The Chess Mind

Author: Dennis Monokroussos.
This is a blog for chess fans by a chess fan who is more than a chess fan - other topics do creep in from time to time, per my interest.
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Saturday, November 29, 2008

O.J.'s Alma Mater 38, Notre Dame 3
And now we wait to see if Weis gets fired.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Syracuse 24, Notre Dame 23
Egad. Please, do not invite us to a bowl game!

Sunday, November 16, 2008

The news you've all been waiting for...
Notre Dame 27, Navy 21!

They dominated, apparently, but went above and beyond the call of duty at the end in a desperate attempt to throw away the victory. In the end, the defense held, and as we all know, it's the "W" that ultimately counts.

Notre Dame is now bowl-eligible, and with a win over Syracuse might get invited to a lower-level bowl game. Go Irish!
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on Sunday November 16, 2008 at 1:05am. 1 Comments 0 Trackbacks

Saturday, November 8, 2008

BC 17, Notre Dame 0
OK, time to start making plans for next year.
Notre Dame's next win starts in an hour
The victims-to-be: Boston College. Pre-game material here.
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on Saturday November 8, 2008 at 7:05pm. 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Notre Dame football, bonus coverage: The Quinn era starts tonight
I'm not a Cleveland Browns fan, but tonight will be Notre Dame football alum Brady Quinn's first professional start at quarterback. So for one day, and one day only, I'm joining the "Dawg Pound". Go Browns!
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on Thursday November 6, 2008 at 5:49pm. 1 Comments 0 Trackbacks

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Notre Dame 33, Pittsburgh 36 (4 OT)
Another kick in the gut, in a game Notre Dame should have won several times over. (Up two TDs with the momentum, a Pitt 3-and-out was blown by an idiotic personal foul; up a TD late in regulation, the defense collapsed; and in the first OT a wide open receiver was missed in the end zone, to list the three most colossal blunders.) Rats!!!
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on Saturday November 1, 2008 at 7:46pm. 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks
Notre Dame starts winning in 20 minutes
Yes, the Ivanchuk-Nakamura match is underway (game 1 was drawn, game 2 is looking like another draw), but chess players are smart: we can multileisure. (Watching chess and football doesn't rise to the level of a "task".)

Pregame show materials are here, to get viewers in the mood to watch Notre Dame drub Pittsburgh.

Bonus info: the Notre Dame basketball team has a pre-season rating of #9 in the nation.
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on Saturday November 1, 2008 at 3:15pm. 0 Comments 0 Trackbacks