The Chess Mind

Ha, ha, ha!

Big thanks to Purdue's coach, for several monumentally stupid decisions (e.g. twice forgoing reasonable field goal opportunities, and then calling time out on the penultimate play of Notre Dame's final, game-winning drive). We probably couldn't have done it without you.

Notre Dame season record: 3-1
Next victim: Washington (at home, 3:30 ET next Saturday)

And now, time for some celebratory post-game music:

The carnage begins in about 40 minutes on ESPN; pre-game materials are here. For your further pleasure, here's a video with slightly overbearing music commemorating ND's victory over the Boilermakers in 2006:



Go Irish!

It wasn't easy, and for quite a while it looked like a replay of last week's game - right down to the dishonest/incompetent referees taking away an obvious ND touchdown. Fortunately, the Michigan State QB choked on two consecutive plays and Notre Dame escaped. (That's possibly a mixed blessing. On the one hand, ND won, and that's good. On the other hand, a loss would have guaranteed that Charlie Weis's unemployment, and in the long run that might be even better for the team.)

Dessert: USC had its yearly choke to an inferior team, somehow contriving to lose to UW 16-13.

ND record: 2-1.
Next victim: Purdon't.

Lots of pre-game goodies here. Enjoy them, then tune in to NBC at 3:42 p.m. ET to watch the Fighting Irish demolish the Michigan State Spartans.

Go Irish!

Some of the worst zebras I've seen in my life - if they weren't bribed, then they either need seeing eye dogs or to go back to Pop Warner. The other guys' QB deserves lots of credit, though.

Season record: 1-1.
Next victim: Michigan State.

U.S. fans of the greatest college football team in history ought to turn on ABC now, to watch Notre Dame dismember Michigan. Post-game gloating will begin in approximately three hours; meanwhile, here's a little music to get into the right mood:

One down, eleven to go.

Next victim: Michigan.

Go Irish!