Comments on: And in that corner… the UConn Huskies

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By: StephenOfTroy

StephenOfTroy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:13:12 +0000

robertg: You seem to be wasting a lot of time. I mean a LOT of time.
No, I’m not talking about your pathetic meandering nonsense about how everyone but ND cheats.
I mean, you are wasting a lot of time with your (nonexistent) “very public jury trials” that will (NEVER) take away everyone’s “material possessions.”
Why not simply use your vast (imaginary) contacts with the powers that be to get the Lord to take away the firstborn sons of everyone involved with the (all in your empty head) conspiracy of crooked college sports enterprises?
Oh, and have you succeeded in getting France knocked out of the World Cup due to the handball goal that wasn’t called yet? Methinks that if you cannot do anything about an OBVIOUS instance of cheating in the world’s most popular sport, in a game that had dramatic consequences, then you’re never ever in your life going to get the NAVY loss turned magically into an ND win. Just my two cents. You may now return to your regularly-scheduled lunacy.

By: StephenOfTroy

StephenOfTroy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:04:43 +0000

Art: WAY TO GO on the Terry Tate selection! That guy is hilarious!
“You can’t be tippy-toein’ up in this humpty-bumpty!”
“It’s intimidation….MIND GAMES!”
“You know you need a cover on your TPS report, DOUG!”
I just about died laughing the first time I saw any of those clips. They should have an ongoing special with Terry Tate.
You’re on the cusp of making up for talking about my Dad and HelenOfTroy, Art.

By: mrrandolph

mrrandolph — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:45:23 +0000

I thought the story was that ND was a couple of days or weeks late. I thought Urban accepted the Florida job before Kevin White approached him. Afterall, ND already had a head coach and it had been their history to honor contracts and just not renew them.
Ex: Gerry Faust
Bob Davie

By: robertg

robertg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:32:50 +0000

1. for anyone who still has any doubt whatsover about eric hansen and his colleagues being paid shills writing and posting online fraudulent information about charlie and his staff and notre dame football in return for monetary payments from notre dame’s enemies on the recruiting trails, watch the video and audio of the friday pep rally at notre dame at und.com and then read online and print out eric hansen’s description of the pep rally in the south bend tribune entitled “Notre Dame football: Minimal pep present during final Irish football rally”.
2. to be blunt, as we always have been with and about eric hansen and his colleagues ever since eric hansen and some of his associates at the south bend tribune decided to supplement their salaries by taking payoffs from people associated with usc and other rivals of notre dame in the recruiting wars, eric hansen’s description of the pep rally is intentionally fraudulent and intended to drive recruits and their families and student athletes and coaches away from notre dame.
3. during prior seasons, before charlie and his staff and notre dame’s student athletes realized what eric hansen and his associates were really up to at notre dame, eric hansen and his associates actually caused dissention within the notre dame team and were actually responsible for causing a number of fine notre dame student athletes to transfer to other schools. in each case, eric and his associates got big bonuses from notre dame’s enemies.
4. why do we bother looking at and printing out the articles posted online by eric hansen and others?
5. eric hansen and his associates are among the persons with whom we will not settle out of court for any amounts of money.
6. we will take all of their material possessions after very public jury trials.
7. after all, we have warned them on numerous occasions,at 1st very politely and in public comments in the south bend tribune until they started blocking all comments which disagreed with their false propaganda, but eric hansen and certain others(some were wise enough to leave the south bend tribune and have given us testimony and other evidence) kept on trying to destroy notre dame football with fraudulent articles posted on the internet in return for pay by notre dame’s enemies.
8. do we blame the owners of the south bend tribune? no. after all, they have been conned just like some members of the public and some notre dame fans.
9. however, we expect the owners of the south bend tribune to fire eric hansen and bob wieneke and al lesar immediately and to assign to us the civil causes of action that the south bend tribune has against each of them.
GO IRISH!!!

By: robertg

robertg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:04:44 +0000

1. urban meyer already had an opportunity to coach at notre dame.
2. however,notre dame refused to accept meyer’s conditions that notre dame lower notre dame’s academic and character standards and create a school within notre dame for full time football players with zero academic obligations which is exactly what florida already had operating for urban, along with gator alumni connections with the sec conference and officials.
3. urban really needed and used those crooked sec officials this season to rescue his 2 loss florida team and lead certain naieve members of the public to fall for the con that unfeated florida and alabama(another 2 loss team) will be meeting in the sec conference playoff game to determine which team plays in the bcs championship and the other going to another big payoff bcs game.
3. urban meyer simply is not qualified to be notre dame’s head coach and urban knows that very well.
4. we have not heard of or seen the take a hike Goofy defense tried in any real court trial, but we encourgage you to come in and try it.
5. make certain that you have made prior bail arrangements when you are held in contempt of court. some judges will just laugh at your defense, as we certainly will, but others are more inclined to have you arrested on the spot by the armed bailiffs and hauled off to jail.
GO IRISH!!!

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:43:29 +0000

Dick Jauron

By: Larry

Larry — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:42:17 +0000

Take a hike Goofy !

By: mrrandolph

mrrandolph — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:30:30 +0000

In the famous word of Bear Bryant when asked why he left a successful Texas A&M program to come to Alabama who were the doormats of the SEC 4-24-2 the previous 3 years.
He simply said “Mama Called”.
Bear played on Alabama’s 1934 Nat’l Championship team under Frank Thomas (ND 1920-22 Who Rockne called the smartest player I ever had)
If ND is truly Urban’s dream job, he will accept the challenge.
And, also remember, the talent gap has really closed compared to when Urban was first pursued.

By: mrrandolph

mrrandolph — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:37:33 +0000

Urban Meyer
Pro: He can recruit. Look at the recruiting job he did at Bowling Green and Utah.
He has stated that ND is his dream job.
He has already won 2 Championships and maybe a third.
He is named after a Pope so you know atleast his family is Catholic.
Con: He want be within a hour and a half of 80-90% of his roster.
The Weather. November, December, January in Florida short sleeves and light jackets. South Bend – button and wrap up.
And, folks saying that lead foot Clausen couldn’t run Urban’s offense like Tebow is correct. But, Chris Leak couldn’t either and Urban won his first title with Leak. And, maybe Urban would use Dayne the way he used Tebow his first year.

By: robertg

robertg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:14:27 +0000

1. take a look at und.com, click on football fridays, and watch the notre dame student athletes who also play football and notre dame’s student body at friday night’s pep rally.
2. there is only the confidence of a team and school that has been shafted out of 4 wins so this season by dishonest officiating crews.
3. even if another crooked officiating crew(this one from the big east conference) cheats this notre dame team out of yet another win, no notre dame student athlete will accept that as a real loss.
4. charlie and his staff will still be back next season and for the forseeable future.
5. the only desperation will be with the proprietors of crooked college sports enterprises and with any dishonest officials who show up at the notre dame/uconn game when we take all of their material assets in the civil courts.
6. notre dame is simply not going to climb into the sewers with the schools that cheat the public and their own student athletes by fielding teams of full time football players with zero academic or moral obligations.
7. if any notre dame fan or alumus wants notre dame to take that direction, find another football team to root for.
GO IRISH!!!

By: Len

Len — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:27:49 +0000

I think the talk of Urban Meyer coming to Notre Dame is rediculous.For those whom think he will please give a list of Pro/cons for him to leave his successful program in Florida were he has already won 2 championships and may be on his way to 3.I think the cons will outweigh the pros.

By: Art Vandelay

Art Vandelay — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:46:43 +0000

First choice for the Irish should be Terry Tate Office Linebacker (see You Tube). This guy could whip any organization into shape.

By: Art Vandelay

Art Vandelay — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:17:53 +0000

@SOT: I don’t believe Intrade opines re: sports.

By: StephenOfTroy

StephenOfTroy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:09:09 +0000

Art and Joe, thanks for weighing in.
Art, any idea what Intrade has to say? I usually find their views intriguing, especially so during Election ’08.
Joe, I’m curious why you think that Swarbrick isn’t going to fire Weis. If he’s going to keep him, then why is he waiting until “a week after the final game” to tell everyone that? Seems to me that the cloud of controversy surrounding ND’s program would blow over if the AD just came out right now and and confirmed that Weis is and will be the coach, period. Saying that you’ll make an announcement after the season sounds a LOT like you’re going to fire the guy, in my view. Curious to hear your reasoning, or your inside information, etc. Thanks.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:43 +0000

If Urban Meyer continues to dominate at Florida, he will not leave. Also, his spread offense is made for a QB like Tebow not lead- footed Clausen. Swarbick will bring Weis back for at least one more season. Sorry StephenOfTroy.

By: Art Vandelay

Art Vandelay — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:35:06 +0000

Vegas oddsmakers have Urban Meyer at 3-2 odds for being head coach at ND come Jan 2010. They usually seem to know what they’re talking about. Just about every game with a 3 pt Vegas spread comes down to a FG doesn’t it?

By: StephenOfTroy

StephenOfTroy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:12:45 +0000

Russell Blair said that Brian Kelly “is not the first choice for the Irish.” Well, if he’s not, then who is? (Don’t say “Charlie Weis,” people; I’m being serious here!)