Will you still respect me in the morning?

By Sir John

That's an old cliché line from a girl who did or is about to give in to a persistent pursuer.

The girl in this case? Notre Dame. The pursuer? None other than the media. Although with them we can't do anything right. Win them like last year and all opponent were
unranked. Go 5-1 this year and we won't make a bowl.

While scanning the news I came across this by John Walters at MSNBC
http://www.nbcsports.com/jdub/blog/. Basically he seemed to be bored to be at the game and was nit picking on Weis and the injury issue. He seemed to crave attention and is whining that our coach, the one others call arrogant doesn't feed him the ole "inside info.”

For what it's worth MSNBC Walters, everybody had to wait till after the game to see about Zibby. I have these concerns why MSNBC is sending you to the game anyway. Mr. Walters of MSNBC you see our Coach believes in a sort of Omerta. Now injury wise he had already spelled out what players were doubtful. As he said more or less Zibby is the kind of guy who would lie to him about an injury. Zibby's a gung ho guy who wants to play. Zibby’s a boxer. Since you seem not to know too much about football let alone boxing let me explain a few things. In boxing, a corner will patch up a guy and send him in no
matter what shape he is in. Only the referee can stop him. Coach in this instance stopped Zibby.

So, Coach Weis didn't personally call your cell phone and relay this information to you. I want to weep. Now I have to let you in on a deep dark football secret. It's kind of rough to break this to you. Coaches don't like to
reveal a whole bunch about injuries. You see like in this instance Stanford practiced all week, perhaps expecting Zibby to play. Now not playing him made them toss out a few plans and have to reshuffle who was plying in his place. It's sort of a chess game isn't rocket science and if it will get you a bit of an edge use it.

Now in so far as the fickle media attendance. I sure wish that at any game if the National Media doesn't bother to show up and there is room in the press box let me know. Issue me some Press Credentials.
A sell out again, National TV audience and there's millions of fans or even smaller media markets that would like to go. That left over Chili would be welcome.Notre Dame got to 5-1 midway in the season. If major media wants to count us out of a bowl this early it's OK by me. Go chase the current flavor of the month team. Skip South Bend and a game and attend a Louisville game. More girls, booze and parties beat Chili and South Bend, after all Louisville is Derby Party City. None of us have that crystal ball as to what happens next and which teams get to go bowling.

Basically 22 months ago we were evil because we fired a coach. All the way
up to the Pitt game we were irrelevant. ABC’s ancient, now retired, talking
head dissed Weis for not granting an interview on National TV. When we re
did the Weis contract SI's Phil Taylor called us Notre Dumb. Somehow just
being Notre Dame we won. As we won we sure got more attractive to you guys.
Now? Seems somehow we didn't perform up to your expectations on this 2006 date.
The press box is devoid of major media as you chase another.

You’re a "player". I'm kind of Old Time and didn't know what the word meant till a daughter explained that term to me. You see just as I would protect my daughter I would protect Our Lady of Notre Dame from jaded suitors.

Nothing we can do will please you as you always want more. I assure you we can live without you. A book by the Coach is out and 60 minutes will do an interview October 29th. I am laughing here as I wonder if they will ever do one on Urban.

You see we don't really need you in the press box you guys need us. The BCS
needs us and the millions that will watch whomever we play.

You’re not going to respect us in the morning or at any point in the future.
You used us so we can use you as well.