Post Game Radio Show -- Irish Beat BC!

Here's a link to the Post Game Radio Show -- Irish win 31 - 13.  Coach Kelly will be happy with the win, not so happy with his team's offensive performance the last three quarters.  Just click on the link:

LINK:  ND POST GAME -- BC WIN

Toronto Paper Ranks College Football Movies...

 

Kind of interesting that the #1 paper in a country not known for football -- let a lone college football -- would run a story yesterday ranking the top college football movies.  Well, that was the case for the Toronto Globe And Mail - and they picked two Notre Dame movie in their top 12!  Rudy was picked #1 and Knute Rockne All-American was ranked #11.  Here's a link to their rankings:

LINK:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S BEST MOVIES

The Money on Tonight's Game

Here's what a few of the "betting sites" are saying about tonight's 8 PM EST game between the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and the Eagles of Boston College.  Please know I don't bet -- I really don't!  It's just interesting to see what these so called "experts" are saying about the game and how they analyze each of the teams:


LINK:  BET US -- PREVIEW OF ND vs. BC

LINK:  CAPPERSPICKS -- PREVIEW OF  ND vs. BC

LINK:  ACCUSCORE -- PREVIEW OF ND vs. BC

LINK:  SPORTSODDS -- PREVIEW OF ND vs. BC

Boston Media Coverage -- ND vs. BC

It becomes quite obvious when looking for stories about the Notre Dame vs. Boston College game tonight that Boston is not a "college sports town."  There is very little media coverage of tonight's game -- ONLY ONE STORY in each paper.  Here's what I could find:


LINK:  BOSTON GLOBE STORY

LINK:  BOSTON HERALD STORY

LINK:  WORCESTER HERALD STORY

The Odd Couple: Mishawaka Nun & BC Star

This is a wonderful story about Boston College star linebacker, Mark Herzlich, a cancer survivor and Sister Barbara Ann Hallman -- a devout Notre Dame fan from Our Lady of Angels convent in Mishawaka, IN.  Sister Barbara Ann (a colon cancer survivor) began praying for Herzlich after reading about his cancer diagnosis on May 14, 2009.   That same day she sent a letter to the Boston College star -- letting Herzlich know they would "fight this cancer together."  (The content of this first letter is in the Sports Illustrated story linked below).   Thus, the beginning of a unique relationship between a 75 year-old nun and a 22 year-old linebacker. When Herzlich and his Boston College teammates visited Notre Dame this past season, Sister Barbara Ann was there to finally meet Mark in person.  (The photo is from halftime of that game when then Notre Dame Head Football Coach Charlie Weis gave Mark a framed ND football jersey). Earlier this season, Boston College flew Sister from South Bend to Boston for Herzlich's first game back in uniform -- after missing last season to the cancer.  Here's a WNDU story about their friendship:

LINK:  THE ODD COUPLE

LINK:  SI ARTICLE ON HERZLICH & SISTER BARBARA ANN