Notre Dame Numbers To Make Your Head Spin

Well between Michael Floyd and slim recruiting news, things are a little slow around the Station.  We are trying to keep alive the interest in Notre Dame Football with “The think you know Notre Dame Football and beat the Wizard quizzes,” but that is not going to be enough.  Subway Alumni Station has also piped in with the fiasco in Columbus (it appears Pryor is really gone (amen), ND grad Gene Smith the AD is next) and other interesting college football tidbits that influence Notre Dame Football and college sports in general.  As Thomas Paine stated so well, "these are the times that try a Subway Alumni's soul."

So, Brian Kelly has ten (10) recruits verbally committed to his Program and Team (Presswood will enroll in summer school).  This is June 2011, National Signing Day is February 1, 2012, many good prospects are still out there and uncommitted.  How many more can Kelly reel in?  It appears that a running back would be a good thing.

Here are some 2012 numbers.

Allowed 85 football athletic scholarships

If you account for Chris Badger (we would love to know why he bothered to enroll early for four months) coming back from his Mormon mission in 2012.

Add Jordan Prestwood coming to summer school this month.

There are 25 scholarships to give to 5th year seniors, walk-ons, and freshmen in the 2012 class. 

The other 59 scholarships are spoken for by underclassmen.

Again, 10 verbal recruits thus far.

14 possible 5^th year seniors that could return.

The IRISH players with a possible 5th year of eligibility are:

Braxston Cave - C

Lane Clelland - OT

Dayne Crist - QB

Sean Cwynar - DT

Mike Golic - C

John Goodman - WR

Kapron Lewis-Moore - DE

Dan McCarthy - S

Anthony McDonald - IL

Brandon Newman - NG

David Posluszny - IL

Jamoris Slaughter - S

Deion Walker - WR

Hafis Williams - NG

An awful lot of factors will come into play.  Most importantly fall camp and 2011 performance on the field.  Injuries will impact.  Those younger players coming up the depth chart to overtake the seniors.  Possible depth chart weaknesses as well as strengths in 2012.  Obviously, the number available will increase if players transfer out, give up football, or leave for the NFL early. 

If Dayne Crist stays healthy, puts up big numbers and leads Notre Dame to a BCS win will be turn pro?  He won't have that many starts as QB.

Is Manti Te’o in it for the full four years or will he leave early?

Some very big decisions for Brian Kelly to manage his 2012 recruitment class, he has to assess his 5^th year seniors now to recruit up to the 85 limit that includes the 59 returning, 5^th years and the recruits.

Here are who we feel will return and be granted a 5^th year:

Crist

Cave

Slaughter

Cwynar

Newman

Here are who are on the ‘bubble”:

Clelland - Step up to the plate

Lewis-Moore - Plenty of DE talent breathing down his neck

McCarthy - Needs to stay healthy

McDonald - Needs to stay healthy

Here are those that need to really shine:

Golic

Goodman

Posluszny

Walker

Williams

Thus, we assess 9 5^th year seniors returning, Badger, Prestwood, 59 underclassmen leaves you will a maximum of only 15 recruits.  This does not account for the one or two you must keep back for walk-ons or possible late recruits falling into your lap, i.e. your Prestwood types.  You really need to have a freshman class with more than 15 recruits in it.  Decisions.  Decisions.  2012 should be Brian Kelly’s run for the NC with the talent on-board, coming up the ranks, the wealth of 5th year seniors, and in the pipeline.  Go IRISH.

A Terrelle Pryor and Jim Tressel Roast

Sometimes the guys on the Cartier Field Bulletin Board over at NDNation just have a blast with a topic.  What other hot topic is better than beating up Terrelle Pryor, Jim Tressel and Ohio State Football?  If that tattoo guy in Columbus hadn’t been part of a federal drug investigation we never would have had the scandal.  Funny how that works.  If Reggie Bush had promised to pay back that crooked sports agent, the U$C mess would never have surfaced either.  The whole college cheating and lying mess is a black eye on college football in general and we have not heard the last at UNC or what might have happened with Newton and Auburn. 

I wish I could give credit for the one-liners and the roasting but everyone uses ‘Handles’ over there.  Leisa our senior editor did the cut and paste.  Anyway, some great gallows humor.

ON TERRELLE PRYOR QUITTING SCHOOL:

Probably going into the sports memorabilia business with OJ.

This statement (Pryor speaking through lawyer) is priceless…  It begins, "In the best interest of my teammates . . ."
When has that guy done anything that was not in the best interest of Terrelle Pryor first, middle and last? For him to pretend, or try to make anyone believe, that he is acting on behalf of anyone but himself is transparently nauseating.

I think LSU Feek should use the ending of Breaker Morant as the inspiration of his tOSU .gif.  Tressel and Pryor walking hand in hand to the execution chair, the NCAA as the firing squad. tOSU is in for some epic penalties when all this is done.

Can he transfer to Auburn?

Do they have salary cap space left after Cameron Newton?

When will the IRS come calling?

Good news is that he could actually afford all those cars.

College sports just became a little cleaner today.

ON JIM TRESSEL:

Headline: "OSU fans march in support of Tressel."

Fans marched a mile in unbearable heat to support Tressel in his really expensive home.
"This march included signs that read, "Thank You Jim," and "You're in Our Prayers" and "We Support You Jim." Several fans wore Tressel-specific T-shirts of support."

Beyond the Tressel house was a fork in the road.  Half the crowd went one way in search of a clue. The other half went the other way in search of a life.

Was there a single person among them who is a manager ...and would gladly look the other way if an employee lied to him/her and to a regulatory body, thereby triggering an investigation and punishment?

200 fans in an area that has probably 100,000 tosu alums I'd bet that there are more than 100,00 tosu alums living within 50 miles of the Columbus area.

Apparently 99,800 of them were rational for the day.
 
That was just a quick Facebook gathering.  It was organized in about 24 hours. The band will soon march to Tressel's house, and I am sure the crowd will be much bigger.

Don't these people have cars?  March to Jack Maxton Chevy.  Tell 'em coach Tressel sent you.


They don't have insurance.


(In response to a OSU troll)........

Like most OSU fans, you've been duped........ It shows just how little an education OSU provides that so many of your alums have been duped by this fraud.

And his calculated actions are going to crush your precious football program.  Yet, you still love him.

I love how OSU fans refer to this as him making a "mistake".  Too funny.  Guys who push beyond the limits of the rules for two decades don't make mistakes.

They all have forgotten he has been a weasel for 20+ years.

Tressel should do what a self respecting coach does when a scandal breaks out, go coach the Seahawks.

Another osu standby: "everybody does it”  This is not just their excuse, rather their mantra for why it is OK for Ohio State athletics to bend the rules whenever they need to. Every osu fan I know says this as though it somehow makes it OK. It's like saying: well, sure I broke your window by throwing a rock through it, but everybody does it. It must be OK.

Possible sanctions:  Loss of all tuba band scholarships so they can’t dot the i.  Loss of “the” in their name, the Ohio State University”.

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So You Think You Know Notre Dame Football? # 7

# 7 Which two ND Head Coaches had never coached at the college level before coming to ND?

Kuharich and Faust

Brennan and Faust

Devore and Kuharich

Devore and Leahy

Welcome Jordan Presswood to Notre Dame??

Well we added back to our Mug Shot Gallery on the right side of the Blog --- Jordan Presswood. 

6’ 6”, 280 lbs., offensive tackle from Plant City Florida.

If you follow such things, you will remember Jordan verbally committed to Notre Dame in April 2010.  Then when the IRISH did that infamous tailspin in October with the Navy and Tulsa debacle he decommitted late-October (interesting that Microsoft spell-check swears decommitted is not a word) and eventually signed on with FSU in November 2010.  His explanation/reason/excuse was that he did not feel comfortable playing so far from home. 

Then he early enrolled in January at Free Shoe U. 

We can assume he did not like conditioning, spring practice, and/or his future roll in the scheme of things with Jimbo Fisher.  Who knows what goes through a kid's mind and thoughts of greatess.

Guess playing so far from home was no longer an issue.

Knowing Notre Dame Football Players, Alumni, and Subway Alumni, Jordan is going to have to prove himself.

Here’s hoping he does not get homesick or forget to bring long underwear and  warm clothes.

Good Luck Jordan.

Notre Dame Beer Sales During Football Games

The only time I had a beer at a Notre Dame Football game was a ND vs. Navy game at M&T Bank Stadium (Ravens) in Baltimore.  Not only could you order beer but mixed drinks as well.  Quite an eye opener for a country boy.  (By the way, ND won.  Ah, the good old days!)

One of the reasons Notre Dame has avoided home night games has been the fear of well oiled fans pouring (literally) into the Stadium after a full day of tail-gating.  Heck, Notre Dame works the Spring Class schedule to ensure Saint Patrick's Day falls during spring break and an empty campus.

Well now hear this.  What folly.

Now WVU is joining their Big East Conference brethren in creating mayhem.  (Only Rutgers does not sell beer at football games.)   

In an effort to “improve fan behavior,” beer will now be sold at all home WVU football games.  Or so says the WVU AD, Oliver Luck in response to the West Virginia University Board of Governors recent vote and approval of beer sales.  It appears their was a problem with fans getting “out passes” to go to their cars and chug down some hooch at half time.  The Board did the right thing in now banning “out passes” but to placate the fans, instead will now allow beer to flow in the Stadium.  Understand it applies to beer only.  Not moonshine.  Did I get that right?  Was it out passes or pass out?  Hmmmm.

It appears WVU wants to maintain the mantel of one of the East Coast's biggest party schools.  Can't see where selling beer to already crazy football fans will hurt.

Of course restrictions do apply.  No beer will be sold near the student section, a two-plastic cup limit per customer, and the right to refuse any ‘Mountaineer’ that apparently has had enough.  Yup, that will sure stop drunkenness in Morgantown and in the Stadium.

Agreed that nothing good will come of this, unless you happen to be someone who enjoys watching acts of needless destruction and deplorable behavior on YouTube.     

                                           

We predict that their will be an increase in the number of old sofas dragged out and burned after a rare WVU win.  Surely a boon for future furniture sales in Morgantown.  So much for bringing your family to watch a football game in WV.

Oh, did we mention that WVU expects to clear $500,000 per year in new revenue?

So You Think You Know Notre Dame Football? # 6

6 # Why is former Michigan coach and AD Fielding Yost reviled by ND fans?

He led a boycott against Big Ten teams playing ND

He blackballed ND when they tried to join the Big Ten

He abruptly cancelled the 1910 game in South Bend because ND had won the previous year in Ann Arbor

All of the Above

Robert Hughes - Fullback - University of Notre Dame

If you love to watch football, then you’ve got to love fullbacks.  Unfortunately, they are going the way of the passenger pigeon and the dodo bird.  The NFL is pass-happy and college football is in the middle of spread offenses and sundry variations of receivers being told, “you go long.”

Robert Hughes did not set any records on the gridiron while attending the University of Notre Dame. He did what he had to do while suffering the loss of his brother to a senseless murder on the streets of Chicago.

His story has a happy ending, from dealing with the murder, being under-utilized by two head coaches, passed over on the depth chart, switching positions and trying to run east-west instead of north-south.  He wasn’t drafted by the NFL and with no free agency chances because of the lockout; Robert’s football career is on hold.

Coach Brian Kelly gave USC a dose of Robert this past fall.  Probably his best game if for no other reason it was against USC.  After that first carry on the winning drive, you just knew that Robert was going to pound and punish any linebacker or safety stupid enough to try and drag him down. 

For now just a goofy mortarboard and no more golden helmet.

Yet, Robert has a graduation ring, degree in sociology and a diploma from the University of Notre Dame de Lac that will suit him very well in all his future dreams and aspirations for greatest.

Congratulations Robert. Good Luck. God Bless.

So You Think You Know Notre Dame Football? # 5

We need something to take our minds off the self-destruction of the tOSU Football Program.  How about trying to beat the Wizard!

5 # Which famous coach said “To Hell With Notre Dame?”

Paul “Bear” Bryant

Bo Schembechler

Charlie Weis

Fielding Yost

Congratulations George Dohrmann

George Dohrmann

The Sports Illustrated article on Jim Tressel is damning.  Read it here.  Congratulations to Pulitzer Prize winner George Dohrmann, Notre Dame Class of 1995 for great investigative reporting.  We suspect more to come out of this sleazy affair.  You can be well assured that we will have an opinion too.

Assistant Head Coach Luke Finkell has been named interim Head Coach for 2011 while tOSU attempts to find a possible replacement for a Program headed for NCAA sanctions that will make U$C’s look like a slap-on-the-wrist.

Loved the small piece where allegedly Tressel rigged a summer camp raffle for certain star recruits over those that had no chance of going to tOSU.  Like taking candy from babies huh Jim?

We here at Subway Alumni Station thought we would enter some names as possible Head Coaching candidates at “Tattoo U.”

Tyrone Willingham – Columbus has some great golf courses.

Rich Rodriquez – If you can’t beat them—join them.

Pete Carroll – Been there, seen it, done it.

George O’Leary – Where lying will fit right in.

Goodbye Tressel - Ohio State Will Be Better Off Without You

FLAMING IDIOT

Ohio State University finally did the right thing.  It took way too long.  It forced Jim Tressel to resign.  The next step is to deep-six the athletic director, Gene Smith (A Notre Dame Graduate.)  The Ohio State Football Program stinks to high heaven.  The system needs to be cleaned up from top to bottom.  tOSU is faced with consequences similar to U$C or maybe worse.  The entire Program is under a cloud.  Was the National Championship led by street thug Maurice Clarett tainted?

Jim Tressel bent on a 2010 NC run did great damage to a storied and great football program.  Goodbye Jim.  Things must be very bad in Buckeye Land for Jim to quit.  Resign and lose his future wages instead of being fired?  Hmmm.

Why have we at Subway Alumni Station been on Tressel’s kester from the beginning?  Because just like Pete Carroll at U$C, individual coaches have done great harm to college football and what Notre Dame and all the rest of college football stands for.  (Please excuse the preposition at the end)

Here is Ohio State Quarterback Pryor and his car not sure how be obtained it. (Please excuse the preposition at the end)

Quick Fix on Notre Dame Football

If you need a quick fix on some info concerning Notre Dame Football during the Dead Zone, here is a good one.  Eric Hansen from the South Bend Tribune provides a good update on the Irish.  Noticeably lacking is mention of Michael Floyd. 

It appears the Irish Head Coach is touring the country visiting ND Alumni Clubs to booster support and show the flag while he is unable to recruit.  Wish he would come to West Virginia.  I guess I have to start a Club to get him here.

Of particular interest is the moving around of players especially incoming freshmen.  Shoot these guys are not even on campus yet for summer school.  Obviously, Coach Brian Kelly feels some can make an impact on the depth chart immediately and not just Special Teams.  The need for a kickoff return and punt return sparkplug is hopefully being addressed.  Man we sucked last year.

The switching of positions highlights Kelly’s desire to find players who can play where they are needed and have that Right Kind of Guy athleticism that he keeps talking about.  Anytime you can strengthen the depth chart you are creating competition for playing time and that sure is better than what Charlie Weis had going during his lean years.

I’m going to have to have that new ten second run-off option explained to me a couple of times by Tom Hammond before it sinks in.  The more taunting and hot-dog rules the NCAA can add to the college game is fine with me.  I'm sick of it in the NFL.

Understand USC is in a bit of a bind recruit-wise now that the NCAA infraction boys have said no dice to the Reggie Bush appeal.  It appears USC stocked up on recruits in 2011, have a total of 75 scholarship players, but can only recruit six in 2012.  They are going to have some skewed recruiting years until the three year, 75-scholarship limit runs it course. 

Speaking of tainted football programs.  The chickens are coming home to roost in Buckeye Nut Land.  Former sometime player Ray Small has come clean to tell his selling of Big Ten Championship Rings and sweet car deals during his short time playing for tOSU.  This was not out of any sense of righteousness but good old revenge.  Small was in the Doghouse more than he was sitting on the bench.  If you got nothing better to do here is the low-down.

Well have a great Memorial Day weekend, don't burn the burgers.

Subway Alumni

So You Think You Know Notre Dame Football? # 4

4 #  Which Notre Dame All-American did not leave school early to pursue a professional football career?

Jerome Bettis

Tim Brown

Tom Carter

Rocket Ismail

Michael Floyd Is Back !!

For god's sake can we beat Sparty at home?  Subway Alumni Station Crew will be there!

Therefore, reading the tea leafs and between the “BrianSpeak,” it appears Michael Floyd will be back catching passes from Dayne Crist in the opening game of the 2011 season versus South Florida. 

Hmmm.  Go IRISH

Obviously, we do not know the details but fear finger pointing and repercussions from the Notre Dame haters.

Hmmm.  Go IRISH

Let us hope Dayne Crist is up to finding Michael open and that Notre Dame can weather the storm of abuse coming.

Hmmm.  Go IRISH

We think in the long run, multipe quarterbacks will steer the Notre Dame offense in this run for the National Campionship.  The 2012  schedule does not look inviting or promising.

Hmmm.  Go IRISH

Nuts And Bolts On Where Notre Dame Football Stands

The nuts and bolts on where Notre Dame Football stands during the Dead Zone.  What's the heck is the Dead Zone?  Here it is.

Over some of our favorite very cold iced down brewski’s.

With some friends.

Three of us here at the Station deliberated over a number of issues to be thankful for concerning the state of Notre Dame Football.

1.  Other than Cameron Roberson, the IRISH came out of spring practice pretty much intact.  Here is a previous post on Cameron.

2.  Michael Floyd apparently is lying low and staying out of trouble while he awaits a June court date.  We suspect he will get a game(s) suspension(s) of some sort from Kelly but will be allowed to participate in fall camp.  A fine, community service, counseling, and DUI class if he is found guilty.  Most of which we think he has been working on.

3.  No one has transferred or dropped out of the Football Program based upon the results of spring practice, depth chart assignment or the issuance of semester grades.

4.  It appears the current seven 2012 recruits are exactly what Notre Dame needs for the future.  They are scattered from around the country, a great sign of national recruiting.  Keep it up Brian Kelly!  Check them out on the right side of the blog.

5.  No IRISH Assistant Coach has headed for greener pastures.  But just wait until we win the NC, that will change.  A pleasant future predicament for Coach Brian Kelly.

6.  An unprecedented five Notre Dame primetime night games and counting!  The 2011 Schedule is somewhere on the right side of the Blog.  Rumor has it that either Wake Forest or Pitt may also be a night game.   This gives us five Saturdays time to pick and choose an afternoon game to watch, work some chores off the ole Honey-Do list and even catch a nap.  Sweet.

This is a pretty short list.  But the beer ran out and the ladies demanded dinner.

So You Think You Know Notre Dame Football? # 3

3 # Was the sod from Notre Dame's Cartier Field transplanted onto the then new 1930 Notre Dame Stadium?

TRUE

FALSE

Subway Alumni Station Milestones For A Notre Dame Blog

Well for cryin out loud.  We here at Subway Alumni Station screwed up again.  Two milestones passed us by without recognition or a well deserved pat on the back!

On March 26^th, we completed our first year as a Blog. 

On April 15^th, we posted our 200^th article.  The current total is 212 as of today and counting.

This Blog was started as an alterative location for Domers and Subway Alumni to gather on Notre Dame Football game day and post comments before, during and after each game.  The intent was to fill in where the great Blue-Gray Sky Blog left off when they went off-line.

Well that did not happen.  The loyal Blue-Gray Sky Bloggers went elsewhere or didn’t care to carry on ranting and raving in the comment section of SAS.  So be it.  We then just started writing and tried to create a niche where other Notre Dame oriented websites and blogs did not bother to tread.

As it turns out thanks to NDNation adding us their blog list, we have sustained a loyal following of Notre Dame Football Fans.  Thank You.

We have written some pretty crappy posts.

We have written some very thought provoking posts.  Next time you have some extra time on your hands, scroll through the archives.

BTW, if you are interested in some different Catholic oriented short stories, check out The Saint Philip Neri Reading Room here.

Thanks for reading.  Go IRISH.

Subway Alumni

Jimmy Clausen Graduates From Notre Dame

Sunday, May 22, 2011, Jimmy Clausen fulfilled his promise to his mother and received his bachelors degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Congratulations Jimmy and the best of luck in all your future endeavors. 

Especially in beating out Cam Newton for the starting quarterback position with the Carolina Panthers. 

That is if the NFL even has a season in 2011.

So You Think You Know Notre Dame Football? # 2

Most colleges have one mascot and two school colors.  Although Auburn has taken the mascot thing a step further with the “Auburn Tiger” and the “War Eagle.”  Notre Dame is unique in that it boasts three school colors.  Green, Blue, and Gold.  The green is formally called “Kelly Green.”

2 # Is Madonna Blue and Papal Gold the official colors of the Fighting Irish?

True

False

Recruit Number 7 - Mark Harrell

During a month in which head coaches are prohibited from recruiting, Notre Dame picked up verbal commitment number seven.  His mug shot is at the right side of the blog.  Our math specialist Shaun indicates that Notre Dame is after between 18-20 recruits this year.

Here is a link to a typical local article with some interesting comments from Irish Head Coach Brian Kelly.

So You Think You Know Notre Dame Football? # 1

The Wizard is back by popular demand. Every couple of days we will be offering another question concerning Notre Dame Football to help get us through the Dead Zone. Take the Yellow Line from Subway Alumni Station and join the crowd. You can find the question on the right side of the Blog to mark your selection and vote. Check back to keep up with the Wizard. Can you beat the Wizard? No fair Googling!

When the smoke settles we'll run all of questions and will post the answers.

Beware of Wizard tricks!

Good Luck!  Go IRISH!

Question # 1: Which ND coach has the highest winning percentage?

Jesse Harper                 

Frank Leahy                

Jack Marks                  

Knute Rockne

Notre Dame Recruiting Wars

TO THE VICTOR BELONGS THE SPOILS

Some folks get more excited about the Notre Dame recruiting wars than others. Take Cyndi for example. She is our recruiting specialist here at the Station and is the only one who seems to care. Sure the Fighting Irish Football news is downright slow just now. After all we are in the DEAD ZONE and will just have to grin and bear it.

The current six verbal commitments can be found along with their mug shots on the right side of the Blog.

The rest of us here do not care to jump out of basement windows every time a prized five-star recruit decides to take his talents elsewhere. Take Noor Davis for example. He is a 6'4", 225 pound LB from The Villages, Florida, had a top five of Notre Dame, Florida, USC, Alabama and Stanford. He took his time, studied his finalists and made his decision.

Davis will be heading to the Pac-12, as he will be attending Stanford, which came as a bit of an upset to some observers. But what the heck?

It seems every day a recruit somewhere commits to “College A” and he lists Notre Dame as one of those schools that made him an offer. How can this be?

It appears that Coach Brian Kelly has approximately 130 offers on the table out there in recruit land. Notre Dame management of the procress appears to be an art form and exact protocols and philosophies are a closely guarded recruitment secret. We did offer an explanation here.

Anyway, Cyndi wanted to let you know that Keith Marshall a #1 running back will be visiting Notre Dame shortly. He’s 5’ 11” and 190 lbs. and the best running back out of the class of 2012 out of Millbrook High School in Raleigh NC.

If he ends up committing to Notre Dame, we don’t know what Cyndi will do. We are hoping for a free round at our favorite watering hole from her though.

Subway Alumni Station Threat

We here at Subway Alumni Station want to thank all the loyal bloggers who emailed us with concerns over possible al-Qaeda targeting of trains, subways and stations in America.

Not to fear, we are prepared! Our Red Line to South Bend will be running every Saturday during college football season. The Blue Line will continue to report game day activities. The Yellow Line will always be tracking and reporting illegal, unauthorized activities and NCAA rule violations in college football recruiting and Football Program administration .

Of course our security consists of…….

AND



Nuff Said

Notre Dame Did The Right Thing

Notre Dame is in the middle of upgrading its image and enhancing the Football Game Day experience on campus.  One of the areas needing attention was the Stadium concessions.  Notre Dame has always allowed and encouraged local nonprofit organizations to run concessions during football and basketball games.  It was a win-win for the School and the Organizations.

When the University decided to update and modernize the menus and refreshments at Sporting Events it became clear that the local organizations were out of their element and league.  Thus, initially Notre Dame turned to Centerplate Inc. to take over the management of the food and beverage concessions at Notre Dame Stadium and other campus venues.  This raised a cry and hue over Notre Dame looking only at profits and a big guy coming in and muscling out the little nonprofits.

Well now, everyone is grinning and happy.  Notre Dame changed their minds and everyone is a winner.  Notre Dame gets their good South Bend public image back and a broaden food and beverage choice.  The fans get to pay $$ for a watered down soda and a cold dog.  Centerplate gets to increase their operations and profit margin.  The nonprofit volunteers will still staff the concession sales, but instead of working alongside university employees, now they will work with Centerplate employees.  The nonprofits now will collect a 12 percent commission, compared to 15 percent in past years.  For some groups, that still will add up to thousands of dollars annually.   

We here at SAS only hope we can still buy our brats and canned coke on the Quad, on game day Saturday morning.  Yum.

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Notre Dame Sports Network

NOTRE DAME SPORTS NETWORK

Boy does that title sound impressive and strike fear in the hearts of Notre Dame haters, The NCAA, BCS Guru’s and the rest of college sports.  Let’s face it, the Notre Dame – NBC contract, agreement and mutual admiration society is obsolete.  It expires in 2015.  Why it was extended to 2015 without due diligence, forward looking vision and the aspect of reaping big $$$ is beyond comprehension. Especially for Notre Dame and its desire to make $$ and continue to portray a national image.

The Big Ten (12) Network was a wakeup call that college sports was changing in a way that it provided viewing in which advertisers could capitalize upon and exploit.  Then the formation of the PAC-12 and that Conferences TV deal.  The best is the deal between Texas and the $300 million agreement with ESPN.

Let’s face it, college sports is a venue worth providing to viewers hungry for good clean athletic competition.

What does Notre Dame have to offer up?  State-of-the-art facilities in Football, Basketball, Hockey, Soccer, Baseball, et. al.  A national audience.  The Subway Alumni.  Who wants to watch Texas play Baylor in New York City?

Notre Dame is coming back in Football (Thank God).  The men’s basketball team was supposed to make a run for the Final Four but fell short.  Not the women who made it to the Championship game.  Notre Dame’s Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, and now Women’s Golf (Go Nicole Zhang, Kristina Nhim and Katie Conway) are all competitive and worthy of following and cheering for Ole Notre Dame.

NBC owns Versus Network, they are the ones who broadcasted the 2011 Blue-Gold Game last month.  Versus is readily available on DirectTV, Dish, and most cable companies.  Soon they will add “NBC” to their name.  It would be nice to add: Notre Dame Sports as well.

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The Self Destruction of tOSU Football Program Continues Unabated

So now it is being investigated by the NCAA that as many as 50 Ohio State players may have received special deals for automobiles from a Buckeye fan and car dealer. The dealer picked up game and Bowl passes in return from the players. Read it all here.

It had been previously reported that Terrelle Pryor drives a Corvette around his home town of Jeannette, Pa., now we know where he got it.

A Skunkbear fan up in Michigan thinks the whole Jim Tressel affair funny and had the below billboard sign posted between Ann Arbor and Detroit on I-94.

This is a Coach and Program infected with a mentality of winning at any cost and is flaunting illegal activities in the name of sportsmanship and fair play.

We think the OSU Football Program should forfeit all games in incidences where players who received “special favors” participated. Coach Jim Tressel and Athletic Director Gene Smith should be fired and the Program be given the Death Sentence.

Why do we here at Subway Alumni Station consider this important and newsworthy on this Blog?  For the sake of honest college football that Notre Dame is a part of and to try and keep it that way.

Notre Dame 2011 Draft – Busted

The Fighting IRISH had nine players eligible for the NFL 2011 Draft.  But only one TE Kyle Rudolph was selected by the Vikings in the second round.  Why?

Many expected NG Ian Williams and CB Darrin Walls to get picked up late in the selection process.

Why weren’t they?

Now the eight are stuck in greed limbo between the NFL players and the owners.  Resolution and getting down to playing football is now anybody’s guess. 

To refresh your memory here are the nine Fighting Irish, eight seniors and Rudolph the junior.

Armando Allen – RB – Fought through injuries, ran behind a less than stellar offensive line for a couple years.

Robert Hughes – FB – A nice young man who played fullback for two coaches that did not have many plays in there playbooks for a fullback.

Duval Kamara – WR – Played in the shadows of Golden Tate and Michael Floyd.  Showed up overweight for fall camp and ended up in Charlie’s dog house.  Left Notre Dame and the Team before the Sun Bowl.  Strange.

Kerry Neal – LB - Hope Kerry got his degree.

Kyle Rudolph – TE - Nuff said.

Brian Smith – LB - Hope Brian got his degree as well.

Chris Stewart – OG - Chris may want to relook law school.

Darrin Walls – CB - So strange, he was such a high prospect coming out of high school.  That year he left Notre Dame for personal reasons was strange as well.  Someone will pick him up.

Ian Williams – NG - Someone will pick him up as well.

These guys are probably wondering what if they had chosen a school other than Notre Dame.  What if they had played the majority of their college careers under a different coach at Notre Dame. 

Hopefully they will all at least get a tryout with some NFL team.  Maybe Canadian Football.  Hopefully not Arena Football.

Joke of the Day:  Jim Tressel knew about the raid to get Osama bin Laden two weeks ago.  He just never bothered to tell anybody.  :+)