Notre Dame's Season Comes to an End

With that kick, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish season ended....Yes, they'll go and play in a bowl game...And a good one at that...But the season they wanted...The season us fans wanted...It's over...Two losses, no playoffs...

Now, I have to give them credit for putting together a helluva season considering the number of key injuries they suffered...That said, the Irish spent all pre-season tooting their horn about what great depth they had coming into this season...So, no excuses allowed when it comes to the injuries...

There was something else the Irish and the media were hyping in the pre-season, and much of the season...The Notre Dame defense, and their defensive coordinator, Brian Vangorder...Holy fuck I got annoyed at watching this guy during games, and on Showtime's "A Season with Notre Dame"...The announcers on TV were constantly hyping this ass-hat up...I'm sorry, watching the Stanford game, ND didn't deserve to win...Not the way the defense was giving up yards and points...Let alone the fact that ND took the lead with 30 seconds left in the game, and still managed to lose....That was ridiculous!

All season long, even when the Irish defense was dominating a game, they would still give up a couple embarrassing TD's...The Boston College game is the only game that I would give the defense credit....That game the offense sucked balls, and the D kept them in it...

Again, ND had some injuries that would cripple teams...But the told us they had depth, and they proved it...What they didn't have was the cock-strong defense they said they had...This is the 4th season in Brian Kelly's 6 seasons at Notre Dame, that the media and ND have hyped the defense...Do us a favor...Don't hype the defense next year...That way, if they end up being good, we'll all be happily surprised...And if they suck, or play they way they have been, then we won't be letdown...

Good season...I was impressed with the young QB, Kizer...Will Fuller is a beast, but drops too many passes...Chris Brown is good, but drops too many passes...CJ Prosise is a RB not a WR, that was proven clearly...Good season...But not good enough....

Brian Kelly with Shots Fired

Notre Dame head football coach responded today to comments from Gary Pinkel, Steve Spurrier, and Dabo Swinney...All have, in said in some way, shape or form that Notre Dame should be forced to play in a conference, or not be eligible for the College Football Playoff...

Now, I'm a loyal ND guy, and I feel they should be in a conference, but they don't make the rules, they just use them to their advantage...And I think it's clear that Notre Dame is leaning that way, after starting to play a partial ACC schedule last season, as part of the terms for the rest of Irish sports joing the ACC...If the NCAA made them, they would...But let's be honest, the NCAA likes ND being what the are and relevant...It keeps people talking college football, and they like their taste they get from the Irish...

Pinkel made the silly point of there "are no independents at the next level"...He also went on to say that he thinks every league should have a conference championship...

So, while on the Rich Eisen Show, Kelly was asked about these types of comments...His response was great, and can be considered "Shots Fired!"

"Our situation is that we don’t play any I-AA teams," Kelly said. "I think that when they decide not to play I-AA teams then maybe we could be on an equal footing. We’re gonna play teams that give us a quality schedule and that’s all really we can control.”


Suck on that you SEC and ACC douche bags!  Spurrier's South Carolina team takes on The Citadel later this year...Pinkel's Missouri squad opened with Southeast Missouri State, and Swinney and his Clemson Tigers opened the season with Wofford...

Excellent point there Coach Kelly!


You can catch the full interview below, including talk of renewing the Notre Dame Michigan rivalry...

Monday Moaning

So, you may have noticed that my blogging has slacked off...I use to post at least three times a week...Not so much anymore...I won't lie, there are times I want to write, but there are times that I think about it, and I say, "ahhhh, screw it!"  I'll also say this...Back in late December, 2012 I saw and heard a lot of people that were thrilled 2012 was ending...They hated that year...No me...I loved it...2013 on the other hand has sucked ass...My wife and I are looking forward to 2014...That is after the financial gauntlet that his December passes...Both the girls birthdays and Christmas...Yeah, December gets tight...

This year we dealt with a bunch of crap with my wife's parents...Her father had multiple strokes...His Dementia has gone wild...He's a totally different person now...Her mom losing her mind, from dealing with him...Getting them settled into an assisted living place...We've burned up our vacation time and money dealing with that stuff...The last step for awhile hopefully was taken care of this past week...My wife sold her parents house...There was some sadness mixed with relief...

Then we got a notice from the city...We've been cited for our garage...The roof started ripping off back during the Ohio version of "Super Storm Sandy"...We have an asshole neighbor who has complained before...He also complained about our hedge...The city said it needs to be shorter than 8 feet...This pisses me off because asshole neighbor has 10 foot tall hedge...The Beeze will be making some calls this week...Too bad one will be to a roofer...

There is other stuff on my mind...Work related stuff....The Beeze is feeling unappreciated after almost 20 years with this company...These fuckers have been cheap with the cash, and clearly loyalty doesn't matter anymore...So, I been looking...And I've had offers...The wife and I are weighing the options and something will be settled on soon...

With that all said, writing has fallen by the wayside...But Friday I found a few things that caught my interest and shared them HERE...

-So I cam across this Sunday evening...

 

 

Yep...Those are your highest paid public employees...In 27 states it a head football coach...13 states it a head basketball coach...College Presidents took 5 states...Pretty scary...Even scarier when I read this....Is anyone surprised that the top dog in Nevada is a Medical School Plastic Surgeon!?! Holy Shit, even in Hawaii it's a football coach...I thought the State would have had Dog the Bounty Hunter on the payroll by now!

"This revenue rarely makes its way back to the general funds of these universities. Looking at data from 2011-2012, athletic departments at 99 major schools lost an average of $5 million once you take out revenue generated from “student fees” and “university subsidies.” If you take out “contributions and donations”’some of which might have gone to the universities had they not been lavished on the athletic departments’this drops to an average loss of $17 million, with just one school (Army) in the black. All this football/basketball revenue is sucked up by coach and AD salaries, by administrative and facility costs, and by the athletic department’s non-revenue generating sports; it’s not like it’s going to microscopes and Bunsen burners."

So why exactly are our tax dollars going to pay these guys?

"Far exceeding these base salaries is the “additional compensation” that almost all of these coaches receive, which is tied to media appearances, apparel contracts, and fundraising. While this compensation does not come directly from the state fund it is guaranteed in the coaches’ contracts; if revenue falls short, the school’and thus the state’is on the hook to cover the difference."

More and more I find myself being turned off by the world of college sports...I hate saying that because I have always loved college football, hockey, and baseball...I just don't know anymore...College Coaches are getting millions, and communities and cities have to keep laying off Police and Firefighters, and cutting elementary school programs...But fuck it, Pay Urban Meyer a fuck-ton to coach football, while the department he works for loses money...AWESOME!

-So now that I bagged on big-time college football...Let me talk about some bad news from Notre Dame...A private school, so you folks in Indiana can't be pissed about how they spend money!

The Irish's starting outside linebacker, Danny Spond has retired from Football...After missing the first two games last year while hospitalized with migraine headaches and what was thought to be concussion symptoms, Spond played the rest of the year, and caught the attention of NFL scouts...Many were looking forward to what Spond would do in his senior season, and had high hopes...

When it was announced, it was said Spond was doing so for medical reasons...All the assumptions have it being a concussion thing, but now that is being squashed...Spond was seen walking into the facility with a cane, so the reason why is still unclear, and Irish fans are waiting for Spond to explain...Coach Brian Kelly said, "He loves his teammates, but I think he did what was in his best interest for his future." Kelly also said Spond, who was Kelly's first committed recruit, "He'll be with us every day. He'll travel with us. He'll help coach."

I hope Health-wise Spond will be okay...He'll be missed on that Defense...It will fall on Junior Ben Councell and  Freshman Jaylon Smith to pick up the slack at OLB...

-Now last week I promised some college football posts were on the way...That still is going to happen...I've been doing some homework...This week my Heisman preview/prediction will go up...And just a teaser for ya...Johnny Football isn't in my top 5...That's how this year is gonna go!

That's it for now...

Have a week...

The Beeze.

I Was Wrong

Listen, I can at least start this post with something worth looking at...Something positive, and Notre Dame related...

Yes, I was wrong...I thought the ND/Alabama BCS Championship game would be close...I said it would be a good game...I said Notre Dame would win...I was wrong...

Alabama dominated Notre Dame in the trenches...The Irish defense that played so well all season, played awful...Missed tackles....Bad angles...and flat out over-powered...As much as people talk about "SEC speed," it was brute stregnth more then speed in this one...

And then there was coaching...Brian Kelly and his staff  were totally out coached by Nick Saban and his staff...Nobody expected the Irish to score tons of points...The defense had to do what they have done all year, and they couldn't...Manti Te'o, who always seems to be in the right spot...Always seems to anticipate the play...Without a doubt, he played the worst game of his career...

Alabama was the better team...I was wrong...

This doesn't change a thing...My loyalty for Notre Dame is still strong...Hopefully this season is something to build from...I still hate the ND haters...I respect Saban and wish he was coaching the Browns...But why would anyone want that job over what he has...I still hate Alabama...I still hate rednecks...I still don't like what I feel is the over-hyping of the SEC...Fuck LSU, those overrated shit-stains...

As far as tonight, I was wrong...Feel free to pile on...I'm a big boy, I can take it...

Big Hockey game Tuesday...#2 Notre Dame at #1 Minnesota...It's on NESN...Go Irish!

The Beeze.

Irish Lose Aaron Lynch

Yeah, what the fuck Aaron Lynch!?!

News broke today that star defensive end, Aaron Lynch was leaving the Notre Dame Football program, and will be leaving school after this semester...

Lynch from Cape Coral, Florida had made an immediate impact last season as a true freshman...He had been a top 30 recruit, and was living up to the hype...He gave the front-seven another strong threat, to go along with Manti Te'o...Lynch had enrolled early, and made everyone notice his raw ability...The coaching staff had no choice but to work him into the defensive line rotation...And just a couple weeks into the season, he was starting...

Word had spread that Lynch was tough to coach, and him constantly being homesick was not helping matters...So much so, that coach Brian Kelly sent Lynch home, and told him to really think about whether he really wanted to be at Notre Dame...When Lynch returned he sat down with Kelly and the decision was made...As Kelly said in his press conference today, "The challenges are great here. If your head and heart is not in it, you just can't be successful. Aaron and I talked about it and mutually agreed that the best decision for him is to leave the football team."

Lynch released this statement today..."This was one of the toughest decisions I have had to make, but I want to go back home to Florida. I'm grateful to Coach Kelly for understanding and allowing me to return home."

It's already been speculated that Lynch will end up at South Florida...

Kelly had also pointed out that Lynch hasn't been the only player he's seen who's heart or head aren't in it...A top 100 recruit, cornerback, Tee Shepard, who is from Fresno, California only lasted six weeks at Notre Dame before he realized it wasn't the right fit for him...

Kelly had also sent former 5 star recruit, Ishaq Williams home to do some soul searching, and find out if he really wanted to "excel at Notre Dame." Williams is back with the team...

Trying to end the topic during the press conference, Kelly said, "I've been in it 25 years, people are going to quit all the time. "It happens. It's part of the process. Why is it newsworthy? Because he (Lynch) is a really good player."

Losing Lynch's talent, and potential hurts, but DE is a position the Irish have a bit of depth with...Look for sophomore Stephon Tuitt to step right into Lynch's spot...

Now for the questions...Why is Kelly having trouble with top recruits lacking heart and head? Is it the way Kelly runs things? Is it the academics standards that are pushed more then they are in many major programs? Is it the fact that South Bend is South Bend? (Not the sexiest place around) Is it really these guys being soft and homesick? Possibly a combination of some or all?

Whatever it is, Kelly better figure it out, before it costs him his job...

Later, The Beeze.

Monday Moaning

Wow! Two weeks in a row Mother Nature has been causing trouble, and gives me an excuse to post a pic of some tastiness in the rain! Not that I need much of an excuse!

So the weather caused some issues at the Notre Dame game, but the weather gets no credit for the disgrace that took place on the field...I'm not taking anything away from USF...They are a good team, with a good coach, but the Irish handed them the game right from jump...

Notre Dame looked great in their opening drive, all the way up to the point where Jonas Gray fumbled at the goal-line...If you read my IRISH_PREVIEW you saw that I pointed out, that Gray needed to knock off his fumbling habits! Too bad he didn't read it...USF scooped it up and ran it all the way back for 6...This didn't seem to rattle the Irish, except for QB Dayne Crist, who started making bad reads, and throwing bad passes...The Irish got to the red zone 4 times and left with 0 points on the board in the first half...

Theo Riddick fumbled a punt inside the Irish 20 yard line, and that rattled him for the rest of the day...He couldn't handle any punts...bobbled them all, never got his feet under himself, and looked scared shitless...Then he started dropping passes...

Oh, and don't forget the stupid fucking penalties...Harrison Smith, two fucking face-masking penalties in a row...He should have been benched...Gray and Riddick too!

Coach Brian Kelly looked like he was going to start ripping players faces off...After halftime/ a long weather delay, Kelly benched Crist, and put in Tommy Rees...The Irish came out fired up, missed a field goal...Rees threw a pick...And yet, they still were pushing to comeback...Another weather delay with 4 minutes left in the game...Then Rees threw another pick...Irish get it back, score, down by 3, go for the onside kick, don't get it, game over...

I was so upset watching this Football game, my oldest daughter, who hasn't seen this side when we go to the local high school games, asked, "Why do boys like Football so much when it makes them mad?" Good fucking question honey! I took to twitter with my anger so I wouldn't upset the kids...Some ND supporter tweeted, "We understand why Irish fans are upset. You are welcome to be upset. We will continue to support Notre Dame our mother. Don't turn on these young men."

Which of course got under my skin, so I responded with this, "Oh, thank you for allowing me to be upset! How kind of you! Wow, you've got some balls!" They came back with, "@TheBeeze34 Think you are taking what was said the wrong way. Just asking #Irish fans to not turn on our guys."

So I hit them with two more..."@TNNDN #Irish fans have the right to want their team to not fumble games away. QB's not to throw picks and make bad reads" and "@TNNDN Say what you want, but it's their job. They are getting a $50,000 yr education for playing football. Fans have the right 2 b pissed!"

I really hate when people are so arrogant, that they feel they speak for all fans everywhere, and that they need to tell us how to feel...Blow me! I'll cheer how I want, and I'll be pissed if I want...I have been a loyal, and die hard Notre Dame fan forever...And to me being a fan doesn't mean being blind...That team played like a steaming pile of dog shit, and a real fan admits to it, and calls them on it!

Fuck it, I need to move on...Speaking of Blind fans...Saw some dope Ohio State fan flying this flag...


That's right Buckeye Nation...Never forget that Jim Tressel cheated his way to that record, and now you have one of his understudies coaching the team now...So most likely the same shit is going on...Oh, and could you assholes stop being so fucking excited that Ohio State beat the hell out of Akron...Of course they did...OSU's 3rd stringers are better then Akron's 1st team...That's why they play at Akron! Fuck take the best High School team from Cleveland, and the best from Cincinnati, and they could take it to Akron...Fuck you people are retarded!

And since I'm here, Why the fuck hasn't Roger Goodell Suspended Jim Tressel yet...If you didn't know, Tressel got a job as a BS assistant with the Colts...Now Goodell upheld the NCAA's ruling on Terrell Pryor, and suspended him for his first 5 games in the league...So why hasn't he come out and done the same to Tressel...Tressel was given 2 games by the NCAA initially, and then said he'd take 5...Once again, the commissioner's office is being inconsistent in it's rulings...

And any of you Suckeye fans have a problem with me writing truth, all I have to say is this...



Now, who missed the TCU vs. Baylor game Friday night...Listen, if you see a reply airing on one of the ESPN's, watch it, and remember what I wrote about ROBERT_GRIFFIN back in July!

Now I've spent all this time bitching about Football...Real quick, lets get into something else...Mrs. Beeze and I have both gotten emails from people in the last week...They've been those chain-letter types of emails...We've gotten them from about 5 people, all the same, telling us how we all need to be flying our American Flags on the 10th anniversary of 9-11...Let me ask you this...Why the fuck aren't you flying your American Flag every day!?!

Now, before we go enjoy our Labor Day festivities...I thought we should celebrate with a little Kate Upton!




Have a week...

Later, The Beeze.

Monday Moaning

So much to talk about and so little time...Where should we begin? How about the Cleveland Indians...They've won 7 games in a row...I can hear Robin now...'Holy Shit Batman!' Yes, it's big news here in the Cleve, yet Progressive Field was fucking empty for a 3 game stint with the Red Sox...Maybe people here have finally decided to hold their optimism back a bit...Thank God for that!

Speaking of the Cleve...Last week Charlie Sheen brought is stupid ass, Torpedo of Truth show to town...A couple friend went, one took video of the crowd chanting "7 gram rocks"...Of course Cleveland is the town that would support a serious crack problem...Sheen's show got mixed reviews here, but many of the people that went got hammered and enjoyed it...But as I write this I'm seeing the twitter feed of people who are at the show in New York...Or were at the show...Yes, it seems people in other towns aren't fans of his bullshit...So proud of this town again!

And since I mentioned the Red Sox series in Cleveland...I want to take a shot at the Red Sox front office...This past off-season I was annoyed when the Sox picked up David Ortiz's over-priced contract extension...Then resigned now stiff, aging catcher, Jason Varitek, and let Victor Martinez walk, banking on Jerrod Saltalamacchia to be their #1 catcher...How's that working dummies...Saltalamacchia has 4 hits in 8 games, and is getting really good at throwing balls over second and into the outfield...Dopes!

Since I just talked Indians and Red Sox, how can I not mention Manny Ramirez retiring...Yes, Man-Ram got busted juicing again, and instead of taking a 100 game suspension, and the league lecture about substance abuse program, Manny said the hell with it...People have always hated on Manny...Here, because he left and went to Boston...Everywhere, because he was a dope...He was a dope that was one of the best pure hitters ever...That's why I liked him, and I always defended him...Until he got busted...Then I felt about him, like I do about all the other cheaters...Fuck them all!

Now onto some Notre Dame news...First, the Fighting Irish hockey team took on Minnesota Duluth Thursday night, for a shot to play in the National Championship game...It was good, intense, hard-nosed game, but sadly the Irish lost 4-3...The next game featured Michigan and North Dakota...The Wolverines shutout the Fighting Sioux 2-0 to advance...Saturday night UMD beat Michigan in overtime, to take home their first Hockey National Championship...Congrats to all these teams on a great season...

I know I'm a Hockey Geek, but honestly, if you want to see some really good hockey, next year take in some College Games...These kids really know how to get after it...

In other Notre Dame news, The University announced that they won't be suspending WR Michael Floyd after his latest run-in with the law...He will also not be kept off the Football team...That said, Coach Brian Kelly is not lifting his "Indefinite Suspension" just yet...So while I'm disappointed in the University, I'm happy Kelly is holding firm...But we'll see how long that lasts...

Since I mentioned Hockey, I have to let out my sigh of relief, after seeing the New York Rangers squeaked into the playoffs...And it looks like while the wife and I will be celebrating our 10 year anniversary, the Rangers will be opening up their series with the Washington Capitals...The Rangers have struggled to score, Lundqvist can steal some games...Hell his done it all year...

Now I want to get into some Music...Last week, thanks to Jay Mohr, and Opie, I took on a challenge the put out on the O&A show, and twitter...Your personal, Top 5 Beatles song...Why is it a challenge? Because the Beatles wrote so many great/popular songs...So, after much personal debate, here are my top 5...

#5 You've Got to Hide Your Love Away...




#4 Helter Skelter...




#3 I've Got a Feeling...




#2 Let it Be...




#1 While My Guitar Gently Weeps...




So now I challenge you...What are your top 5?

Have a week...

Later, The Beeze.

A Bad Week in South Bend

And I'm not just talking about Notre Dame losing 28-27 to Tulsa...Earlier in the week, Notre Dame student, Declan Sullivan died when he was filming football practice...He was up above one of the practice fields in a lift...Wednesday had some serious wind whipping through Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio...Suddenly, after a large gust of wind, the lift was on the ground, and Sullivan was near death...By the time he arrived at the hospital, he was gone...

Right away, the blame game was being played...Normally I enjoy what Jason Whitlock writes, but I had a bit of problem with THIS one...

Whitlock wants Notre Dame to fire head coach Brian Kelly...Right away I was thinking, here we go again...ND haters, looking at this tragedy as a way to take their shots...Notre Dame is one of those places...People like me love it...And other people hate it...Just as I wouldn't mind seeing USC burn to the ground...

But then I read the article...At first I thought, maybe he has a good point...Then I thought more...Sullivan dealt directly with the video coordinator, so he should take some of this blame...Sullivan had also tweeted about how windy, and scary it was...If I'm in that position, I'm coming down...The authorities, the University, and OSHA are investigating the accident...

Saturday, Kelly told the media he had thought and decided they could have a "productive and safe practice." HERE are his full comments...

Many of the traditional football weekend activities were cancelled, but the game was played...A nice touch by the Tulsa team, they also had the "DS" shamrock decal on their helmets...

So now to the game...I was worried early, when QB Dayne Crist was knocked out of the game with a season ending knee injury, in the first quarter...The first reports are that it is a ruptured Patella Tendon...It was bad enough that TE Kyle Rudolph was already out...Armando Allen was also out with a hip flexor...And may also be out of commission for the season...Crist's other safety valve, Theo Riddick was out with an ankle injury...So in walks freshman QB Tommy Rees, minus a number of key weapons...

So the kid comes in cold, and throws the ball 54 times...He completed 33 of those for 334 yards...He also connected for 4 Touchdowns...But with the good, comes the bad...He also threw 3 interceptions...The third one being the worst...But I'm willing to put some of the blame on Kelly...Hell, now I'm ready to fire him...

With 36 seconds left in the game...The Irish were down 28-27...They were well within Kicker David Ruffer's range...So Kelly calls a pass the corner of the end zone...Rees puts it to doubled covered, WR, Michael Floyd...INTERCEPTION...GAME OVER!

Why the hell didn't you run the ball...Run the ball, get it where the kicker likes it...Kick the field goal, and win the game...Why is that so hard!?!

Yes, the Irish losing on a dipshit play call really means little when you consider a young man lost his life in what was probably a preventable accident...Hell it means little compared to a lot of things...Nonetheless, it pissed me off, and I wrote about it...This is what I do...I also taught my 6 year old son to call Brain Kelly, a fuck-tard, dipshit...Mrs. Beeze was not happy...

Now go hug your kids...




Later, The Beeze.

Are You F**king Kidding Me?

I'm pretty sure that's what Coach Brian Kelly said to Michigan State head coach, Mark Dantonio after the Fighting Irish's loss to the Spartans Saturday Night...Why? Let me tell you...

It seems for the past ten years, every game between these two teams is a down to the wire battle...Always a back and forth, whoever has the ball last wins type of game...Saturday's game was shaping up to be the same...

The Irish got on the board first with a touchdown pass from Dayne Crist, to Michael Floyd...The Spartans answered back in the second quarter and even though both teams moved the ball pretty well, the game went to halftime tied at 7...Then the 3rd quarter happened...

MSU's Edwin Baker scored on a 56 yard run...Crist answered back with a ten yard strike to Tight End Kyle Rudolph...Then MSU freshman running back Le'Veon Bell took one in for 16 yards...The Irish drove back down again, and Crist hit Theo Riddick with a 15 yard TD pass...Riddick had a nice game, 10 receptions, for 128 yards and the TD...

Then the Irish defense nutted up and held serve...(Look at that, I just used a Tennis term) In the fourth quarter Crist hit Floyd again on for a 24 yard TD pass...The Spartans responded with a 24 yard TD pass from Kirk Cousins, to B.J. Cummingham...The Irish got the ball back, and were stopped on a fourth and one on their side of the 50...I really thought that call was going to cost ND the game, and make me truly hate Brian Kelly...The Notre Dame defense has had trouble closing games, and now they needed to make some big plays, and they did...Shutting down the Spartans and pushing them back into their own end of the field...Both teams would get the ball one more time and exchange punts...Then it was on to overtime...

Notre Dame got the ball first, and the Spartan defense stepped up again, and made them settle for a field goal...Now the pressure was on the Irish defense again...Now I'm pacing around the living room...trying my best not to wake the rest of the house...Win or lose, I'm going to make some kind of noise...

So what happens...The Irish defense shows up big, and pushes the Spartans back...Now they are lining up for a 46 yard field goal, with an inexperienced kicker...The call that Dantonio makes next can only be described as the 'I have balls 10 times bigger then you' call...FAKE FIELD GOAL...Holder, Aaron Bates takes the snap, takes a couple steps right, pulls up, and throws a 29 yard pass to tight end Charlie Gantt for the game winning touchdown...And I puke in my soup...

My hope of the Irish winning a minimum of 8 games is quickly slipping away...Turning the ball over 3 times and giving up 477 yards(274 passing, 203rushing) is going to beat you more times than not...

Crist finished with 369 yards passing, and the 4 touchdowns...He completed 32 of 55 passes...Floyd had 6 receptions for 81 yards, and 2 TD's...Rudolph caught 8 for 80 yards and 1 TD...Armando Allen caught 6 passes for 70 yards, and carried the ball 13 times for 71 yards...

There is plenty of talent on the offensive side of the ball, but the defense keeps getting beat for big plays...Some on the ground and some through the air...The corners are good, but the safeties seem to get beat deep...The biggest problem the defense has had is finishing games...Well they played well in the 4th and OT, but got beat down in the 3rd...So now the goal has to be for the defense to play a complete game...

Seriously, I need to puke...I don't know if I can handle another long, painful, season...Oh, and Mark Dantonio, great call...I hate you!

Later, The Beeze.

Monday Moaning

For those who are use to reading my Monday Moaning post, you're probably use to an opening image like the one above...You also expect some sports coverage...For those new to this blog, or even those who have been here before, you may be wondering what does this picture have to do with sports? If there is anything that should be considered a sport that isn't, what's going on there sure as hell should be!

Over the past few years that I've been blogging, my posts and sometimes my comments on others' blogs, have offended people...Including little things like that picture...So I ask, if it offends you, why do you read it? I'll tell you why...That picture peaked your interest, and you're wondering, will I offend you today, of make you laugh, or make you think...That's one of the two reasons I write...

1. I write to get all the voices out of my head...I'm trying to get my emotions out, so I can go to sleep already...But I'm not that guy that just says I write for me...What good is it if nobody actually reads it? This leads us to number 2. By doing this, I'm trying to draw an emotion from you...If what I write makes you laugh, pisses you off, or makes you think....I win! I have done what I've set out to do...You may not like what I said, but if it affected you in some way, that's a good thing...I hope that clears things up with some of my haters...If not, tough shit I guess!

Now to some sports...

Of course I'm starting off with Notre Dame football! Why the f*ck wouldn't I? The Fighting Irish opened the Brian Kelly era with a 23-12 win...Were they outstanding? No...Were they good? Yes...It was nice to hear Kelly afterwards already thinking about what they need to work on...

The Defense had been questionable the last few years under Fatty Weis...They played okay, including two picks, but they still have plenty of work to do...Especially getting more pressure on the QB...

The Offense played well...Their third series, the O-Line started blowing the Purdue Defense off the ball...Both Armando Allen, and Cierre Wood ran the ball well...I would love to see the Irish be able to pound it down people's throats...

I'm not going to get too excited over this win, but since Kelly was hired, I've felt like he's the right guy for this program...The Irish should win at least 8 games this year, and if the continue to progress under Kelly, 10 games could be possible...That said, I expected them to thump Michigan next week, but after the game the Wolverines played against UConn, the Irish better be ready for a battle...

Nothing comes easy in College Football...Just ask Ole Miss...I know everyone has mentioned it, but screw it...Jacksonville State beat Ole Miss 49-48 in overtime Saturday, and it's worth mentioning again!

The NFL season opens Thursday, which means some important shit had to happen this weekend...Mainly, drafting for my two fantasy football leagues...And as always, I feel confident that I'll beat all your assess! I won't bore you with my rosters, just know I'll be taking some people's money!

Moving along...By now we've all heard about the little scuffle at the U.S. Open...Now the "Situation" looking guy has been taking some shit, and as much as I don't want to stick up for his Italian, "Jersey Shore" ass, dude was in the right...F*ck that bitch, and that old guy, and all the other haters...Knock that old f*cker down "Situation"!




BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!

Derrelle Revis will be signing with the Jets Monday! No terms available right now, but it's rumored to be a 7 year deal, with a shit-load of money!

Before I go, I hope everyone has had, and will continue to have a great Labor Day weekend...The Beeze family checked out our local high school game Friday night...Saturday night the Mrs. and I got out of the House for awhile...A little dinner and a MOVIE...Sunday friends of ours came to town for the Air Show...F*cking Blue Angels are amazing! Monday, I plan on relaxing...It's Labor Day...We all should relax and take a break from the grind...Just like Peter Gibbons...



Later, The Beeze.

Monday Moaning

Well, the Christmas season has officially started for the Beeze family...You see, it was my daughter's birthday last week...I've always made a point to hold off all Christmas crap, until after her birthday...And yes, I said Christmas season...NOT Holiday season...I don't say "Happy Holidays!" I say Merry Christmas...We all know I'm not a fan of the PC stuff...That let's be nice to everyone sh!t makes me want to puke in my soup...

Listen, if you accept Christmas cards...If you give and receive Christmas presents...If you have a Christmas tree...If you go to a Christmas party, or have Christmas dinner somewhere...You're celebrating Christmas...Enough with this nonsense...Hell, even the Jewish friends I have celebrate Christmas...So knock it off...MERRY F**king CHRISTMAS!

Hell, I think I had a little rant about PC crap like this last year...
http://thebeezewax.blogspot.com/2008/12/rudolph-bannedwtf.html

So now the craziness has begun...I have many issues, and one of them has to do with the Christmas tree...I'm totally anal-retentive about how it's decorated, which can be bad when dealing with two young kids...So every night after everyone else is asleep, there I am...Fixing the ornaments on the tree...Getting them properly placed...Making sure there aren't any dead spots...It's really kinda screwed up...I stopped doing it in front of the wife last year...It drove her crazy...Look at me, letting you people behind the wall...

Sunday I took my daughter to see Santa...Always a CHRISTMAS time highlight...This year it was an even bigger deal...Some little sh!t in her class told all the girls last week, that there was no Santa...Then his Family moved away this weekend...What a d!ck...Yes I just called a 7 or 8 year old a d!ck...I didn't mind as much as my wife did, but I understand why she was pissed about it...Who cares if we're feeding our kids a big fat lie, right!

So we go and see the fat man...The boy didn't come...He's afraid of Santa...I told him Santa knows when he's bad, so he wanted no piece of that...So there's my little girl sitting next to Santa...This dude is smart, he doesn't have them on his lap...And she asks for a puppy...F**K ME! Jolly Ole Saint Nick looks at me ands says, "She's asking for a puppy Dad." Now I have to figure out how far we want to take this thing on the spot...But, I can be quick on my feet...So I say, "Well little Beeze and I are both allergic to dog fur...So only if Santa can find one that won't stir up our allergies." This prick plays it up real good and says, "I'm sure I can find something!"

I'm standing there thinking, 'I can't be the only guy who's wanted to punch this fat ass out today?'

I'll keep you posted on where the hell this goes...

In the sports world, not much has changed...Notre Dame hired Brian Kelly...This shouldn't be a shocker...They were looking at him since last year...I think he's a good hire, and I think he's going to do good things in South Bend...That said, I do feel really bad for the players at Cincinnati...Having your coach bolt like that is f**ked up...Now, I'm gonna be rooting for them even more...

The BIG story in Cleveland this week...The Browns beat the Steelers Thursday night! WHAT? Yeah, I know...It's crazy! There I was, not really wanting to watch this...But suddenly I was drawn in...The Browns defense was playing tough...8 Sacks..."Are You Kidddin' Me!?!" Josh Cribbs, was being Josh Cribbs, and doing it on national TV during prime time...Brady Quinn managed the game, and didn't turn it over...And some dude named Evan Moore, who they picked up off the scrap heap, has become the best receiver...Hey, don't get me wrong...The Browns still stink...But seeing a win was nice...Seeing the Browns beat the Steelers for the first time in 6 years, was really nice!

In other silly sports news, Tiger Woods is going to take time off from golf...Honestly, I don't care...I just want hear more about all the skanks he's been banging over the years! (Insert drum fill) I think there's more out there...Have we hit 20 yet? I want at least 25...I gotta say this too...Clearly he is the greatest golfer ever...He was banging his hot wife...Plus all these other chicks...And he still managed to hand people their asses on the golf course...Dude may be an asshole...But he's a c0ckstrong asshole!

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This coming week, Opie & Anthony are going to be having their annual "Homeless Shopping Spree." They round up some homeless people, put them on a bus, give them gift cards, and let them loose in some uppity shopping mall, and the air it live...Two great things happen...1. A bunch of fans show up and buy more stuff for the homeless...2. As you're hearing these good deeds, you also hear the snobs being offended by "these homeless people" being in "their mall." Nothing says Merry Christmas like seeing the true ugliness in the beautiful people...And seeing the good in the people thought of as ugly...

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That said, here's a homeless guy O & A had on last week named Daniel Mustard...

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That's it for now...

Later, the Beeze

Brian Kelly New Irish Football Coach

I've been off the grid for a few days...I'll make it up to you...But I still was paying attention to non-stop rumors...On twitter there was rumor after rumor, and speculation after speculation, all about the next Fighting Irish head football coach...But it was Brian Kelly's name that was always popping up...I was happy about that...So much so, I started following his twitter account...

That same day I started following, it went quiet...Coincidence? I don't think so...

Now, after checking with 12 different sources...It seems to be for real...Brian Kelly is the next Notre Dame head football coach...

Kelly has an overall record at Cincinnati 34-6 including this seasons 12-0 record...In three years at Central Michigan he had a record of 19-16, finishing his last season with a 9-4 record and a MAC Championship...Kelly's has a knack for turning programs around...He did it in Central Michigan, and they are still the top team in the MAC...And he did it at Cincinnati...And I'm sure he'll leave them in good shape...

I've thought for awhile that Kelly is the right coach for this job...Something new...Not a high-profile name, from a big-time school...Not big name, from the NFL getting the job because of his reputation...A reputation that was built up mostly because of other people...Yeah, that's a shot at Weis...

Kelly brings fire, hard work, and knack at getting the most out of his players...Something the last few coaches at Notre Dame haven't...

I'm kinda sad that we won't be able to see Golden Tate and Jimmy Clausen play for Kelly...I think they would have continued to flourish under him...But I can't blame them for going after that big NFL payday...

Go Irish!

Later, The Beeze.