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2009 Chicago Bears Preview (Part Two): Final Draft/Free Angency Analysis

The Trade Let's get this Jay Cutler business out of the way. Yes, the Chicago Bears gave up an arm and a leg to get him. Yes, Cutler has a reputation to be whiny and a little self-centered. No, it wasn't a bad trade...

Written by Tony Bishop about 6 months ago 181 reads 1 comments
2009 Chicago Bears Preview (Part One): You Gotta Have Heart

I was asked to give one good reason why the Chicago Bears can't win the NFC North Division this year. My answer was simple. It's not the lack of wide receivers. It's not the aging offensive line...

Written by Tony Bishop about 6 months ago 815 reads 11 comments
Why Bud Selig Must Step Down for Baseball To Move On

Sometimes the commissioner of Major League Baseball needs to make radical decisions. One of those times is here for the current commish, Bud Selig. When Selig took office as the acting commissioner in 1992, he was looked on almost as a progressive...

Written by Tony Bishop about 9 months ago 184 reads 37 comments
Separating the Big East Fat: How Tournament Seeding Will Shake Out

We all know the big guns of the Big East. Monday night's clash between Connecticut (12-2) and Pittsburgh (11-2) ended up going Pitt's way, while Marquette (10-2) and Louisville (10-2) are right at their heels...

Written by Tony Bishop about 9 months ago 438 reads 3 comments
Ode to the Man-Crush: A Single Fan's Valentine's Day

Today is Valentine's Day, and I'm single. Thankfully, it's on a Saturday this year so I can enjoy some nice college basketball and then snuggle up to the the Blackhawks-Stars game at my local watering hole...

Written by Tony Bishop about 9 months ago 209 reads 4 comments
Why The Chicago Cubs Will Not Win The 2009 World Series

A few days ago I received an e-mail written by Rory from B/R asking for a top ten of reasons that this is the Cubs year (again). I put together a few drafts of different styles and whatnot but nothing seemed right and I just realized why...

Written by Tony Bishop about 9 months ago 2,833 reads 29 comments
Notre Dame's Bubble Popped by Vicious Big East Schedule Once Again

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was punished in the afterlife by having to push a large boulder up a steep hill. Every time he came close to cresting the hill, the boulder would tumble all the way again...

Written by Tony Bishop about 9 months ago 199 reads 5 comments
Connecticut-Georgetown: Really, Really Big Monday Opens Big East Season

Tonight, Connecticut and Georgetown open up Big East conference play with a prime-time showdown on ESPN2 in Hartford. UConn (11-0) is almost as unanimous at number two as North Carolina is unanimous at the top...

Written by Tony Bishop about 11 months ago 66 reads 2 comments
Notre Dame Racist for Allowing Michael Haywood to Leave

(Ok, too many people refuse to read the "Humor" tag in the title bar... so I'm inserting a disclaimer that this article is facetious. If you don't know what "facetious" means, don't read this article...

Written by Tony Bishop about 11 months ago 375 reads 18 comments
Weis Needs More Time

We used to be a school with 10-year coaches. We used to be a school that allowed its coaches to develop a program and not just a team. We're no longer that school...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 42 reads 0 comments
Notre Dame-Texas: Irish Win a Resume Builder

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 79 reads 0 comments
The Basketball Blog - MAUI

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 76 reads 0 comments
The Opposite of Love for Notre Dame Football

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 119 reads 0 comments
Notre Dame-Syracuse: Cheers, Tears, and a Game for the Ages

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Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 132 reads 1 comments
Notre Dame Men and Women Make a Statement on Opening Weekend

While most sports fans were watching their fantasy teams and maybe an NFL game this Sunday, Notre Dame basketball fans were given an early dose of how good this season might be...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 258 reads 3 comments
Notre Dame Football Shedding Its Skin Painfully

We Notre Dame fans really need to start rethinking our goals. Our expectations are growing faster than our abilities as a team. All of the talk lately is a bunch of bull. This is 2008...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 1,215 reads 34 comments
Ty Willingham Gives Washington and Notre Dame Fans Closure

Today, Tyrone Willingham and the Washington Huskies have announced that they will be going separate directions at the end of the season. Willingham was in the middle of potentially the worst season for any coach and team...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 1,070 reads 4 comments
Breaking Down Big East Basketball

After last week's 2008-09 media day for the Big East Men's Basketball season, it seemed fitting to start making predictions and previews...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 1,783 reads 13 comments
NFL Announces New Flags for 2009 Season

In a startling press conference Monday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced plans for a new flag system for the players to be put into effect starting next pre-season...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 444 reads 0 comments
Charlie Weis: Is He the Right Coach for Notre Dame?

For Charlie Weis, or not for Charlie Weis?—that is the question. For Weis is the answer. I wrote after the Michigan game that Weis had finally figured out the college game...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 429 reads 6 comments
Notre Dame Fans Hypocritical Regarding Will Yeatman

This is Notre Dame. We set the bar. We excel morally and socially where other schools fail. Now, a large majority of the members of this site have decided that "kids will be kids" and that we should forgive Yeatman yet again...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 103 reads 1 comments
MLB 2008: A Year in Review

You read that right. Despite the terrible grammar, that guy is correct. The Tampa Bay Rays not only made the playoffs, but also won the AL East. That means for the first time in Derek Jeter's career, the Yankees did NOT make the playoffs...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 208 reads 0 comments
Notre Dame-Purdue: Two Wrongs DO Make a Right

I'm undecided upon whether the Irish winning in spite of themselves is a good thing. Two glaring problems with this offense were completely overcome this past weekend due to amazing play by Tate and Floyd...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 169 reads 2 comments
Notre Dame Playing Roller Coaster Football in 2008

It is what it is, folks. We're just going to have to adjust to the fact that this team can't play top quality football every week quite yet. But that's not the problem with Notre Dame football and its fans...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 375 reads 0 comments
Notre Dame-Michigan.. On Second Thought..

Let me first say one thing. Last week I ranted about the whole "Crank me up" thing going on. This week, on second thought, I'm in love with it...

Written by Tony Bishop about about 1 year ago 343 reads 0 comments

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Tony Bishop Article Archive

2009 Chicago Bears Preview (Part Two): Final Draft/Free Angency Analysis

2009 Chicago Bears Preview (Part One): You Gotta Have Heart

Why Bud Selig Must Step Down for Baseball To Move On

Separating the Big East Fat: How Tournament Seeding Will Shake Out

Ode to the Man-Crush: A Single Fan's Valentine's Day

Why The Chicago Cubs Will Not Win The 2009 World Series

Notre Dame's Bubble Popped by Vicious Big East Schedule Once Again

Connecticut-Georgetown: Really, Really Big Monday Opens Big East Season

Notre Dame Racist for Allowing Michael Haywood to Leave

Weis Needs More Time

Notre Dame-Texas: Irish Win a Resume Builder

The Basketball Blog - MAUI

The Opposite of Love for Notre Dame Football

Notre Dame-Syracuse: Cheers, Tears, and a Game for the Ages

Notre Dame Men and Women Make a Statement on Opening Weekend

Notre Dame Football Shedding Its Skin Painfully

Ty Willingham Gives Washington and Notre Dame Fans Closure

Breaking Down Big East Basketball

NFL Announces New Flags for 2009 Season

Charlie Weis: Is He the Right Coach for Notre Dame?

Notre Dame Fans Hypocritical Regarding Will Yeatman

MLB 2008: A Year in Review

Notre Dame-Purdue: Two Wrongs DO Make a Right

Notre Dame Playing Roller Coaster Football in 2008

Notre Dame-Michigan.. On Second Thought..

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