Rev. James Riehle, C.S.C, chaplain to University of Notre Dame athletics teams for nearly three decades, died at the age of 83. Here’s a story shared by fightingamish (others linked) Fr. Riehle was the rector of Pangborn for my first two years there. He could be a little gruff at times, but had a sly…
Columns
Weis Cracks and Crack Backs (by Bacchus and Kayo)
There isn’t a lot of joy in beating a football team as hopelessly awful in every aspect of football (“flummoxed” is the word Seattle Times reporter Bud Withers used) as Washington is, but there is a hell of a lot of relief in avoiding a doomsday scenario no matter how unlikely it was in the…
Defense Shines in Seattle
(NDNation.com – by John Vannie) Notre Dame waltzed to a 33-7 victory over the bumbling Washington Huskies on Saturday night on the strength of a superb effort by the Irish defense. This group was so dominant that the Huskies did not cross midfield until the final minutes of the game. James Aldridge led a productive…
Rested Irish Face Winless Huskies
(NDNation.com) – Notre Dame begins the second half of its season on Saturday with a road game against the University of Washington. The Irish are in search of their first victory away from home, while the hapless Huskies of Tyrone Willingham have yet to record a single win in any location. The two teams have…
The View From Seattle
(NDNation.com) – NDNation asked Seattle writers, broadcasters and publishers to give us their take on the Willingham, Notre Dame and Washington. In order of response, here’s what they told us and a link to their most recent articles or broadcasts. Bob Condotta, Seattle Times Is Willingham’s Failure Vindication?Husky fans initially wanted to believe that everything…