Campus News:
This Tuesday past, school was actually cancelled because of a blizzard. Finals were postponed for that day and re-scheduled VERY late on the remaining days. Some tests were taken on Friday night from 10 pm to midnight. Ouch.
Punishments were finally handed out over the Finnigan's raid. Because of all 147 students having to receive individual hearings, the process is slow going. The first batch of students received $100 fines and they and their parents got letters from the Office of Residence Life. Residence Life did not have the option to suspend athletes from competition, but they could place them on probation which forbids them to represent the University in any capacity. No athletes were banned from competition. However after the University handed down the punishment, Coach Brey decided to not allow Troy Murphy to start the game versus Miami of Ohio. He sat the first three minutes. Jere Macura and Tom Timmerman were not suspended from any play as they were not found with fake I.D.s in their possession.
Campus Watch by the Gipper from Scholastic:
One Keenan resident slipped the Gipp a couple of copies of Keenan's stall notes. The notes are written by some guy who signs his sh...tuff "SMIG." It's written in a style not unlike the Gipp's, and, even the Gipp's got to admit, this guy ain't half bad. Another similarity to the Gipp: SMIG's gotten himself into trouble. Mocking St. Mary's Pride week, SMIG retold a classic joke about Notre Dame girls, St. Mary's girls, sex, trees, and the Dome. He closed his notes with a warning to "look for the campus to get a whole lot greener" during Pride Week. A few days later, SMIG got word that an angry SMC chick sent an e-mail to her friends about the stall notes that went something like this: "I was in the fourth floor guys bathroom when I saw this..." Now, it's one thing for a girl to discreetly use the men's room. But to start a protest movement based on something you saw in there? What, is the girl stupi...ah, never mind.
Hall Notes:
Here's another Classic Moment in Vermin History. This is how I came to get this lad as a roommate freshman year as he moved out of his initial residence. The tale is titled "Strange Bedfellows" and told by Dean "Beav" Busack '97....
September 11, 1993. #11 Notre Dame beats #3 Michigan, 27-23, at a record crowd in Michigan Stadium -- 106,851, the largest regular-season attendance in NCAA history.
No doubt a classic Notre Dame moment. Yet, events following the game will certainly live much longer in the memories of Vermin of that era.
I returned from Ann Arbor to 308 Carroll that evening to find the aftermath of a Jimmy Buffet Margaritaville party. I can only assume that the party-goers had gone out to get Cheesburgers in Mc Donald's, because the casa was deserted, save for some empty margarita glasses and, oh what's this? An amorous couple engaged in the second half of "Why don't we get drunk..."
Other than Du Lac considerations, that's fine, right? I might even have said, "Great, one of my roommates is gettin some action. Cool."
There were two problems though.
1) The gentleman was not one of my roommates, and
2) The lust loft of their choice happened to be MY BED!
Well, I'm all for my bed gettin some, but it damn well better be ME doing the getting! I'm not down with being cut out of the loop in my OWN BED!
Realizing that my room had now become a Motel 6, I felt it was best to move on to a room where I would be the only one getting action in my bed.
I went to see Fr. Mike the next day to get my walking papers, and obviously the tale of the previous night would have to be told. Ain't it fun discussing such matters with a priest?
I tried to put it delicately, but he didn't catch on. I tried to say it gently, but he just wasn't getting it. Out of respect for the Cloth, I tried one more euphemism... "Father, you see, there were people, shall we say 'sleeping' in my bed, but they weren't really sleeping...you know?"
After a pause, a light went on in Sully's head.
"So, let me get this straight, Dean. You're saying that there were people F***ING in your bed?!?!"
Good ol' Fr. Mike... He certainly did have a way with words.
NDSportscenter:
So Murphy has to sit for the start of the Miami gaem as dictated by Coach Brey. He was also given a fine and 40 hours of community service. Part of that service involves speaking at at least one high school about the importance of making good decisions. Troy is on probation for one year.
The women's basketball team has climbed to #3 in the rankings after beating #6 Purdue 72-61. Only Connecticut and Tennessee are ahead of us.
Women's soccer news: Senior Anne Makinen is a four time All-American and was named National Player of the Year by the Missouri Athletic Club. But the bigger prize came when she was given the Hermann Trophy in a landslide vote. (The Hermann is the equivalent of the Heisman.).....Makinen was one of four Irish stars to be selected on the first day of the WUSA (Women's United Soccer Association) draft. She was taken 7th overall by the Washington D.C. Freedom. Monica Gerardo was also chosen by the Freedom with their 7th round selection. The San Diego Spirit took Shannon Boxx in the 3rd round and Jenny Streiffer in the 4th round. Kara Brown was taken on day 2 in the 10th round by San Diego. Kate Sobrero of the national team was allocated to the Boston Breakers and LaKeysha Beene was given to the Bay Area CyberRays. Only North Carolina, Stanford, Portland, and Santa Clara has more players chosen. Cindy Daws, Holly Manthei, Jen Renola, and Jen Grubb did not submit their names.
Football news: So the Fiesta Bowl holds 73,471 seats but we were only allocated 15,000 tickets. Requests numbered 23,000. Lottery, anyone? Students grabbed 2,482 tickets.....Davie was 6th in the voting for Coach of the Year by the Associated Press.....Anthony Denman was named 2nd team All American by the Associated Press.
Former Irish QB teammates Kevin McDougal and Paul Failla are again united on the field for the Chicago Enforcers of the XFL. Since leading the Irish in '93, McDougal has competed in the CFL and Arena Football League. Failla, upon Ron Powlus' arrival, decided to forego his remaining year of eligibility to go play baseball for the Angels. He toiled in their farm system for 3 and a half years before deciding to return to play his last year of football. He went to Division II Indiana University of Pennslyvania where he threw for 2,067 yards and 15 touchdowns in '98. Five other Irish players are on the Enforcers. OT Jeremy Akers is on the Orlando Rage and DE Lamont Bryant will be suiting up for the New Jersey Hitmen.
Campus News:
The last class day was Wednesday. Study days and finals this week, obviously. Man, time flies when you have to work for a living. Oh how I miss the three week break and all the irresponsibility that comes with running amuck for 21 days.
On the site of the former campus bookstore, the outer construction is nearing completion on the Coleman/Morse Center. (Hopefully pictures will be posted in a month or so.) This facility is the future location of the Campus Ministry and Academic Services offices. The project is being funded by the estates of the late Thomas Coleman and Jim Morse. It is budgeted at $14 million and is a result of the Generations Campaign.
Campus Watch by the Gipper from Scholastic:
Just how stressed are engineers? Some were spotted launching old computer monitors off the roof of Cushing and into South Quad, giggling with glee as they smashed into a thousand pieces. Who says technology hasn't improved our lives?
Hall Notes:
Big Joe gave us a story last week. This week we get his story.....
After Big Joe Schenher '98 got his degree in accounting he headed back home to Merrillville, Indiana. Joe currently works as a CPA in Oak Brook, Illinois for a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). This January Mr. Schenher will embark upon a mission to DePaul for the next two years in order to receive his MBA. After those 730 or so days he'll continue in the world of high finance. Here's some grand news: Joseph is getting married in June of 2001 to the lovely Janelle (SMC '00).
NDSportscenter:
As we all know the Irish are headed to the Fiesta Bowl to play Oregon State. On January 1, 2001 at 8 pm EST we will start scoring on some Beavers. Despite what the Fiesta representatives said, we were their #1 selection. They stated OSU was their top choice. Hard to believe when they had a representative at our pep rally for the very first game of the season. And at every game after that. I'll go out on a limb and say they did not show such dedication to....who is it we play again?
Other football notes: The game against Oregon State will be the first meeting of our school with theirs.....Davie has confirmed that next year Arnaz will be moved to flanker. LoVecchio will be our starting quarterback. Battle and his family are excited about the move and feel it is his natural position. He will not play inthe Fiesta to preserve a year of eligibility.....Receiver's coach Urban Meyer has agreed to be the new head coach at Bowling Green.....Our deal with NBC was the only college football package to show an increase in ratings.....We have as many as 10 possible 5th year players that can come back. The big names are...OL Kurt Vollers, OL John Teasdale, DB Brock Williams, S Ron Israel, DE Grant Irons, DT Andy Wisne, and FB Jason Murray..... Some seniors will be playing in some after-season all-star games. Dan O'Leary is bound for the Hula Bowl. The Senior Bowl will feature Tony Driver, Mike Gandy, and Jabari Holloway. Joey Getherall will compete in the East-West Shrine Game.....AD Kevin White has extended Davie's contract another 2 years. The agreement will keep Davie here through 20005.....Demand for Fiesta Bowl tickets has been off the hook. Public ticket sales had to be temporarily suspended so that students could get them if desired. We will be representin' on January 1st!
The volleyball team won its 5th Big East title and finished the regular season with a 25-6 record. They defeated Cincinnati in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Then defeat was tasted by the lady Irish as Ohio State won in 5 games in the second round.
Campus News:
This is sort of off-campus news. Way off campus. Domer Don Roos' most recently directed motion picture is now out in theaters. The film "Bounce" stars Oscar winners Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck. Roos' directorial debut on the silver screen was "The Opposite of Sex" which starred Christina Ricci and was set in good ole South Bend.
Joe Cassidy, the Student Activities Director for the last 13 years, left us to become the Associate Dean of Student Affairs at Dartmouth. The most recent accomplishment I can recall of Joe's was the permanent cancelling of Sophomore Sibs. I believe he also played a role in ending the camp outs for football tickets. Gee, sorry to see him go. Don't let the door hit ya on the way out.
Campus Watch by the Gipper from Scholastic:
The previously mentioned nude Frisbee-tossing friends would have fit right in at the two-piece party that took place over the weekend. The rules of the party: only two pieces of clothing allowed. As expected, many people showed up in boxers and T-shirts or stripped down to their bra and panties. Others, however, were more creative, including one guy who covered himself with the barest of essentials: a rubber band and a sock. Banana anyone?
Hall Notes:
I inquired for a Classic Moment in Vermin History from one Big Joe Schenher '98. He provided "The Naked Pushup Affair"....
I'm sure I'm not the only one who has a Pat Belton story, but this is my personal favorite. It was around 9:30 on a Sunday night my freshman year. My roomates Todd Kuczaj and Brian Buoye and myself were preparing our thoughts (mostly dirty) for church in about a half hour. I go down the hall and push the door open as is the usual custom when entering the lavoratory in Carroll Hall. I didn't realize this was the night you were supposed to knock before you entered. Face down on the ground I see Pat Belton, doing pushups in front of the shower. That in and of itself would have been unusual in Carroll Hall. The really disconcerting part about it was that Belton was naked as the day he was born. Completely nude. I was shocked, stunned. I wanted to say so much yet couldn't say anything. So the only words out of my mouth were "Pat, put some f***ing clothes on!" With that I turned and left. I will say for a while after that I thought about knocking before entering the mens room of Carroll Hall.
NDSportscenter:
The women's soccer team lost 2-1 to North Carolina in the NCAA tournament semi-final. We finished the season 23-1-1. We are 2-8-2 versus the Tarheels overall.
More football news: I misspoke on our takeaways last week. We actually had 23 takeaways (13 INTs, 10 FUMs) and 6 blocked kicks. We tied an NCAA record by only turning the ball over 8 times. (Last year we committed 30 turnovers.) We finished 5th in the nation in turnover margin. LoVecchio had one turnover (an INT) in 7 starts. His passing efficiency was 151.7 which placed him 7th in the nation.....Anthony Denman was named 2nd team All-American by The Sporting News and 3rd team by Football News. Football News also named him Independent Player of the Year. Joining him on the All-Independent team are Fisher, Gandy, Weaver, Driver, and Hildbold. Getherall was named the 4th best returner in the nation.....Offensive coordinator Kevin Rogers has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Rutgers head coaching position.... At the annual football banquet Anthony Denman was named the team MVP. He led the defense with 84 tackles, 14 for a loss.
Last weekend the women's basketball team played perennial powerhouse Georgia in the championship of the Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge which was held in Madison, Wisconsin. We won 75-73 thanks to 19 apiece from All-American center Ruth Riley and point guard Niele Ivey. The next week's rankings had us at #4, the highest ranking the program has ever received.
The men's soccer team finished the season with a 7-8-2 record. The team posted a disappointing 4-7 record in the Big East. A lone bright spot was that Justin Detter and Chad Riley were named to the Big East All Rookie Team.
Check out a recent article on the whole Fiesta selection controversy on the Articles of Interest page.
Campus News:
The most recent big name visitor to campus was Tim Russert, the moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" for the last nine years. The lecture was held in McKenna Hall where 500 people crammed into a 370-seat auditorium. Russert, who has an Irish Catholic heritage, addressed the issues of the election, social security, the voting process, and the future of U.S. families. At the recommendation of the Ad Hoc Committee on Academics and Student Life, Monk has established the Academic and Student Life Advisory Committee to give students a new way to voice their opinions. The committee will consist of 11 elected and appointed members of the student body, faculty, and staff. It will be co-chaired by the provost and vice president for Student Affairs. This new advisory body will meet quarterly to discuss "student experiences in and out of the classroom and will address ways to integrate these two aspects of campus life."
Campus Watch by the Gipper from Scholastic:
The problem with parties is that, eventually, you have to go home (at least in theory). The Gipp knows that this is sometimes a lot trickier than it sounds. One Keenan resident managed to find his way back to the dorm, but couldn't quite navigate his way to the bathroom. He wound up relieving himself on the floor. Unfortunately, the residents of the room woke up when they heard the sound of running water and caught the un-sober youth in the act.
Hall Notes:
Here's the info on another old school Vermin...
Chris "C-Stone" Fillio '90 has been a vagabond since graduation. He currently works for Commerce One in Arlington, Virginia, but prior to that....well...just follow this tour de U.S.: Dale City, VA; Tampa, FL; Alexandria, VA; Cheyenne, WY; back to Dale City, VA; Washington D.C.; check this....Chevy Chase, MD (that's hype); Annapolis, MD; Bethseda, MD (2 locations); Austin, TX; O'Fallon, IL; Cedar Park, TX; Jackson, MS; Arlington, VA (2 locations); and Huntsville, AL. Dude, SETTLE DOWN! C-Stone also has his own website that you can check out by clicking on his name in the registry. The recent grand news concerns Chris' engagement. How's this for Vermin creativity.....Mr. Fillio was participating in a marathon. He ran the entire 26.2 miles with the rock in his possession. After the demanding task, popping the question must've seemed a relief. Congratulations, Chris.
NDSportscenter:
Football news: Bob Davie has been named one of the three finalists for Coach of the Year. The other two are Bob Stoops of Oklahoma and - lo & behold - Lou Holtz of South Carolina.....Here's the most likely bowl scenario (assuming Oklahoma wins next week): we play The Convicts in the Fiesta. Apparently the Fiesta has not said that definitely, but they have certainly alluded to it. However, if Kansas State wins we would then play them. Word on the street is we are the Fiesta's top pick. At worst we'd probably go Gator against Clemson.....We finished the regular season with only 8 turnovers, while we took the ball away 19 times and blocked 4 kicks.
The men's basketball team is going to make some SERIOUS noise this year if they just take care of the ball. Troy Murphy poured in 31 in the season opening victory over Sacred Heart. Loyola of Chicago was destroyed in the second game. We were up 95 tp 46 with 11 minutes to go. (Brutal.) I have no idea what shooting drills Coach Brey runs, but they must be damn good 'cause we can shoot the rock like nobody's business. Just before the USC football game we played Cincinnati at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Murphy dropped in 30 points, had 7 rebounds, and blocked 6 shots. We dominated from start to finish and won 69-51. Don't forget to watch the Irish on Tuesday Dec. 5th on ESPN at 9 pm EST.
The #1 women's soccer team was outshot 18 to 4 in the NCAA quarterfinal versus Santa Clara. It was held at ND in f-f-f-f-freezin' temps. The snow was piled out of bounds and the lins were painted blue to combat possible gametime flurries. We were up 1-0 most of the game, but gave up a goal with 3 minutes remaining. We won 5 minutes into overtime with a ph-ph-ph-ph-phat cross. On to the Final Four in San Jose where we will face North Carolina. We keep on truckin' and the "#1" stays lit atop Grace.
Campus News:
All of this political activity has opened the door for this little tidbit. The University is contemplating establishing a center for its political activity in Washington D.C. The University actually lobbies quite hard in Congress.
The University is one of the leading schools in the Fair Labor Association. We have helped to establish this anti-sweatshop forum with 140 other universities. The major impetus for the association formation was factory conditions. The universities have demanded the disclosure of factory locations so that representatives may be sent to ensure slave labor is not used. We have over 200 different licensees to monitor. Prior to the summer, 75% had given the information. Adidas and Champion are expected to cooperate fully.
Campus Watch By the Gipper from Scholastic:
Some girls at Turtle Creek decided to have a sleepover (don't get too excited - they weren't the ones who stripped). Their male neighbors found out about the gathering and decided to have a little fun. In the early morning hours, they went outside to play Frisbee in front of the girls' apartment...naked. Unfortunately, the boys' efforts failed to get the attention of the girls, who had already gone to sleep for the night. One quick-witted fellow came up with an ingenious solution: throw the Frisbee against the window to make some noise. That way, the girls will wake up, come outside and get an eyeful of nudity. The boy launched the disc at the window and got his wish: there was plenty of noise as the glass shattered and the Frisbee sailed into the house. The guys scrambled to pull on their boxers before the rest of the neighbors got an eyeful, too.
Hall Notes:
Another Classic Moment in Vermin History. This tale is told by Marc Seguin and is titled "Zeto & Hall Storage"....
(This is believed to have occurred in the early to mid '80s.)
We used to rent a U-Haul and charge Vermin for storage of personal sh!t over the summer and we would rent one of these U-Store-It type garages. (I am not sure if they are still doing this, if they aren't, it may be because of Vermin antics).
Anyway, we would pay for beer for any Vermin that would help move the furniture, so it was always the biggest heat-ons that did the moving. After our last trip of the day and after many cases of Old Swill, we were returning from the storage place (in Niles,MI). We had about 8 or 10 guys riding, illegally of course, in the back of the U-Haul in very heated condition, most of whom were just sitting with their legs hanging out of the open back. I had walked to the front of the van to get something that was rolling around, and as I returned to the rear of the 27 foot van, we turned left from 31 onto Angela. Well, the turn was too much for the heated to take, and within 2 seconds, the entire contents of the van, (7 or so Vermin) were rolling on the ground as the cars behind us also turned onto Angela. I was the only one left in the U-Haul, but Zeto's wrist/hand was caught in one of the assist straps on the side of the door. His feet bounced off the pavement, as did his boom box which was in his other hand (batteries went flying everywhere) and he bounced/ran/dragged for about 200-300 yards until we were able to get the attention of the driver. Finally, coming to a stop, re-grouping, we realized no one was dead and before the cops could show, we bolted. We were lucky no one was killed. Everyone was bruised and scraped and there was a lot of limping in the dorm the next few days, but to continue the story....
Zeto was totlly trashed and we couldn't tell if he was really hurt or just heated, but at dinner that night, in now obvious agony that the alcohol had previously hidden, we knew Zeto was in real pain. He was as white as a ghost and looking like he was ready to blow chunks (again, could have been the beer and the south dining hall food) but at this point, we convinced him to go to the hospital and get checked out.
He came back to Carroll in a sling, and if i remember correctly, he had a broken collar bone -- it was pretty nasty. it's a great story, one that he could tell better i am sure, but that is my recollection of the events.
Marc Seguin "Seegs"
NDSportscenter:
The men's basketball team will have 9 games on national television this season. The first will be Tuesday, December 5th against Indiana on ESPN at 9 pm EST. Unfortunately one of our biggest games of the year will NOT be televised nationally. On November 25th we play Cincinnati at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. That game will only be shown locally as college football will have priority.
The women's basketball team is on the cusp of even more greatness. The lady Irish are ranked 6th in the AP Poll and 5th in the Coaches Poll. Coach Muffet McGraw has been rewarded for over a dozen years of phenomenal success. After posting a 106-26 record over the last four years, she has been given a 5 year contract extension. Previously she had gone year to year.
Football notes: Joe Theismann will be the featured speaker at the 81st Annual Football Banquet on December 1st.....Bob Davie is one of ten semi-finalists for Coach of the Year. Funny thing is that so is Lou Holtz at South Carolina.....You may be seeing some Domers playing football in February. The Chicago Enforcers of the XFL acquired the rights to all of the following: DE Rameel Connor, S Deke Cooper, RB Robert Farmer, LB Bobbie Howard, QB Kevin McDougal, S A'Jani Sanders, and RB Ray Zellars.
Campus News:
World affairs have threatened an ND program abroad. The Jerusalem program has been cancelled this spring due to heightened violence in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Roughly 15 students usually take part in the program. The location is at the Ecumenical Institute for Theological Studies at Tantur, which lies by a hilltop road between Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
Since Sophomore Sibs was permanently cancelled last year, the second year undergrads have been in search of a new tradition to call their own. On March 31st at the Century Center, the very first Sophomore Class Ball will take place. It's basically going to be the equivalent of a high school prom. Coordination has already begun...."My mom will drive us there if your mom will pick us up."
Campus Watch by the Gipper from Scholastic:
There's nothing funny about organic chemistry - unless, of course, a guy decides to strip in front of the class. Apparently, the poor saps taking orgo were treated to quite a spectacle when one student decided to end his Notre Dame career with a bang. About 10 minutes into the class, he burst into the room, ran to the stage at the front of the lecture hall and announced it was his last class at ND. With that, he ripped off a pair of tear-away pants and took off his shirt to reveal his attire. Stripped down to undies and a bra, the chemist-turned-exhibitionist danced around for a while and then paused. "Who's hungry?" he asked, pulling two muffins out of his bra and throwing them to the class. He finished his farewall performance by promptly reaching into his crotch, producing a banana and two kiwis, and throwing them to the class as well. After this fiasco was over and class had calmed down, the professor could only mutter, "Fridays just keep getting weirder around here."
Hall Notes:
The most recent Scholastic had a small piece on a study of dating and dorms. Professor David Klein gave out a survey in which he asked students to rate the desirability of residents of different housing locations. (In other words, how little walking would you like to do and how much would you like to get away with.) Klein found a student's perception of a dorm depends mostly on how centrally located it it, how many residents it has, and whether or not friends live in the dorm. The desirability of some women's dorms was affected by how liberal their rules about parietals are, while opinions of men's dorms differ according to how respectful of womens they seem to be and the activities they sponsor. Well, seeing as how the Vermin are only 100 strong, Carroll is out in the boonies, the Haunted House was shut down because of the touchy- feely tunnel, and the infamous "Definition of a Woman" scandal.....well ....let's just say it's no surprise Carroll was 2nd in the ranking of LEAST desirable dorm. The only consolation?.....zahm was THE least desirable dorm.
NDSportscenter:
Here's the latest on the bar raid that busted 3 b-ballers and at least 2 f-ballers. (Word is Julius Jones joined Gerome Sapp as gridiron players that were caught.) St. Joseph's County will most likely only seek community service and fines from the 147 students. The University may hand down more punishment. Six fake I.D.s were confiscated in all. (Only 6! So 141 just walked in! Ouch.) There were 3 arrests for resisting arrest, public intoxication, and minor consumption of alcohol. The likely course of action for the 147 will be a "pretrial diversion," with the punishment mentioned above, and the stipulation that nothing will be put on a person's permanent record. The University will hold individual disciplinary hearings. Not too surprisingly, Finnegan's liquor license was suspended.
The women's soccer team defeated UConn 1-0 in the Big East Tournament. The tourney was held in the Bend and the home crowd was able to see the 6th Big East title win for the Irish. The ladies have obviously claimed the #1 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. Perennial powerhouse North Carolina has slipped quite a bit (for them, anyway), as they are the #5 seed.
Ryan Humphrey made his debut this week in a pre-season exhibition game. We won handily and he made an immediate impact. In the first ten minutes alone he had 2 thundering dunks....in a half-court set! He matched those with 2 astonding blocks at the defensive end. One block was actually more of a steal as he went up and took the ball away with two hands. FYI: We are #15 in the AP poll and #17 in the Coaches poll. Troy Murphy was the second leading vote getter for pre-season first team All-American.
Campus News:
Last week Al Gore's running mate Joseph Lieberman, gave a speech on campus. The October 24th lecture took place in Washington Hall. The event sold out, but that's not saying much. Word on the street is that only 580 tickets were available. Our campus was chosen because it was deemed "an important national forum." (That and the fact that Indiana is usually regarded as Republican presidential ground.) The speech was on faith and values and restoring our country's social and moral values. An audience member protested Lieberman's pro-choice stance by yelling out "What about abortion?" in response to the speech's focus of values. The questioner was a seminary candidate. Lieberman immediately addressed the person, saying he would get to that issue. However, he never did come back to it apparently. Three different student protests took place outside. The issues were (of course) abortion and capital punishment. The groups were Right to Life, the Progressive Student Alliance, and the United Muslim Association.
Campus Watch by the Gipper from Scholastic:
A Pangborn sophomore revealed a little more than she wanted to during the Purdue game. Hoisted high above the student section to do push-ups, she began to feel a draft and figured her button had opened. No such luck. One of the guys supporting her had been a bit overzealous and accidentally ripped the crotch out of her pants. Needless to say, she refrained from doing any more push-ups for the rest of the game.
Hall Notes:
Last week I told of a '93 grad, so this week I'll go a little more new school with a '98 Vermin. I chose this lad because he's a civil engineer like myself. Only he's smart.
Tony Farina '99 is currently at Purdue working toward a Masters of Science in Civil Engineering. The focus is in the environmental area. No job is on the horizon just yet. Tony will be finishing up in December. Not much else to report but on the school itself. See, Purdue is a reknown institute for graduate work in civil engineering. Supposedly. I was curious to get the scoop. Tony provided: "I really cannot wait to get out of Purdue and Lafayette because it basically sucks here (on many levels). It has, however, been enlightening - I've realized just how much better my ND education was as compared to other schools (even in terms of my engineering education as compared to Purdue, the 'great' engineering school)."
NDSportscenter:
Troy Murphy has been named the pre-season Player of the Year in the Big East. (How's that for pressure.) We've been forecasted to finish 3rd in the Big East Western Division behind Seton Hall and Georgetown. Six different publications have ranked the basketball team in the top 20. Our highest was 15th in an ESPN ranking. The season opener is this week. The hype for the season has yet to really kick in. Fall break coincided with the official start of practice so there was no Midnight Madness. One final note...this in on a former player... Jimmy Dillon has a chance to receive dual citizenship in Ireland. If that is accomplished he can play for the Irish national team. It looks like a strong, strong possibility.
Gary Godsey's role as a quarterback is over. He has been moved back to tight end. Freshman Jared Clark is now the back up. Davie does not want to play Carlyle Holiday and use up a year of eligibility. Holiday is apparently a star waiting to shine. He flurished on the scout team impersonating Air Force and thoroughly impressed the coaching staff. Big things are expected in the future. John Owens has been moved back to tight end after a stint at defensive end.
The women's soccer team finished the regular season as the only undefeated team in the nation with a record of 17-0-1. The tie was to Connecticut a couple of weeks ago. We are still #1. A few players are dinged up, but they should be healthy enough to make a run with their original starting lineup.
Coach Davie wrote a Letter to The Observer. It's about a young ND fan suffering from leukemia. Check it out on the Articles of Interest page.
Beware of the time of next week's game versus b.c. The kickoff is slated for 3:30 pm EST on NBC.
Campus News:
The Observer could lose its independence at the end of the month. Then again the paper wasn't all that independent anyway. The one aspect that is intriguing about this is taht if the University were to technically take over it would really put a crunch on some students finacially. Currently, because of its independence, jobs within The Observer are similar to off campus jobs. But under University control the employment would then become a campus job. It would then hinder students' abilities to receive scholarships from other venues because of University regulations. So students would lose their jobs. That seems to be a bigger issue that a "loss of credibility." The Observer has been independent since 1966.
The University recently spent $70,000 on upgrades at the Rock. And the weight room STILL doesn't have an air conditioner. However, it does now double as a sauna as cups of water have been provided to splash on the iron plates.
Joseph Lieberman visited campus this week. Story on that next week.
Campus Watch by the Gipper from Scholastic:
There's nothing funny about organic chemistry - unless, of course, a guy shows up with a singing telegram for the professor. Apparently, the poor saps taking orgo were treated to quite a spectacle last week, when the banana-suit-clad man interrupted the class to announce that he had a message. The guy in the fruit suit broke out into a sing-songy birthday greeting sent courtesy of the prof's daughter. When it was over, the professor tried to get back to the serious business of cataclysmic- cyclic chain reaction - or whatever it is they do in orgo (hey, the Gipp's never had to suffer through the class). He couldn't stifle his laughter long enough, however, to get on with the lecture. Then the class got what Coach Davie deserves: an early dismissal.
Hall Notes:
'93 Vermin Thomas "Flap" Fellrath passed a little somethin'-somethin' our way. It was almost as if he was back in Freshman Sem. Quite verbose! You go, Flap! I've edited and have included as many direct quotes as possible because, like most Vermin, Tom has razor sharp wit. Here comes the Gillette Sensor Excel...
After the '93 graduation, Tim did the whole "'Hotel California' experience - checked out and never left." While the wife, Abbie, was in law school they lived in a "total dive." (zahm?) They moved to Granger (where they still live today) after a "nasty 'flood' (read - backup)." (zahm?) As far as work goes, Flap spent a year working for Congressman Tim Roemer, doing casework for military, veterans, IRS, and immigration matters. It was only for a year as Tom stated: "I then realized (note that it took me one year to recognize...) that the only person to make a reasonable living in a Congressman's office is the boss." Then it was on to Cincinnati Bell Long Distance for 9 months. "What a joy." (Note the ".") Tom followed the Minnie Pearl Hee Haw switchboard job by going to work for First Chicago NBD Corporation in Elkhart. He "made a lot of money" and "gained a lot of grey hair in the process." (Me thinks he'll be going as Matt Doherty for Halloween.) And Tom's current job is with The Chamber of Congress of St. Joseph County. He is the Director of Public Policy and manages the government affairs and other policy- related activities. Flap also lobbies. Mr. Fellrath sums it up best: "I fairly accurately refer to myself as a professional troublemaker. It's a fantastic mix of my business experience and government background. Totally scary - I'm not yet 30 and am in my dream job." (Is there a more appropriate equation than...Vermin + professional troublemaker = dream job?) Tom got hitched in the Basilica in July of '94. No offspring as of yet. He's also very active in the ND Club of St. Joseph Valley including Blue-Gold games, sports banquets, the Quarterback Club/Friday football luncheons, and being one of the few to luckily NOT get a piece of that Dunbar ass.
NDSportscenter:
To be blunt....our special teams kick ass. Prior to the Air Force game we were 4th in the nation in kickoff returns, 7th in punt returns, and 6th in net punting. We are the only team to be in the top 10 in all 3 categories. Joey Getherall is 5th in the nation with 18.1 yards per punt return despite weighing less than a bag of rice cakes. Julius Jones is 6th in kickoff returns at 28.0 yards despite Joey Getherall weighting less than a bag of rice cakes.
Arnaz is officially done for the year. The hard cast was removed and his wrist re-examined. It will require a minimum of a month to fully heal. A possible bowl game is not even mentioned for a late, late season return.
This is a tad late, but better this than your girlfriend. I forgot to tell of the whole Stanford band thing. For those of you who don't know the story.....The Stanford band has been barred indefinitely from performing at ND since a '91 performance that mocked Catholics. The drum major ran onto the field dressed in a nun's habit during the band's halftime performance in ND stadium. Well, the Stanford band has also been banned on its OWN field during ND games until 2001. That came about because of the '97 halftime show at Stanford that involved a "parody" of the Irish potato famine. The skit featured "Seamus O'Hungry" (how witty) whose "sparse cultural heritage consisted only of fighting, then starving." The narrator also called the Irish "stinking drunks." Not only did the band and athletic directors apologize, but the Stanford president even felt the need to apologize after the classless act.
Campus News:
Last week you were told of the $1 billion gathered by the Generations campaign. This week there's news on not having ENOUGH money. Despite fundraising efforts, Monk has stated we could be in a financial bind one to two years from now. this was part of his 45 minute annual address to the faculty. Even with a $3.1 billion endowment, we face a budget crunch. Tuition rates may have to be bumped up again even though the Board of Trustees mandated an annual tuition increase freeze of 5%. The biggest issue has to do with salary and benefit problems for faculty. Health care costs are expected to be up 15% by next fall. One hundred and fifty NEW faculty members will be brought in over the next ten years. Full time professors earn an average of $108,000, giving us a rank of 28th in terms of salary rank. This year alone, the University's overall operating budget is $535 million. Building initiatives also stress the budget. Spending for University facilities will be up $800,000 once two new buildings open. That number will jump $3.5 million when the Performing Arts building opens. Somebody get Bill Gates on the phone. Now.
It looks like neither presidential candidate will come to campus. Word on the street is that Bush was coming. No dice, though. No bush for the lads on campus. Same old story.
Campus Watch by the Gipper from Scholastic:
In the Hammes Bookstore our next tipster encountered a strange man. While browsing through the used books - a whole $2 cheaper than the new ones! - a man approached our tipster and said, "Nice shoes...Chuck Taylor size 11?" Flabbergasted by the man's keen eye for foot size, our tipster nodded. "I've got a pair of those out in my car...you can have them if you want them," the man continued. For some reason - the Gipp's not sure why - our tipster followed the man out to the parking lot. Sure enough, the man popped open his trunk and revealed boxes upon boxes of shoes. Digging around for the promised pair, he produced some size-11 Chuck Taylors and presented them as a gift. But the man had more to offer. He produced another pair of size-11 shoes, this time from the Gap. This is where our tipster drew the line. He grabbed the Taylors, left the Gap shoes and headed home a happy man.
Hall Notes:
This is an all-time classic. I'll just get right into this "Classic Moment in Vermin History." It is written by Harry Pepper and it titled "Paul Hornung"...
One week after I had graduated I had returned for a football weekend. Other than the usual festivities of drinking beer, ribbing Tom, staying out late, ribbing Tom, being bitter towards ND women, and ribbing Tom there was an additional story from this weekend. We were hanging out in the dorm....yes I still knew people there at the time. Rob Hruskovic and Swope-Dog come running into the room claiming that they have Paul Hornung's car. I thought to myself the guy has had it bad enough not to have some Vermnin go and steal his car. Of course this was not the case and Rob proceeded to tell yet another story which will live in Verminlore forever. They described how they were shooting pool at the Linebacker (I loved that table that took a quater and a dime) and in walks the "Golden Boy" himself having had one two many "Mich Goldens". He strikes up a convesation with the friendly Vermin and starts playing pool with the guys (as far as I know NO BETTING took place). After many more amber colored beverages Hornung realizes he is way to "heated" (a word I know he came to appreciate) to drive. He asks Rob and Mike to drive him to his hotel. They willingly help out the former legend salivating at the story potential. As the guys drop Paul off he is very clear that he needs to have his car back at a certain time in order to make it to campus in time for some publicity stuff prior to game time. So Rob and Mike drive Paul Hornung's car to D6 where it stays overnight (on display to doubting Vermin who did not believe the tale). The best part of the story takes place the next day when they return the car to find Paul Hornung with a very worried look on his face. He had not remembered how he had arrived back at the hotel or the whereabouts of his car. He was just about to call the police as the Vermin arrived with the keys.....oh yeah and then we went on to rib Tom some more that weekend.
NDSportscenter:
Uh-oh....Thursday night, October 12, Finnegan's, a local pub known for its underage patrons, was raided at 1:30 am. Police vans and several police cruisers sealed off the area surrounding the bar. Ski masks. Camouflage. Guns. Since this news is in the sports section I'm guessing you can figure out a few big names were busted. Some of those cited for being a minor in a tavern were basketball players Troy Murphy, Jere Macura, and freshman Tom Timmermans. Murphy also lost his fake I.D. None of the gents drink alcohol so they were not busted for consumption. Another of the 147 to be cited was Gerome Sapp. Yet he made the trip to Orlando to play Navy. The penalties are still to be decided and are up to the Office of Student Affairs. At a minimum there is a $220 fine and 30-40 hours of community service.
Well, we aren't waiting until the spring to land our last basketball recruit. Jamere Hendrix of Columbus, Georgia committed before he even visited. Hendrix is a 6'7", 215 lb. small forward who averaged 17 ppg and 10 rpg last year. He chose us over Georgia, Memphis, and Xavier. The signing date is November 8th. We must now look ahead to next year where we will apparently have 4 scholarships available.
I made cracks awhile back about the intelligence of Nebraska and the Cornshuckers. Well, turns out I was right on the money. We (meaning VerminNet, an ND ALUMNI WEBSITE) received an email from carolyn@ cornhusker.net that stated: "I AM LOOKING FOR 2 TICKETS FOR THE NEBRASKA/BAYLOR FOOTBALL GAME ON OCT.. 21, 2000." I've known roadkill that's brighter.
Campus News:
In mid-September the Generations campaign topped the $1 billion mark. The original goal had been $767 million by December 31st. So there's time left to bring in even MORE millions. We join Princeton as the only other university without a medical school to top the $1 billion plateau. In terms of all schools that have done it, we had the 3rd smallest in terms of alumni base. The Generations campaign involved donations from 72% of our alums. We are the 18th overall and 12th private university to exceed $1 billion.
A survey by the Public Accounting Report ranked out undergraduate accounting department #6 and graduate department #11. Professor of accountancy Paquita Friday believe we will climb even higher once the recently established 5-year program begins to gel. The 5th year is optional. If you want to work for private corporations, you go 4 years. If you want to get your CPA to work with the public, you go 5 years.
Campus Watch by the Gipper from Scholastic:
The Gipp turns now to another foiler of fun at Notre Dame: parietals. One Fisher resident decided to brave the wrath of ResLife and let a female friend stay over. Just when it seemed that he and his lady friend would get away with their grave violation of du Lac, disaster struck: the fire alarm went off. The Gipp lets his tipster pick up the tale:
"As 180 guys groggily stumbled outside into the chilly morning, it was noticed by several that a female appeared to be shuffling right along side of us. She was cleverly concealed by pajama pants (a girl in pajama pants, who would have thunk it?), a Fisher t-shirt and ND hat, but we saw through the camouflage."
Fortunately for the couple, the Fisher Hall staff must have taken lessons from the stadium ushers:
"Fisher's crack hall staff failed to notice her; it must have been the disguise."
Here's the part of the story the Gipp really likes. After the fire alarm subsided, the girl went back into the dorm and finished off her stay. Says our tipster:
"A consensus amongst my fellow dormmates was quickly reached: being rudely woken by the screeching of a false alarm was bad, but our mood was improved when we realized that one of you fellow Fisherman was gettin' some on a Tuesday night."
Boo-yah!
Hall Notes:
Time for another "Classic Moment in Vermin History." This tale is told by '85 grad Kevin "The Toe" Corbley. Only a little editting involved in the story. It is titled..."Banned FOR LIFE"....
I was banned from Carroll FOR LIFE.
Here is how the story unfolded.
In the Spring of 1986 one year after my graduation, I traveled back to ND for Holtz' first Blue Gold game. I met up with fellow 85 Vermin Paul Acampora. We were staying with Laser, Jose-Man, Kennedy and some others. At every turn in Carroll we were affronted by Sully's personal touches to the dorm, and we didn't like them. We were stunned to find PEWS in the Chapel. Fr. Steve used to have us sit in a circle on the floor around the altar. This was too much. On Friday night after an evening of drinking at the Commons, we came back to Carroll and decided to "fix" the chapel. We hid the pews throughout the dorm, and one was cleverly hidden in the lake. (Reports that Laserman blew out that candle on the back altar are greatly exaggerated; he sneezed.) Sully found this sacrilege the next morning, but quietly returned everything to the way he wanted it. Well, you can imagine how upset we were that Saturday night, after another evening serenading Pasquale at the Commons, to find the Chapel had once again been littered with pews. We knew our duty. We scurried about removing the pews from the chapel. Apparently, Sully had some kind of seizure the next morning when he again found the chapel relieved of its furnishings. Sully announced that the responsible party would be expelled from school. Back in D.C. where I worked at the time, I heard about this, but somehow didn't feel threatened. Amazingly, these deeds were traced back to me and Acampora. The University contacted us and said we would probably be thrown out of the Alumni Association. Without batting an eye, I said, "You mean no more opportunities to donate money?" They relented, and Sully said a letter of apology would clear our names. Neither Ack nor I were interested in the effort. As a result, we were banned for life from Carroll.
However, as a footnote, I must add that I slept in the dorm again the following Fall without being arrested, and have set foot in the hallowed halls on several occasions, including one in which Sully himself told me to get out of the hallway with my beer can. I don't think he really knew who I was.
-- The Toe
NDSportscenter:
So here's the skinny...If we win out and are ranked in the top 12, we can be selected to play in a Bowl Championship Series game. #1 and #2 will be in the Orange Bowl. Looks like PAC 10 and big 10 will go Rose Bowl after the suckeyes lost. So that leaves Sugar or Fiesta. The defense - led by 2000 Butkus Award candidate Anthony Denman - will obviously have to carry us. That shouldn't be a problem as long as the offense simply takes care of the ball. Through 6 games we have only 4 turnovers, all interceptions. We are the only team to have not coughed up a single fumble.
Recently 3 Domers were named to the ABC Sports College Football All-Time All-American Team. Defensive lineman and current Minnesota Supreme Court judge Alan Page was named to the 2nd team, as was current Oakland Raider receiver Tim Brown. Tight end Dave Casper was selected for the 3rd team.
The hockey team has a pre-season ranking of #20. Coach Poulin has taken a similar path as the football scheduler. Four of the first six teams we play are powerhouses Minnesota, Michigan State, Northeastern, and boston college. (In fact we have already lost to Minnesota, 7 to 3.)
Nothing like waiting until the last minute to announce game time. The time for the West Virginia game has FINALLY been announced. The game will be televised nationally on CBS at 11 am central time.
Campus News:
Monk, like Hesburgh before him, has invited the presidential candidates to campus. Hesburgh started this practice back in 1953. Malloy is offering the University as a forum for speeches and presentations. Both George W. Bush and Al Gore have yet to accept or decline the offer. A debate is NOT part of the invitation. Over the years 10 different candidates - the most recent being Clinton in '92 - have come to campus.
Remember Cushing Auditorium? Ya know, the place where movies were shown. Well, it has been transformed into a new, state-of-the-art learning center for engineering students. The ingeniously titled Engineering Learning Center is equipped with electrical equipment, chemical fume hoods, flat screen computers, and a variety of engineering modules including pendulums and catapults. (Quick, somebody load up a cow and we'll catapult that sucker over the wall.) Oh, and the movies are now being shown at DeBartolo. Hopefully future pictures will be of the new place. Just wait tell you see a photo of old Bessie moo-ing away as she sails over South Quad.
Campus Watch by the Gipper from Scholastic:
The Gipp has a few bones to pick. From his perch in the stadium, the Gipp has noticed that during the last two games, opposing teams fans were sitting in the front row of those gold seats - the ones that go to "friends" of the University and are left empty at the first sign of rain or cold. Now, the Gipp wonders: were these Husker and Boiler fans friends of the university, or did some of our big donors sell out? Either way, Notre Dame gets its money, and the students get pushed back 20 rows. To be fair, the Gipp knows that plenty of students sold out, too. What the Gipp doesn't understand is how the normally eagle-eyed ushers missed the bright red shirts among the sea of green in the student sections. Not only that, but some Husker fans managed to bring fully inflated balloons into the stadium. The last time the Gipp tried to sneak a friend into the student section or bring a bag of marshmallows into the stadium, the ushers gave him a tour of the stadium's holding cell.
Hall Notes:
The present Carroll campus website has been given a facelift. Pictures of the current dorm leaders are on display. Some of the pages are still under construction. A miscellaneous page on the site called "Rathole" even has two MP3s available for download. The tunes are of the Carroll Hall House Band. The "Rathole" even has a link to VerminNet. And speaking of VerminNet, two new names on the registry are from the classes of '64 and '72. Dude, that's olllllllld school. Contact has been established with the '72 alum and hopefully he can pass some Carroll historical facts our way. He even has a son that's a current Domer. Alas he is not Vermin as he calls Knott home. At least it's not zahm, which is one step below the city dump.
NDSportscenter:
Freshman basketball player Chris Markwood is not off to a good start for his collegiate career. The Maine Player of the Year had been having knee problems for over a year and finally had surgery just recently for a cordal defect. Markwood will be out a minimum of 12 weeks with a mid-January return planned. He would have been a back-up to Matt Carroll and David Graves as he is a 6'5", 185 lb. 2-guard/small forward.
Looks like we are definitely good to go for keeping the 2 top basketball recruits. Coach Brey expects Jordan Cornette and Chris Thomas to sign during the November early period. We have one scholarship remaining which is expected to go to a (hopefully) premier frontcourt prospect in the spring.
Football odds & ends....Now it appears Arnaz will NOT be back. The soap opera continues. He's back in a hard cast. The soft cast was not adequate as soreness was abundant. A case of too much too soon. He'll be in the hard cast for at least 2 weeks.....So who has seen the female Irish Guard member? She actually blends in as they are marching and is hard to pick out from stadium seats. But when the hat is off she's easy to spot. The Guard had had a tradition of shaved heads for all its members. The young lady did not shave her head. She did, however, have it cut very short.....So here's an idea that was brought to the table by a student to solve the whole football ticket distribution problem. It's called "The Test." Students are given a 100 point test based on college football, Notre Dame football, rules of football, and other football related items. Those that scored the best would be deemed "true" fans and give priority in seating. Ummmm...can you say "LAME"? WACK!..... One last note on the red-out caused by Nebraska fans. We have an email title "Spread the Word" that was passed our way by Slim. Read it on the Articles of Interest page.
Campus News:
Some very sad news. Twenty year old junior Brionne Clary of Welsh Hall passed away recently from leukemia complications. She was a mechanical engineering major from Tyler, Texas. Brionne had contracted pneumonia and was hoping to recover to get back to school. She was not able to be here to start the semester.
The largest estate gift ever made to the University was donated by the late William Carey's estate. $16 million was given to renovate Hesburgh Library, establish a scholarship fund, and support the University's Erasmus Institute. Carey was a 1946 graduate and then received a Harvard Master's degree in 1950. His fortune was made in the oil and mining business.
Campus Watch by the Gipper from Scholastic:
Gather 'round and Uncle Gipp will tell you a story before he has to go. Do you remember the story of Cinderella? Well, this story is a little bit like that one. Once upon a time, there was a boy who went to a grand dance at a place called Heartland. Beautiful maidens in very little clothing served the boy special drinks that made him happy - too happy. The boy danced and danced and stayed out well after midnight. When he awoke, he found he was in a strangely familiar place. He got up off the couch and opened the bedroom door to find...a girl! She sat up and laughed and laughed. The boy was confused. He was in Castle Point, but he was in the wrong apartment. Stumbling out the door, the boy found his way home and went back to sleep. When he awoke again, he realized he had left his shoes behind at the other apartment. Unfortunately, he could not remember where he had been. So he walked from door to door, trying to find the shoes that fit his bare feet. Don't fret, Gipp fans, this story has a happy ending. The young man eventually found his shoes and lost nothing more than a little dignity in the end.
Hall Notes:
While in Boston in early July of 2000, Dan "Hulk" Hogan '97 proposed to Sarah Metzler, a '98 graduate of Gonzaga University. She of course accepted, and they are to be wed in August of 2001 in Denver. Hogan is currently attending Colorado State University in Fort Collins and is working toward a Master's degree in English Literature. To help pay the bills, he is a full time computer programmer by Johnson Controls, Inc. The work includes web/database applications for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (http://ecos.fws.gov). The work even leads him to D.C. to meet with the Department of Interior. The computer work will continue until funds are aplenty and teaching literature a more feasible profession. Hogan has purchased a town home near Fort Collins in preparation for married life. The future missus works for the Fort Collins newspaper - the "Coloradoan" - and handles ad campaigns and event planning. One thing's for certain....... Ain't nobody in that house that's illiterate.
NDSportscenter:
Word on the street is that Arnaz is apparently recovering rather quickly. There is even a mention that he may be back VERY quickly... not for the Stanford game, but maybe the game after. Seems Arnaz is used to wrist injuries. In 8th grade he went up for a dunk, fell, and broke both his wrists. Battle, though, was quite the baller even after the catastrophe. He went on to play AAU ball with NBA rookies Stromile Swift and Marcus Fizer. You may have noticed Arnaz has a new tattoo on his arm that he touched after his touchdown passes. It is of his brother who drowned in a swimming pool over a decade ago. Arnaz was 9 at the time, and his brother 3. He had been carrying a picture, but wanted something permanent so that he would never forget or lose the image.
The women's basketball program is not skipping a beat. Not only do they have the best chance to make the championship game, but they also have a chance to field their best recruiting class ever. The verbal commitments are......6'1" guard/forward Kelsey Wicks of Gillette, Wyoming.....5'6" guard Jill Krause of Wilmette, Illinois....6'2" guard/forward Katy Flecky and 5'11" guard Alison Bustamante, who are both top 30 players, of Lonetree, Colorado and Miami, Florida, respectively....and just this past week we landed South Bend's own Jacqueline Batteast, a 6'1" 21 ppg and 14 rpg baller. With her verbal commitment and the others, we have possibly the #1 recruiting class in the nation.
Curious to know more about the mysterious freshman quarterback inserted in the Michigan State game? A recent piece in the South Bend Tribune will shed some light. Go to the Articles of Interest page. LoVecchio is actually a front runner to start next week against Stanford. I guess that's not much of a surprise.