9/23/06---My heart can't stand this sort of thing

I'm not usually in the habit of waking my wife up after she's gone to bed, but tonight I made an exception.  I told her that I had to kiss someone, and she was my best choice.

Notre Dame...on the ropes and looking like a team that had gotten their collective asses kicked TWO weeks in a row....through a wild loopy punch and knocked out Michigan State to win a wild game 40-37.  The great news was that the offense...after 3 1/2 games, finally woke up in the 2nd half of the game....and the defense?  After looking like a high school defense for most of the 2nd half, the ND defense looked like exactly what they've been created to look like---lean, mean, slick and quick.  Seriously, the talking heads on ESPN mentioned it, but....is there a wacky team than Michigan State?  They say a team takes on the personality of their coach (man do I know that--That's why a Ty Willingham coached ND team could have NEVER come back like this) and the Spartans seem a tad schizo...much like their head coach John L Smith. 

Geez Louise....I may never get to sleep after a game like that.

Later,
Jeff

 

Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has a big hug for Terrail Lambert, who scores the winning touchdown. (AP)