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  1. Old Man Mike

    Joe Rudolph - Offensive Line Coach

    About the Big Fella (Jagusah): I don't know what exactly that "arm" fracture is, but my BBaller "recovered" in about 6 (?) months, but it was a recovery which still had a light cast with it. He could play/shoot etc, but still had the cast. Do they let OLinemen play with a "Club"?
  2. Old Man Mike

    Everything Soccer

    I'm not smart enough to answer the "benching" question; I just follow my eyes as to who I'd like on the pitch. Eleven guys. Goalie plus back "four", leaves six. Big "9" (Balogun or ...?). Pulisic and McKennie beside him? leaves three. Adams and Luna and one other Mid. What about Weah? The...
  3. Old Man Mike

    Everything Soccer

    I really do get the player quality issue. It's just that I really liked what I saw when the Coach let McKennie play forward --- I think that he's more of a game wrecker closer in. And, with Luna, I watch him like I watch great linemen at work (i.e. closely even when the ball is not at his feet...
  4. Old Man Mike

    2025-2026 Notre Dame Women's Basketball

    I watched the Ivey post-game con. Completely lacking in useful content, except for two things: 1 --> she didn't invite Hannah out to face any questions (probably wise, but maybe a hint about being able to handle the situation); and 2 --> she did bring KK out (who disported herself very well as a...
  5. Old Man Mike

    Everything Soccer

    Luna = Discovery of the Season. Wide-field awareness = Sweet passes = Offense continues in attack zones. Also: never-ending hustling and +++ defense willingness. Now: how and where on the field in first eleven?
  6. Old Man Mike

    2025 College Football Playoffs

    I need to let my fixation on this go. West Virginia had a great WR many years ago who was having such a good season that people were asking him to comment on all kinds of honors. He answered with the right philosophy (albeit the wrong grammar --- and he was actually quite an intelligent young...
  7. Old Man Mike

    2025 College Football Playoffs

    Another minuscule thing: Miami hasn't played a lot of "good" eye-test ball lately, except maybe thrashing NC State so badly. How did they do that? I know NC State is now-you-see-me-now-you-don't (5-5) but what actually happened? It appears that they were incompetent in extremum in running the...
  8. Old Man Mike

    2025 College Football Playoffs

    I wonder a bit if real football people continue to know that Miami needed a desperation heave, the 2025 catch-of-the-year, and an Adon Shuler first game brain coma to win that game on one spectacular but funky play? Even were I not an ND fan, I'd remember things like that.
  9. Old Man Mike

    2025 College Football Playoffs

    Committee's eye-testing right now. Who do we think is Wowing them more? (We did some amazing things vs Pitt.) They still might choose the wrong way, but ...
  10. Old Man Mike

    2025-2026 Notre Dame Women's Basketball

    I believe that there are a lot of good WBB coaches out there in lesser light situations. With any assessment at all, and a good salary offer, we for sure should be attractive.
  11. Old Man Mike

    '22 IA TE Eli Raridon (Notre Dame Signee)

    For as good as Raridon is, I'm utterly boggled by his whole-body-spatial unawareness during the simple act of running. Had it been one time, well, OK. But .... reminds me of the goof-headed Bball players who step out of bounds when catching or dribbling. (I was a mediocre player compared to a...
  12. Old Man Mike

    Joe Rudolph - Offensive Line Coach

    He actually should come back. I believe (purely amateur opinion here) that the pros will be concerned about whether he has the necessary strength. Maybe one more year growing into his "man-strength" might give him a career chance. He has the smarts and the attitude and the dependability and all...
  13. Old Man Mike

    2025-2026 Notre Dame Women's Basketball

    I hope so. We still need to see that on the college court. And, as to that: Bigs. We're still short-ish compared to power programs. I looked at the TCU roster to whom Miles transferred. They have FOUR scholarship athletes 6'6" or taller.
  14. Old Man Mike

    Joe Rudolph - Offensive Line Coach

    I'd find that "interesting" and entertaining. (I've been asking for an old-time "Stanford heavy package" with a giant fullback-type for a while. We don't do that though.)
  15. Old Man Mike

    2025 College Football Playoffs

    Re' Reesus: I get the alternative way of thinking. My (overly optimistic?) view is that we even in a loss would play OSUs ass off, and others wouldn't. Good football people would remember that, even if internet fans wouldn't.
  16. Old Man Mike

    Joe Rudolph - Offensive Line Coach

    Bane is correct. The exception would be a superstar fully operational and with time to resonate together with teammates with whom he has already had good cohesion. My guess is, however, that the arm bone injury is far more difficult to fully strengthen than the pec-muscle injury (which is what I...
  17. Old Man Mike

    2025 College Football Playoffs

    Since playing in the tournament is just as good for me, wherever we finish other than winning a championship, I'll stick to my minority opinion: I don't care how "soon" we get Ohio State. We either beat them or we don't. IF we beat them, then we get "their seed" bracket from then on. Earlier in...
  18. Old Man Mike

    2025 College Football Playoffs

    We want to be ranked ahead of everyone we can be every week. That psychologically establishes that the Committee doesn't want anyone last minute jumping us. Stay ahead of OU. Get ahead of Alabama. Get ready to jump Ole Miss and Oregon.
  19. Old Man Mike

    2025-2026 Notre Dame Women's Basketball

    Believe me; I hated writing that. But it's what I saw.
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