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It dawned on me today at the office, while I was sitting in a quiet, windowless room waiting for a phone to ring (don't ask), that I'll be at the biggest college football game of the entire season this Saturday.
As David Putty would say, "yeah, that's right."
Back when gas was less than $2.00 a gallon, the Popped Collar Movement was just gaining steam, and MoreThanRandom Radio was still in full-swing, I made some respectable contacts within the Notre Dame community. As fate would have it, the folks at IrishEyes.com on the Scout.com network sought my omnipotent, home-made-internet-radio-with-no-ratings wisdom in putting together a show of their own. Out of good faith, I gave them a hand and was the brains behind the technical architecture that now powers the Irish Eyes Power Hour and Podcast with legendary Irish reporter Mike Frank. Once they realized that my intentions were true, and that I wasn't trying to steal the credit information of all their subscribers, the luck of the Irish swung my way and I secured two seats and this weekend's rivalry. Right place; right time.
Jumanji.
As expected, I'm taking ex-MoreThanRandom Radio shock jock and Southern Cal sympathizer Curt Kirkpatrick along with me on the voyage, a decision that's sure to come back and haunt me if USC lights up Notre Dame Stadium with another 40-point thrashing. Nonetheless, we're leaving on Thursday night and working our way west, hoping to complete the 10-hour drive, with a few stopovers, by Friday evening. Given South Bend's disproportionately small airport and our late plans, it would've been far too expensive to fly out for the game, so we're opting to saddle up and hack the road trip instead.
I'll post again on Monday to fill you in on what takes place, but the stage is set for a ridiculous game that can't possibly live up to it's potential. (Or can it?) Lord knows I'll be dehydrated, road-weary, and raspier than Ja Rule all next week, but that won't stop me from giving you the goods: biting, anecdotal commentary and corresponding digital images of historical landmarks and middle-aged men with mullets.
As for my prediction? I don't want to be the jinx, so I'm staying away from this one. I will say this, however... Notre Dame, at HOME and with TWO WEEKS to prepare, is still nearly a 12-point underdog. That seems like a lot of points if you ask me. Vegas is obviously expecting a high-powered shootout. If I were a betting man with more money and a better track record of picking games correctly, I'd be all over this game like it was Helen of Troy.
In the meantime, I'll be pulling for my Irish to take down USC and make a run at the BCS.
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Can't wait to read the Monday morning blog, Ty!
Jamie -
Helen of Troy, "the face that launched a thousand ships," but be careful it will cost you to get with her. According to Dante she is in the second circle of hell because of her sin of lust with Paris....anyway onto the important stuff, you've heard the phrase "can't win them all." Well that does still apply to the Trojans of USC and like the Trojans of the Iliad they will be beaten. I think that there impressive streak will come to an end this weekend. Notre Dame is hungry and USC has looked like they have been waiting for a team to beat them all year and Notre Dame is that team. Thats my prediction, I'm not afraid to make a prognostication. ND is gonna win (I hope)...hope you have fun out there!!!!
10/13/05 3:50 PM