To find out what’s next, we first need to know who’s next. New stars need to emerge to take this team from where they are to something better. So, here are 5 Irish young guns that need to step (or show) up before they wear out their first Mach 3.
5.) Robert Blanton. The new cover boy. No, not in a GQ sense like Tom Brady. I mean in a let’s not worry when the opposing quarterback looks to the left side of the field, ‘cuz opposing receivers are afraid to go where Blanton’s shadow roams.
4.) Kapron Lewis-Moore. A rangy and athletic defensive lineman that needs to attack and munch down opposing quarterbacks like the Cookie Monster takes down Chips-Ahoy!
3.) Deion Walker. Starring in a B movie classic-Attack Of The Jumbo Receivers That Can Run! Mike Floyd, Kyle Rudolph, and Walker. Defensive coordinators won’t know who to cover.
2.) Steven Filer. The best chance (besides Darius Fleming) for an attack dog at linebacker. Seek the ball, and bloody anyone that dares to carry it toward the endzone.
1.) Cierre Wood. Another recruiting class, another Parade All-American. Such is the way Notre Dame does things. Wood needs to be one that actually lives up to the name, and give the Irish running game some oomph.
December 24, 2008. The Irish are finally back in the bowl winning circle. It just took nearly as long as it did for those American Pie kids to lose their virginity (or at least have sex with a pie out of desperation)!
The Good
A bowl win. Nuff said.
Jimmy Clausen was Superman. Every pass he threw was spot on, as he set records for completion percentage (84.6%), yards (401), and touchdown passes (5). He also saved 2 kids from drowning, and used his X-Ray vision to look under at least 5 hula girls grass skirts.
Golden Tate burned the soles off his shoes. Sorry Adidas, your shoes are not strong enough to contain the power of those legs churning as Tate blows by another defender.
Armando Allen makes Frank Beamer proud. A special teams touchdown? Yep, it happened. Allen shows he can house it.
49 points. Not sure that the Irish scored that much all season. It was nice to see Notre Dame’s skill guys show what they can do if given the opportunity.
The Bad
Still no running game. One of these days, the Irish will be able to average 3 yards a carry (I think).
The Ugly
For the first time ever…no ugly!
Let’s see what a bowl victory means for next year.
When is it time to see a shrink? When you have a mental problem that is taking over your life. (It works, especially when that shrink is Billy Crystal.) And Notre Dame definitely has a mental problem. They do not know how to win a bowl game. Big bowl games, little bowl games, tall bowl games, small bowl games, lucrative bowl games, not worth the time bowl games, prestigious bowl games, bowl games you will never here from again, it does not matter-they can’t win one. Not since January of ‘94.
This has to stop. The mental anguish is torture, and is killing us from the inside. I know shrinks have a bad rep, and they might try hypnosis, or even touching below the waist, but there is no other choice. Notre Dame, get your head straight and win a bowl game. Or it might be time to break out the white coats for all of us.