I suppose I should say something about the end of the season

But I'm not going to. The Sugar Bowel I'm pretty sure was canceled. Or at least the second half was. Our team sure didn't play in it. Reports are flowing in now that the robot genius known as Charlie Weis has been turning over the staff in the last week. A lot of people are now stating as fact that one Corwin Brown, who can be seen below missing a tackle just before one of his teammates knocks Reggie Brooks unconscious (just before Reggie Brooks scores a TD), is the new ND Defensive Coordinator. I had no idea who the hell he was as of last Thursday, but even then, I'd have been pretty sure he could have improved our defense. Maybe by calling a coverage play where, you know, our defensive backs are within perhaps 15 yards of the receiver (this would have been a good play for Minter to call against LSU).



Also of note, one of my classmates has supposedly been moved from the administrative side of the athletic department to be the new QB coach. You may remember him from such ridiculous overstatements by Beano Cook like "this kid will win 2 Heismans". That's right, Ron Powlus. Widely regarded by other teams' fans as a failure, depsite the fact that until a year and a half ago, he held most of the significant passing recods at ND. Apparently, he must have impressed coach Weis during his one month stint at QB coach back during spring practice in '05. Plus, with the most over-hyped freshman QB coming into ND since, well, Ron Powlus this spring, he should be able to teach the kid a few things about how to handle the pressure, the media, etc. That said, I'm not sure what's going on with Vaas as to why (or even if) he is leaving. The Powlus rumors right now seem to be more of a strong rumor than a fact, whereas the stuff about Brown seems a little more definite, in that there are actual quotes from him and people he knows to support it.