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ND/USC back to a 330 kick because of pressure from alums.
WTF?!
Fuck those alums.
WTF?!
Fuck those alums.
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April Fools joke....
Haden's comments made no sense at all.
Keith Arnold did a great job of point out the idiocy behind the statements.
While this is hardly the type of bulletin board material that will get a football team fired up, USC athletic director Pat Haden took a minor shot at the team he covered from the broadcast booth.
Haden was surprisingly unenthusiastic about the primetime kickoff for the Irish-Trojan showdown this October, a decision just announced by Notre Dame as they finalized their 2011 home schedule.
While discussing a variety of topics, Haden had a surprising reaction to the decision to push back the kickoff to 7:30 p.m., Notre Dame’s first night home game in 21 years.
Here’s more according to USC beat writer Scott Wolf:
USC’s game at Notre Dame will kick off at 7:30 p.m. (EDT), the first home night game for the Irish in 21 years. The idea was not warmly embraced by USC athletic director Pat Haden, who worked as a broadcaster at the Irish’s last home night game against Michigan in 1990.
“We won’t get back until three or four in the morning,” Haden said. “That could be a long week for our players.”
USC did not have a say in the start of the game but Haden understood the move was made by Notre Dame for financial reasons.
“I wish we could play every game at 12:30 p.m.,” he said. “But I’d also like to triple our rights fees.”
I’m not one to match wits with a Rhodes Scholar, but there are varying levels of comedy in Haden’s complaint. In a nod to Daniel Tosh, here’s the best I can do in (roughly) twenty seconds.
1. Haden didn’t seem to worry about the Irish players who took a red-eye back from LAX after last year’s 8:00 EST kickoff.
2. The kickoff will be 30 minutes earlier than every game played between Notre Dame and Southern Cal in the Coliseum for the last decade.
3. The Trojans will get three hours back while flying, making the travel about 10 times easier than going the other direction.
4. I’m sure Notre Dame (and their fans that try parking in the neighborhoods surrounding the Coliseum) wouldn’t mind an occasional afternoon start in Los Angeles.
5. USC probably wouldn’t have to play a night game if they came to South Bend over Thanksgiving weekend.
While it sounds like sour grapes, what it could be is a sign that there might actually be a rivalry brewing again in the battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh.Comment
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Thats was an April Fool's joke right? I can't stand Notre Dame, but you guys have the richest tradition in college football and the gold helmet is at the forefront. As a college football fan I'd be very upset if this was true.Originally posted by JayRockComment
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The shamrock helmets are for the throwback uniforms for the Michigan game. Havent heard anything else on uniform changes.Comment
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I haven't checked most ND blogs since signing day. Usually not many updates this time of year. Cruel joke too because it's kind of believable from my experiences and what I've heard/read from others who attended ND home games.
As long as it's a one-off, I don't mind. If the uniforms start getting changed on a weekly basis (a la Oregon), I'd take exception.Comment
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If they are doing 50's throwbacks it makes sense though. ND repped a shamrock on the helmet back in the 50's for a bit.Originally posted by JayRock
They aren't doing it just do it IMO so it's no big deal. It's part of the throwback uniform.Comment
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ANNNNNNNNDDDDD Floyd is back with the team, no suspensions.
Notre Dame will have Michael Floyd back next season.
And it appears the Irish will have their star receiver in uniform for the season opener against South Florida.
Matt Cashore
Notre Dame's Office of Residence Life did not suspend Michael Floyd for next season.
Multiple sources told Irish Illustrated on Friday that Floyd's punishment handed down by the Office of Residence Life did not include a suspension of any games but will include community service. Floyd's initial hearing with ResLife was last week, followed by today's deliberations.
It is unclear when Brian Kelly will reinstate Floyd to the team or if the head coach could suspend the receiver for games in addition to the punishment handed down by ResLife.
Floyd was arrested on March 20 at 3:18 a.m. near the main entrance to Notre Dame's campus and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Floyd failed multiple field sobriety tests and his blood alcohol level registered at .19, more than twice Indiana's legal limit.
A day later Kelly suspended his star receiver indefinitely, which cost Floyd his final spring practice and the Irish a chance to work alongside the NFL talent.
Not only has Floyd's absence hurt Notre Dame's receiving corps, which returns little experience and less production, it's cost the Irish their second captain and robbed the secondary of a valuable sparring partner. Floyd caught 12 touchdowns last season. The rest of returning Irish receivers caught six.
"He adds a lot to our offense and that makes our defense better because we practice against him every day," said safety Harrison Smith. "Just having him around just ups the level of everybody else. That's something that we have missed."
The fact Notre Dame did not suspend Floyd marks a departure from past precedents within the restructured Office of Residence Life. When Will Yeatman committed his second alcohol-related offense in September of 2008, he was suspended for the season and ultimately transferred. Rashon Powers-Neal was suspended for the balance of the 2005 season after a DUI charge, ending his Irish career.
Floyd's arrest marks his third alcohol-related incident since 2009. The previous two incidents were for underage drinking. Floyd received community service from ResLife after the second of those incidents, which occurred in Minnesota over break shortly after Kelly was hired.
Last fall Notre Dame fired Bill Kirk, a vice president within ResLife who factored into the punishments handed down to student-athletes. Rev. Tom Doyle now oversees the department. Doyle walked on to the Notre Dame football team during Lou Holtz's first season.Comment
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ANNNNNNNNDDDDD Floyd is back with the team, no suspensions.
Notre Dame will have Michael Floyd back next season.
And it appears the Irish will have their star receiver in uniform for the season opener against South Florida.
Matt Cashore
Notre Dame's Office of Residence Life did not suspend Michael Floyd for next season.
Multiple sources told Irish Illustrated on Friday that Floyd's punishment handed down by the Office of Residence Life did not include a suspension of any games but will include community service. Floyd's initial hearing with ResLife was last week, followed by today's deliberations.
It is unclear when Brian Kelly will reinstate Floyd to the team or if the head coach could suspend the receiver for games in addition to the punishment handed down by ResLife.
Floyd was arrested on March 20 at 3:18 a.m. near the main entrance to Notre Dame's campus and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Floyd failed multiple field sobriety tests and his blood alcohol level registered at .19, more than twice Indiana's legal limit.
A day later Kelly suspended his star receiver indefinitely, which cost Floyd his final spring practice and the Irish a chance to work alongside the NFL talent.
Not only has Floyd's absence hurt Notre Dame's receiving corps, which returns little experience and less production, it's cost the Irish their second captain and robbed the secondary of a valuable sparring partner. Floyd caught 12 touchdowns last season. The rest of returning Irish receivers caught six.
"He adds a lot to our offense and that makes our defense better because we practice against him every day," said safety Harrison Smith. "Just having him around just ups the level of everybody else. That's something that we have missed."
The fact Notre Dame did not suspend Floyd marks a departure from past precedents within the restructured Office of Residence Life. When Will Yeatman committed his second alcohol-related offense in September of 2008, he was suspended for the season and ultimately transferred. Rashon Powers-Neal was suspended for the balance of the 2005 season after a DUI charge, ending his Irish career.
Floyd's arrest marks his third alcohol-related incident since 2009. The previous two incidents were for underage drinking. Floyd received community service from ResLife after the second of those incidents, which occurred in Minnesota over break shortly after Kelly was hired.
Last fall Notre Dame fired Bill Kirk, a vice president within ResLife who factored into the punishments handed down to student-athletes. Rev. Tom Doyle now oversees the department. Doyle walked on to the Notre Dame football team during Lou Holtz's first season.Comment
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Not sure I'm ok with this.
My bigger concern is that Floyd has issues with alcohol. In the end I hope part of the agreement with ResLife is that he get's help/alcohol abuse counseling.Comment
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EDIT: Way late on this.
Good to see Floyd will be back.Comment
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