[Gipper]

Good to be back. I spent some time going over the posts throughout the forum to get a feel for you guys, needless to say very impressive work. It's a privilege to speak with well informed posters without agendas (cue golf clap . Anyway I would like to find out where the board community stands vis a vis CW and the Irish. How many ND haters on board?- show yourselves or forever hold your peace! Who can I look to in my time of need ( god forbid this up-coming year) when the boy's don't get the breaks? ......

I'll leave you with this and check back as I can ( I'm off to Florida for the next three weeks so checking in may be a problem): What are/were your guy's thoughts regarding Jimmy Clausen and his announcement to attend ND?

See you all soon ~ Gip

[desertrat]

Welcome to the board. I will admit that I am no Notre Dame fan, but I really don't hate anyone unless they are playing Nebraska, and even then the hate is done when the final whistle blows. There is a lot of hype surrounding the Irish this year with the expectations that Weiss will improve upon last year. It is eerily reminiscent of Tyrone Willingham's 2nd year expectations after posting the same 10-2 record in his first season. However, I think Charlie is a far better coach than Tyrone and will be succesful at ND. As for the Jimmy Claussen signing, it really came as no surprise for most of us but the process was dragged out so long that I eventually quit paying attention to it. He has a lot of hype to live up to much like Brady Quinn and Charlie Weiss do. GL to your Irish and who knows?, maybe my Huskers will face your Irish in Tempe this January.