as far as using other friends message 

board names to post stories about me that were...

Don't get me wrong..very entertaining but about as 

accurate as a North Korean motivation video!

Then the "FANDOM" of Notre Dame got me also!

The trials and tribulations of rooting for a program 

that actually respects the game and has a moral compass! 

The icing on this cake was the insane HOPE!

That we'd actually have a selection committee that 

would change the ethics of an already corrupt system!

We traded the devil we knew (BCS) for the devil 

we had no idea about...

I thought..."NOW we will finally come closer 

to leveling the playing field!..."  We will eliminate 

the ability to "cupcake" your way to games you don't 

deserve to play in!!

No more beating up on San Jose State and thinking your 

earning your spot...

And....REALITY sunk in... We have athletic directors  that get 

"revenue" sharing on the committee.. We have ESPN

saying small "Christian" schools don't "travel well"...

I kinda thought we might have a problem, when Archie

Manning wanted NO PART of the job...

And here we are...Same place we started...Looking 

at the real selection committee...

So...I'll focus on what I care about...NOTRE DAME!

I'll focus on the team that can show the country that 

you dont' have to cut those corners...

You dont' have to 

cupcake that schedule!

When a player screws up...You can punish him, 

because you care about player enough to punish him!

You can graduate young men and prepare them 

for the world..even if that world is in a boardroom and 

not on a football field!

You can set the standard, and who knows...Maybe others

will take notice and follow? 

Maybe the committee will notice and realize, what the sport is, 

and why it was created...

But hey..."You may say I'm a dreamer...

But I'm not the only one!" LOL

Okay...Okay...

I'm done...On to the WEEK AT HAND!

On to THE 2015 Notre Dame FIGHTING IRISH!

On to....What's for dinner!

BEVO courtesy  of Texas.

Okay...So who is Texas? 

First let me say I have respect for Charlie Strong, 

I thing he's cleaning up the program and respects 

the game...With that being said he's gonna need a few

 more seasons to get it back to "Mack Brown" type play!

2014 Texas was a 6-7 team

There were glimpses of greatness...like the W over WVU.

But there were more harsh realities that made the Longhorn

faithful I'm sure have nightmares at night..

Now granted they played a pretty brutal SOS!

West Virginia was BY FAR their best win!

Followed by:

North Texas?

Kansas Weis-Hawks?

Iowa State?...by 3? 

Texas Tech who couldn't stop air? 

Oklahoma State? 

Okay..who were the losses?

TCU-badly

Arkansas...really badly.

K-State...shut out.

Oklahoma..respectable showing!

Baylor..badly

UCLA..respectable showing!

BYU..really badly! 

It was a rough year...they were just not in A LOT of games!

They return 13 starters, that has I do believe turned into 11

due to injuries...and will be throwing 3-4 TRUE freshmen

at a very veteran Notre Dame team...

TEXAS: 

Offense:

Ranked 106th in Scoring offense

Ranked 98th in Rushing offense

Ranked 88th in passing offense

So it's safe to say that they are not great on that 

side of the ball and have struggled to find a QB!

Defense:

Ranked 31st in Scoring defense

Ranked 59th in rushing defense 

Ranked 11th in passing defense

So..more respectable, but in their losses they 

average giving up over 31st per game...

I think what we will see Saturday is two ICONIC 

programs in different stages of development...

Your gonna see a "healthy" Notre Dame defense that

averaged allowing 12 pts per game until the injury bug 

set in...

Your gonna see depth...speed and players familiar 

with a system that isn't new to them.

Your gonna see a single caller who understands his 

role, and the success he can have vs ANY DEFENSE

if he just does his job...he's 1 of 11 and he 

just needs to play within that system!

We saw "average" QB play can win

championships last season...

We will see an O-Line that will make NFL scouts

set up and take notice...And a running back benefiting 

from that chemistry..

We will see a wide receiver core that has no weak link..that

can hurt you in multiple ways... 

No more.."We got Floyd and everyone else." 

We will see the best Linebacker in the game flying 

around like a tiger on a wounded gazelle!

You'll see a secondary that is opportunistic and hungry!

You'll see scheme and stunts, and stunts and scheme

from VanGorder!

Your gonna see the future of Notre Dame football Saturday!

The range and skill of Alize Jones.. 

The speed and size of Equanimeous St.Brown.

The elusiveness of CJ Sanders!

The precision of Justin Yoon...

  

You will see what it's taken Brian Kelly years to 

accomplish...

And it's gonna be one hell of a show!

So sit back say a prayer for health and happiness of

our players and watch them UNLEASH HELL on 

the Longhorns!

GO IRISH & GOD BLESS!

***Just a "friendly reminder"..these are my "opinions"

this was written not for the "War and Peace" crowd so 

I'm sure there are grammar issues...

Guess what...I DON'T CARE!

If you don't like it...go read about Caitlyn Jenner!