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The Notre Dame - Michigan Rivalry - "To Hell With Notre Dame"
You'd think that the Notre Dame-Michigan rivalry would be a natural - strong feelings, near in distance, competing for the same players, families with students in both schools, the top two schools in winning percentage and mutual admiration for each other's achievements on and off the field. Mike...
20 Losses in 20 Years #10 - The Luck of the Irish
Twenty years ago, when Notre Dame was still Notre Dame, the Vols and the Irish played what was, at the time, one of the most anticipated games in Neyland Stadium history. Back before Steve Spurrier got his feet under him at Florida (the Vols pounded him 45-3 in his first season with the Gators...
The VRR: Cowboys Beginning to Schedule Pre-Draft Workouts
Yesterday, we found out that Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant will be visiting Valley Ranch on April Fool's Day. Evidently, he is just visiting the Cowboys, not working out. His agent, Eugene Parker, said that Bryant will not work out for the Cowboys. Players cannot have private workouts...
Of Legends and Echoes
There's something about the Michigan Notre Dame game that stirs up the butterflies in my stomach. When the game rolls around each year, I get uneasy, giddy, and nervous; even when I shouldn't. Even though I went to Michigan for undergraduate and married a Notre Dame...
Rivalry Edition: The Miracle Comeback in Landover
The year was 1999. The Denver Broncos had just won the Super Bowl. The Mandalay Bay and Venetian Hotel were opened in Las Vegas. Microsoft had just released Windows 98. The world was introduced to Napster. David Cone had just pitched a perfect game on Yogi Berra Day. I was a senior at Florida...
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