Comments on: Keeping the Company of a Snow Angel Amid the Glitter of the Golden Dome

By: Boots

Boots — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:52:51 +0000

You forgot to mention that ND hockey is #2 in the country now.
Other than a pair of losses to Miami, a pretty damn good team, ND only has one loss to its 9 wins.
Not too bad.
Go IRISH!
Boots, ND Class of 2008
Biggest ND Hockey Fan

By: PC

PC — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:56:25 +0000

Too bad you couldn’t make it to town the Friday before the football game. The Irish beat Bowling Green in hockey 5-1. As an ND faculty member and a hockey fan, I’ve been thrilled to see how well the team’s been skating this year. And, as you mention, the future looks good with the signing of Fowler and Sheahan.
ND football? Who cares? The real action’s across the street from the stadium in the JACC, where ND’s been pounding the opposition into submission so far this season. (And Christian Hanson, son of one of the famed “Hanson Brothers” has been having a heck of a year so far for ND. I actually stood in line behind his father at a game about a month ago. Seemed like pretty much no one recognized. I almost said “F’ing machine took my quarter!” or “I’m listening to the f-ing song!” but my 8 year old son was with me. Gotta set a good example, you know.)

By: OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki)

OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:04:35 +0000

Touchdown & Mac, I’m no ND fan myself and I agree that the Weiss overpay was epic. But the story above is more about the fun of a snowy sports day in a classic sports venue, not about the team or its record. And that student-section snowball fight sounds pretty damned entertaining… though less so for those targeted on the field.

By: pepper

pepper — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:19:45 +0000

Great story! The prevailing temps and wintry sky have invigorated my holiday spirit, and reading this post only adds to the good vibe.
I dearly wish I could have arranged to be in St. Paul tonight, enjoying its chilly clime, ticket in shivery hand to watch the Caps.

By: Macvechkin

Macvechkin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:16:43 +0000

Does it get any better than Notre Dame sucking? Well, maybe watching the delusional fan base. Enjoy those 7 remaining years on Fatboy’s contract! Man….I love it!

By: Touchdown Jesus?

Touchdown Jesus? — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:17:26 +0000

Here is yet another perspective on Notre Dame.

By: OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki)

OrderedChaos (Mike Rucki) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:53:48 +0000

For another perspective on Notre Dame sports, check out this entertaining article by Kieran Darcy on ESPN's Page 2 about the school's "interhall" leagues: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=darcy/081120&sportCat=ncf

By: Chubbs

Chubbs — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:07:24 +0000

Nice. A relative of mine (who, incidentally, played for the Caps in the mid-90′s) coached the Notre-Dame hockey team before Jeff Jackson, so I was lucky enough to make the trek south on a few occasions for some good old fashioned hockey-football weekends. I have nothing to compare it to, but I’ll go out on a limb and say that nothing beats watching varsity sports at Notre-Dame!
Glad your trip materialized on such short notice.
WE ARE N-D, as they say.
Cheers.