Anyone who beats Notre Dame . . .

It's been something of a banner year for Notre Dame—a year firmly in the shitter! They have only one win under their belts this year . . . just one!!! And if they finish this season with a second win, I think Irish eyes will do more than smile. I think they'll finish off the world's supply of Guinness in pure ecstasy!

When Penn State beat Notre Dame earlier this year, I got such a good laugh out of all the anti-Notre Dame apparel that was on display: shirts such as "Rudy was offsides" and "Send Charlie back to the chocolate factory!" At the current going rate, he just might be! Because as one article correctly notes, this has got to be Notre Dame's worst-ever season, and if Charlie Weis is still on Notre Dame's payroll in December, it'll be nothing short of a miracle. Hell, it's so bad that even The Onion is scoring points (pun certainly intended!) off of Notre Dame's losing streak! (A special note to Notre Dame fans: I would not wear that as a badge of honor.)

A few weekends ago, I went with Will and Erica to a Penn State Icers hockey game (my first game in over 7 years, and definitely more exciting than the Caps), and the opponent just so happened to be Navy. That same day, Navy had just beaten Notre Dame for the first time in like 41 years, and suffice it to say, the Navy fans were happy. Me, personally, I'm always happy when Notre Dame loses, and I admit to getting a kind of perverse pleasure in seeing them slog their way through this season with nary a win to their name. Though pleasure notwithstanding, I am still surprised, because Notre Dame isn't a team that normally falls to pieces like this.

Perhaps it is time to send Charlie back to the chocolate factory! For all we know, Lloyd Carr may not be far behind, either.