American Idol, et al.

I'm glad that David Hernandez got voted out last night. Maybe we would have like him better if we never heard about his past employment, but it's probably for the best that he's gone. Syesha has been my favorite gal since the beginning of voting, so I was worried when she had an off week. I'm sure she's going to turn it around.

In other news, tickets for the Blue-Gold game at Notre Dame go on sale March 17th for $12 bucks each, so I'm seriously considering getting a vanload of friends to go see the game. It's a great opportunity to size up new and/or improved talent, which this year is going to be basically the whole team. I've been thinking about the whole "Irish are overrated" argument the haters out there spout year in and year out. Well, I understand. Jealousy can get ugly, it really can. Those poor souls that cling to the idea that their team (could be Alabama, maybe Cal, perhaps Miami, the list goes on and on) could ever rise to the levels of popularity and staying power that Notre Dame has. The golden domers have a following like none other, and it spreads beyond the boundaries of the midwest. These fellas are loved from sea to shining sea. But, they're loved by conscientious and God-fearing men and women. (haha! I love stirring the pot) The haters love to quote the fact that we have off years and down years (2007 was painful in every way for us believers) but let's not forget that ND is an establishment of academic excellence, where school is #1 and football is #1.1. Exhibit A: Since 1962, Notre Dame has graduated 98.74% of its football players in four years. As of 2006, only 13 football players in this time have left Notre Dame without finishing their degree requirements. The bottom line is: Mary's Boys are going to be around for a long time. They're going to have good years and we're going to love them. They're going to have bad years and we're going to love them. And we're always, always going to be better than the rest of you. Go Irish!!!