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Mark lives up near the Holy Land of South Bend, Indiana. Charlie Weis lives across from his subdivision. He has a passion for University of Notre Dame sports.

In May of 2004, Mark was inducted into his high school's Hall of Fame in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a lefthanded pitcher and played professionally. He made it to the AAA level in professional baseball, which is only one step from the major leagues.

Among other things, Mark loves animals, Native American and Irish culture as well as being a horror movie fanatic.

Mark's Recent Articles

Grant Becomes Third Verbal For 2010

Published about 1 month ago
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NEW YORK - MARCH 11: Head Coach Mike Brey of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish reacts on the sideline during a game against the West Virginia Mountaineers during the second round of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Notre Dame Men's Basketball Gets Second 2010 Verbal

Published 3 months ago
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LOUISVILLE, KY - JANUARY 12: Game official Jim Burr talks with Mike Brey, the Head Coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, during the Big East Conference game against the Louisville Cardinals on January 12, 2009 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

ND Fans Want Championships, Not Necessarily High GPAs

Published 3 months ago
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LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 29: Head coach Charlie Weis of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walks on the sidelines during the game against the USC Trojans at the Memorial Coliseum on November 29, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

Notre Dame Commitment No. 13, Spencer Boyd!

Published 3 months ago
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The Short List What Mark thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Adrian Dantley, Joe Montana, Tonmy Gwynn
Favorite Sports Teams

Notre Dame, San Diego Padres
All Time Sports Moment

January 19, 1974. Notre Dame comes from 11 down with 3 minutes to go to break UCLA's 88 game winning streak, 71-70
Most Memorable Game Attended

October 15, 1988. Notre Dame defeats Miami, FL, 31-30.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

UCLA's 88 game winning streak.
Ruth or Mays?

Ruth
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Pele or Maradona?

Maradona
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Big East

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by Trey
about 1 month ago

Appealing to my ND base here...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/259082-linebacker-letdown-why-notre-dame-wont-make-the-bcs
by Adrian Staehle
about 1 month ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/252862-adrian-staehle-presents-project-99
by Trey
2 months ago

Agree about ND Schedule? http://tinyurl.com/kjotu3
by dave
3 months ago

Hey!
Can you please give your insight on my article with great comments. Thank you! http://bleacherreport.com/articles/231146-adam-weber-will-lead-the-gophers-through-the-tough-big-ten-schedule
by Richard
3 months ago

Trying to become a featured columnist for the University of Houston Cougars football team...

Please read my article and comment on what you think of the story. Add me as a fan if you like my work and I will do the same.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/226622-case-keenum-could-help-university-of-houston-win-conference-usa

Thanks!

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by A
3 months ago

Check out my latest submission,

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/225210-big-12-office-your-referee-crews-ignore-offensive-line-holding

Thanks

Andy P
by ctsports
4 months ago

nd 2009 football prediction http://bleacherreport.com/articles/215071-notre-dame-football-2009-champs-or-chumps
by David
4 months ago

Hi Mark, i just wrote a article on the ket match-ups in the 2009 Notre Dame football season, and would really appreciate your feedback and thoughts:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/214383-key-match-ups-in-the-notre-dame-2009-season
by VSN
4 months ago

www.virtualsportsnetwork.com/forum

Great articles...Your work is great and I wanted to invite you to my sports/sports gaming forum. We have a great forums to discuss sports and everything else. Great place to post articles for more exposure too! I hope you join! Posting your articles on VSN's forum bring a ton of reads. That is how most of my articles get 2,000+ reads.

By you posting, our NCAA Football Forum will really improve!
by Ryan
4 months ago

Hey Mark. Check this one out. Ill post it on the blog in the morning. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/208540-jimmy-clausen-a-bust-after-two-years
by David
4 months ago

Mark,

I recently wrote a article on Jimmy Clausen, and how this year more than any other he has the tools and weapons to succeed. As a senior Notre Dame writer, i would appreciate it if you get the time, if you could have a look over it. Thanks in advance

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/207658-jimmy-clausen-nows-the-time
by Clashmore
4 months ago

Hi Mark, well gosh...I'm flattered to be asked. What would you like me to do? While I do write professionally, I've never done any work on a sports blog before (with the exception of chiming in on Bleacher Report, that is...)
by Ray
11 months ago

I realized the BCS is better than a play-off, and decided it needed to be defended. I'd love your input.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/90374-bcs-football-in-the-wake-of-selection-sunday-we-defend-the-red-headed-stepchild

I'd appreciate it if you had the chance.
by Michael
11 months ago

Hey Mark, some more Irish athletics covered here. Take a look if you can... Thanks!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/82924-a-killer-among-us
by Michael
12 months ago

Mark,
What do you think? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/80534-the-case-for-firing-mark-richt

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ND Fans Want Championships, Not Necessarily High GPAs

Notre Dame Commitment No. 13, Spencer Boyd!

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