Classic Weis: Part II

Hughes, 13 carries, 74 yards, 5.7 ypc
Riddick, 6 carries, 36 yards, 6 ypc

Great Notre Dame coaches hired every 23 years

Check this out:

Rockne (1918-1930).  1918 + 23 = 1941
Frank Leahy (1941-1953).  1941 + 23 = 1964
Ara Parseghian (1964-1974).  1964 + 23 = 1987
Lou Holtz (1986-1996).  1986/7 + 23 = 2009/10

10 of 11 Notre Dame National Championships have come from these coaches.  Notre Dame, just like any school, goes through cycles.  We're cycling toward an upswing right now.  So says then numbers at least.

Blessings,
Isaac

Classic Weis

A Allen: 14 Carries, 77 yards, 5.5 YPC.

Running Allen a little more would be nice.

Blessings,
Isaac

Theological Implication of Aliens

For the two or three people who might find this interesting, the Vatican Observatory examines the theological implications of finding alien life.

Or you could just read CS Lewis' Space Trilogy.  That gets the job done in an attention getting fashion.

Blessings,
Isaac

NYC marathon winner honors Notre Dame graduate Ryan Shay

Meb Keflezighi won the New York City Marathon in honor of his fallen friend, Notre Dame graduate Ryan Shay.  There's a great article in Sports Illustrated about it.  Check it.

Enticing quote:

If you're 34-year-old Meb Keflezighi, what tribute could you possibly come up with that would be a fitting honor for your friend and training partner Ryan Shay, who collapsed and died in November 2007 during the U.S. Olympic marathon trials in New York City?

In a news conference before the 2009 New York City Marathon, you could ask for a moment of silence in his honor. Check.
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And then, less than a mile later at the bottom of Cat Hill, now that you are solidly in the lead with the television cameras -- and the eyes of the world -- on only you, you can make the symbol of the cross on your chest as you fly by the spot where Shay, a Notre Dame grad, fell. Even though Shay's father, Joe Shay, isn't watching the race -- there are too many faces he painfully recognizes -- he might say afterward that you are "one of the class acts in all of sports" and that your gesture is "just so significant." Check.

Blessings,
Isaac