He's got Phillips in the corner!...He's giving him the business!

Is this your reaction lately when people see your 

Notre Dame gear?

What the Hell is going on?

Life is funny sometimes when you're at the top,

people only want to tear you down...

When you're down, they talk about how good it 

is for everyone when you're up!

This has been an interesting few weeks, but

my mom always told me these things happen 

in threes!

1. BCS National Championship Game:

You know I thought the refs really affected the complexion

 of the game on our first drive...nope Ronaiah Tuiasosopo 

has done more damage than Yeldon and Lacy could have

done in five games!

2. Brian Kelly interviewing with the Eagles:

This is a part of business that most people don't understand,

but that's because they've never been in a position of power 

where they could play two companies off each other.

3. TEO-GATE

This one is gonna take a while to get over....Look, 

the only thing I find more fascinating than the mind of a 

"fan" is the mind of someone "religious".   My kids will live

what I feel will be a very charmed life in comparison to how I was raised

 With that being said...at no point will I teach them 

to trust until that trust is broken!

This is a very unfortunate thing that happened to a very 

caring, and let's say "naive" kid.

But this is the point where the DAMEFAN tells all of 

you to take a moment and....

Chill the F out!

Have you forgotten what the hell happened this season!

What is going on with recruiting?

How much talent we are returning?

How much talent we are sitting on?

Coaches are getting more money!

Facilities are getting upgrades!

Stadium is getting work!

RELAX!

Trust me...here is 9 minutes...NINE MINUTES

that will tell you it can ALWAYS be worse!

And what's funny is I live in a town where these fans 

are NOT too embarrassed to talk trash...talk about a HOAX!

There are hundreds of thousands getting hoaxed by this 

daily here!

Notre Dame is exactly that, but it's more like this

 NOTRE
DAME

Whatever we do...it will get blown outta proportion!

We had a kid de-commit because Kelly interviewed...

That's the story that ESPN had...

BUT

They didn't tell you...

He then committed to a program where the head coach was 

interviewing with the Bears the SAME WEEK!

It's Notre Dame!...you're never gonna get an 

honest story from the press...cause nobody 

likes stories about good things!

We are the only program in the country where 

the word ALLEGED means GUILTY!

Over the next three weeks I'm going to break 

down our games in the order of difficulty and 

tell you why we might get another shot at 

Saban next year!

Top 3 toughest games for ND next season?

Stanford-Oklahoma-Michigan State

Let's start with: 

Stanford:

Goodbye both Tight Ends,

Ertz and Toilolo are both leaving what is a young

quarterback and what had become a safety blanket 

 through the season.  They combined for 95 

catches last year and 10 TDs.  This, combined with the 

loss of Stepfan Taylor (Stanford's ALL time leading rusher)

could make the Stanford offense a bit sluggish next year!

BUT...that D with Murphy, Skov and Gardner returning will 

be tough!

Oklahoma:

Landry Jones...see ya!

They also had 3 premier underclassman leave in 

Kenny Stills... their leading receiver is gone!

Tony Jefferson... their leading tackler is gone!

Tom Wort... their best LB is gone!

With all the losses on the offense and defense 

this game is not against the Oklahoma of old!

Michigan State:

Bright Spot?...2nd year QB!

Not so bright?...2nd year QB!

MSU was 108 in total offense last season and 

that was with Bell who averaged 138 yards per game!

Also TE Sims is history as well, as is MSU's best 

defensive player in Gholston!

But this week is about wrapping up what 

is sure to be a top 5 recruiting class 

and putting some more talent in place

to make the IRISH MOB exactly 

that!

My pick?...the kid I want to be the icing at the 

top of this IRISH Chocolate cake! (Sorry Lou!)

EDDIE VANDERDOES

This kid is a MONSTER!

At 6'3 315 lbs, he's a house and fits right into 

place when Lou get's picked in the first round 

after next season!

Anyone who watched the Army All American game knows 

this was the best D lineman there!

And from what I'm hearing...we are in very good shape 

with him!

USC has become a dumpster fire with people jumping ship 

like they just hit an iceberg!

So next time you feeling like this:

Realize that we have MANY more things to 

be excited about, than we do to be upset about!

So stop...pour yourself one of these:

Pop this into the DVD

And realize...We're in pretty good hands!

GOD BLESS & GO IRISH!