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The Long List: 21 Possible Replacements For Charlie Weis at Notre Dame

Starting with the Notre Dame loss to Navy, and accelerating with the loss to Pittsburgh this Saturday, there has been a flurry of articles, discussions, blog posts, and speculation about who ...

Written by OC Domer about 12 days ago 1,044 reads 0 comments
Three Envelopes: Ty Willingham's Secret Letter To Charlie Weis

When Notre Dame Head Football Coach Charlie Weis showed up for his first day on his new job under the Golden Dome, there was a short letter waiting for him in the middle of his desk. It was from Charlie's predecessor, Ty Willingham...

Written by OC Domer about 18 days ago 1,215 reads 3 comments
You Are What Your Record Says You Are Charlie

After the Fighting Irish suffered their humiliating loss to Syracuse last November, I wrote that I was done defending Charlie Weis ...

Written by OC Domer about 18 days ago 358 reads 2 comments
Three Reasons Why Michigan's Cheating Scandal Is Serious

The big news in college football the past couple of days has been the report that coach Rich Rodriguez and the University of Michigan football program have been systematically cheating by mandating ...

Written by OC Domer about 2 months ago 1,880 reads 23 comments
Childrens Board Games and Michael Vick

Michael Vick is now a Philadelphia Eagle. I wrote a little about Vick a while back, but his signing yesterday caused me to give his situation a little more thought, as I was having trouble sorting out my feelings...

Written by OC Domer about 3 months ago 6 reads 0 comments
Top 10 College Football Coaches

After doing a little research, here is what I have come up with as the Top 10 College Football Coaches: Pete Carrol (USC) Mark Richt (UGA) Rich Rodriguez (UM) Lane Kiffin (U. Tenn) Steve Sarkisian (U...

Written by OC Domer about 6 months ago 302 reads 13 comments
Through Six: Notre Dame Midseason Progress Check

So where the heck are we? After six games last season, the Irish were sitting at a nightmarish 1-5, having slipped into the win column by beating a UCLA Bruin team that was down to their third-string ...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 319 reads 1 comments
Notre Dame's Young Playmakers Earning the Irish Some Respect

Before we move on to Stanford, I wanted to lay out very quickly my impressions following Saturday's encouraging win over Purdue...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 195 reads 0 comments
Notre Dame Prepares To Pummel Purdue

Purdue. Harumph. I have to admit, as a die-hard Notre Dame fanatic I have trouble mustering a lot of emotion for the Purdue Boilermakers. Traditionally being Notre Dame's third Big Televen opponent each season, they tend to get short shrift, passion wise.

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 278 reads 0 comments
OSU Stuns Trojans! No, Not That OSU

Well, once again a Pete Carroll Trojan team billed as the "Best Ever in the History of Football (Pro or College!)" loses to an unranked Pac-10 foe, probably because they started to believe the ...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 295 reads 3 comments
Can The Irish Close Last Year's 17-Point Gap Versus Michigan State?

Oh man, I just had the strangest dream! I dreamed the Irish played Michigan, and used six UM turnovers to score 35 points and run the Wolverines out of Notre Dame stadium. Best. Dream...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 145 reads 1 comments
OC Domer 2008 Notre Dame Football Preseason Spectacular

The time for annual “preseason” blog posts has just about run out, so I present the “OC Domer 2008 Notre Dame Football Preseason Spectacular.” Of course, “spectacular” is a very subjective term...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 959 reads 1 comments
Forbes.com is Just Making Crap Up (More Cheap Shots and Lies about Charlie Weis)

So I fire up my e-mail this morning, and polluting my in-box is an "important message" from one of my USC buddies. The only thing in the e-mail is this link to a Forbes.com article naming the "The Best (And Worst) College Football Coaches For the Buck...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 474 reads 1 comments
A Nostalgic Look Back at Pre-Season Predictions From August 2007

When I was in school, I had a soft cover edition of the Merriam-Webster dictionary with a tie-dyed, psychedelic 70's era cover. My kids use Dictionary.com. The Dictionary...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 184 reads 0 comments
Schedule Pacing Gives Notre Dame Fans Cause For Hope In '08

Parts 1 and 2 of this series examined the "who we play" aspects of Notre Dame's 2008 football schedule. Part 1 focused on the five new opponents on the 2008 schedule and compared them to the five teams from 2007 that they replace...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 204 reads 4 comments
Top 10 Lessons The Fighting Irish Need To Learn Heading Into 2008 Season

'Tis the season for "preview" articles, and rest assured that OC Domer will write his in due course. But before we get too wrapped up in the hope and optimism that precedes every Notre Dame ...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 288 reads 2 comments
Notre Dame Football: Schedule Points to Improved Irish In 2008 (Part 2)

The first post in this series examined the 2008 Notre Dame football schedule with a focus on new opponents for this season, and how they compared to the 2007 opponents that they replace...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 1,469 reads 3 comments
Notre Dame Football: Schedule Points to Improved Irish in 2008 (Part 1)

I know that just a few days ago I was whining about how boring the summer is for college football bloggers ("summer" being defined as the period between the end of spring football and the beginning of fall practice)...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 1,290 reads 7 comments
Hello, Missy Conboy: Notre Dame's Interim Athletic Director

Where the heck have I been? As I sat down to the computer with my usual Sunday breakfast - toasted sesame seed bagel (with butter) and a Diet Pepsi - I clicked on my gmail to see what was up ...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 1,590 reads 1 comments
Major League Baseball Holds the Key to Fixing College Basketball

In retrospect, it seems obvious that no good would come from a high-profile athlete named "O.J." enrolling at the University of Southern California. And I use the term "enroll" very loosely...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 666 reads 3 comments
Why Blogging is Morally Superior to Journalism

People love to hate bloggers. They read our posts, then write comments saying that "nobody cares what you guys think anyway...

Written by OC Domer about about 1 year ago 227 reads 1 comments

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OC Domer Article Archive

The Long List: 21 Possible Replacements For Charlie Weis at Notre Dame

Three Envelopes: Ty Willingham's Secret Letter To Charlie Weis

You Are What Your Record Says You Are Charlie

Three Reasons Why Michigan's Cheating Scandal Is Serious

Childrens Board Games and Michael Vick

Top 10 College Football Coaches

Through Six: Notre Dame Midseason Progress Check

Notre Dame's Young Playmakers Earning the Irish Some Respect

Notre Dame Prepares To Pummel Purdue

OSU Stuns Trojans! No, Not That OSU

Can The Irish Close Last Year's 17-Point Gap Versus Michigan State?

OC Domer 2008 Notre Dame Football Preseason Spectacular

Forbes.com is Just Making Crap Up (More Cheap Shots and Lies about Charlie Weis)

A Nostalgic Look Back at Pre-Season Predictions From August 2007

Schedule Pacing Gives Notre Dame Fans Cause For Hope In '08

Top 10 Lessons The Fighting Irish Need To Learn Heading Into 2008 Season

Notre Dame Football: Schedule Points to Improved Irish In 2008 (Part 2)

Notre Dame Football: Schedule Points to Improved Irish in 2008 (Part 1)

Hello, Missy Conboy: Notre Dame's Interim Athletic Director

Major League Baseball Holds the Key to Fixing College Basketball

Why Blogging is Morally Superior to Journalism

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