No one is safe under the arms of Touchdown Jesus. Just ask STP legend and huge Notre Dame fan Scott Weiland. It appears that Weiland suffered damage to his mug as a result of tailgating at last weeks Notre Dame v. Nevada game. The Matador has not confirmed, but sources do reveal that Weiland, who is also an avid partier, could not handle tailgating with throwing the pigskin. Apparently, one of his “buddies” threw a rocket aimed directly at Weiland’s face during...
Notre Dame’s impressive win against Nevada did have a drawback. Fullback James Aldridge injured his right shoulder in the second half of the Nevada game. As a result, he will not suit up against the Wolverines in the Big House this Saturday and is questionable for the following game against rival Michigan State. Since Aldridge handles kick return duties also, Charlie Weis will start tailback Robert Huges as fullback and run a kick return group by committee starting with...
Ticket prices for big games are off the charts If you want to go to some of the biggest college football games this season, you better start saving your lunch money. Even with this economic downturn, major college football ticket sales are off the charts. As of now, the most highly sought out ticket is the USC v Ohio State game on September 12th. The average ticket price is hovering above $800 compared to the average ticket price of...
It must be a sign from above. The Trojan’s 2004 BCS Trophy, which is glamorously displayed at Heritage Hall, was slightly damaged the other day. The crystal ball, which sits perched on top of the BCS trophy, mysteriously fell off its pegs and now lays to rest at the foot of the trophy. The school has not released a statement regarding the trophy incident. However, rumor has it, there was a group of Notre Dame fans touring the campus...
Hawaii’s head coach Greg McMackin needs to think before he speaks. During yesterday’s WAC media day, McMackin relayed a story about last year’s crushing defeat in the Hawaii Bowl at the hands of the Fighting Irish. During the pregame festivities, the Irish performed their traditional dance much to the delight of all the Notre Dame fans that traveled to the Island. The dance apparently wasn’t up to McMackin’s standards as he referred to it as the “little faggot dance.” Afterwards, the coach apologized, “It ticks me...
Nate Montana, the son of former Notre Dame and San Francisco great Joe Montana, has decided to leave Notre Dame for Pasadena City College. However, he intends to return to Notre Dame next spring and compete again for the quarterback job. Montana walked on to Notre Dame’s football team but was not expected to get many reps at QB during practice this fall. Montana, a California native, plans to play for Pasadena City College where he hopes to gain more...
Lou Holtz and the fighting Irish come out of the Land of the Rising Sun victorious. The Notre Dame alumni team beat Japan 19-3 on Saturday. Japan shockingly took an early 3-0 lead in the 1st quarter but Notre Dame quickly tied it up with Scott Cengia‘s 37-yarder early in the second. Notre Dame never looked backed after JayVickers’ 77-yard run in the second quarter which landed ND in the redzone. Quarterback Tony Rice punched it in from the...
Lou Holtz is coaching the Notre Dame Fighting Irish once again, The Fighting Irish Alumni team that is. On Saturday, July 25th, at 3AM US EST, Holtz will lead Notre Dame stars of yesterday into the Tokyo Dome for a gridiron battle against Team Japan in The Japan Bowl. Coach Kiyoyuki Mori will call the plays for Team Japan. Holtz commented on the increasing popularity of football in the Land of The Rising Sun by saying, “Their football has improved tremendously,” Holtz said Friday at Tokyo Dome....
