Fight Song Friday: Stanford Week

Notre Dame closes the regular season tomorrow with a West Coast matchup against Stanford. The Cardinal is a much improved and dangerous team this year, and since the game will be played on Stanford's home field, I expect the Irish to have their hands full. Unless the Notre Dame administration surprises the college football world entirely by retaining Coach Weis, this will likely be Charlie's last game as the Irish head coach. Perhaps the boys can send him out with a win. Perhaps not. We will only know after they play the game.

Interestingly, there is some chatter about the possibility of Stanford's coach being recruited to coach Notre Dame beginning next year. I don't know how much stock I put in such rumors, especially considering Harbaugh is a Michigan graduate, and Michigan may also be in the market for a new football coach. The off season will certainly be exciting...

That's enough for today, as the family is celebrating Thanksgiving a day late. Time for turkey!

Tuesday Tunes: Holiday Preview

Next to college football season, my favorite time of year is the holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Those precious few weeks are filled with food, family, and fun. They are also filled with warm, catchy, feel-good music that only surfaces during this special time of year. Interestingly, most people have rules for when holiday music is "allowed." Personally, I think the day after Thanksgiving is fair game for breaking out the holiday tunes, and I intend to do exactly that. Typically, I can find a radio station that dedicates all of the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas to holiday music, and for a few weeks my car becomes a joyful transport in which I sing along to my favorite classics and emerge happier than when I embarked on my drive. I'll use the next few Tuesday Tunes to examine some of the season's best music (in my opinion), but I must wait until it's "allowed." Until next week...