Monday, October 01, 2007

A very special note to my friend Bob Glynn (and any other Notre Dame fans), but especially Bob



This weekend marked a historic event in college football history. Purdue (5-0) beat Notre Dame (0-5) to give them their worst opening record in the history of the school. Poor little Notre Dame… they’re probably not sure what if feels like to be 0-5. What should they do? How can you come back from a start like this? There’s simply no logical answer. Kind of funny the more you think about it. Now we all know that in the years to come, Notre Dame will come back with a decent, if not very strong football progam… history tells us that. In fact, they’ll probably beat Purdue numerous times over the next 10 years. And I’ll be the first to acknowledge that Purdue’s schedule strength this year has been shabby. Sure it’s easy to be 5-0 when you don’t face a nationally ranked opponent. But that’s not important. What is important is that on a beautiful September afternoon in 2007, Purdue beat up on Notre Dame to give them their 5th straight loss of the season… Notre Dame’s worst start in the 100+ year history of the football program. And man that feels good! And now would seem like a good time the sing the Purdue fight song…

To Your Call Once More We Rally;
Alma Mater Hear Our Praise;
Where The Wabash Spreads Its Valley;
Filled With Joy Our Voices Raise.
Form The Skies In Swelling Echoes
Come The Cheers That Tell The Tale
Of Your Vict'ries And Your Heroes,

Hail Purdue! We Sing All Hail!
Hail, Hail To Old Purdue!
All Hail To Our Old Gold And Black!
Hail, Hail To Old Purdue!
Our Friendship May She Never Lack.
Ever Grateful, Ever True,
Thus We Raise Our Song Anew
Of The Days We've Spent With You,
All Hail Our Own Purdue!



Go Boilers!

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