In case you missed the live podcast- or didn't know anything was going on at all, let me direct you. Tonight, The Subway Domer played guest to In The Bleachers'  Michael Felder. After listening to it, I am making a new self-proclamation... less crack.

You can listen to the entire thing HERE.

No animals were harmed in the making of this podcast, but I truly sound as if I came from a bloody cockfight. Enjoy.

Yes, I know. You can still email me if you like, but I do realize that a TON of news has popped out of ND in the last few days. The Brawling Hibernian and I are working hard on a few things, and the wait will be worth it. Why? Because we fucking said so. Just a heads up on what we are lining up:

Tonight- I, The Subway Domer, will be joining In The Bleachers for a podcast . They have no idea what they are getting themselves into.

Middle of next week- The 2010 Subway Domer Recruiting Spectacular will be posted. The Brawling Hibernian has a special treat for all of you in this post.

The week after- The 2010 State of Recruiting Post. Maps, bitches. Maps.

Just wanted to give you all a heads up.

Signing day is less than a week from now. Who wants to pull their hair out and smash it into their own eye sockets? I do, I do!!! Crazy? Well, that's how recruiting has evolved in the last decade, and when it comes to Notre Dame recruiting... it gets even nutbaggier ( it's a new word).

Every February, Irish fans fell a huge letdown as they watch endless hopes of landing this stud (insert position and player) heading somewhere else.

"He had us in his top two?! How can he turn down a Notre Dame education for those convicts in Miami? "

"He's making a 40 year mistake!"

"He could start TOMORROW if he just signed with Notre Dame!"

It gets worse every year. those are just a few examples of the type of comments that come spewing out of the mouths of the overzealous- and the ignorant. (Except for the starting tomorrow part- there's nothing wrong with that statement for a lot of positions. cough cough).

How does this evolve? Let's take a look as i role in and out of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person...

With signing day less than two weeks away, and spring ball arriving a little over a month after that- there is a new hope in South Bend. Notre Dame starts the 2010 season with a new coaching staff and is finally looking to put its rocky 15 year recent history to rest.

To do that, Notre Dame is going to have to have a strong season against what is already being perceived as a very weak schedule. Strong, being a 9-11 win season with most of those wins not being in the last few minutes of the game (cough, cough) and not only playing in a big bowl game- but winning it as well.

Pretty big expectations, huh? Well, that's the way it is with Notre Dame. No matter the reality of the situation, Notre Dame is always in the spotlight and will remain there until the administrators get their wish and have Notre Dame playing in Division 1-AA.

Will talk more in depth of the schedule in the near future. Right now, however, let's take a quick first look at what the schedule looks like...

On a big hoops day for the Notre Dame men's and women's hoops teams, the Fighting Irish football team received really good news in the form of their 19th commitment for the 2010 freshman class. Tate Nichols, a 6'7" 278 pound tight end from Kentucky, has made a verbal commitment to Notre Dame to play on the offensive line.

Nichols had been a Stanford commitment since April of 2009, but once the ball started rolling with the new Irish coaching staff- the flip was inevitable. Tate made an official visit to Notre Dame on Friday after new offensive line coach, Ed Warriner, made an in-home visit.

Nichols is the third former Stanford commitment to change his mind and commit to the Irish. WR Tai-ler Jones and S Chris Badger were the other two that chose not to play for a team with a band mascot.

Although Nichols is only rated as a 2 Star prospect, that ranking was as a tight end. It's hard to project what ranking he may have garnered had he played offensive tackle in high school- but it doesn't really matter. Tate is the type of player that Coach Kelly has been talking about. He is a big athlete and they will coach him to play the offensive line. Don't look for Nichols to play much his freshman or even his sophomore year, but after some development he may turn out to be a very athletic left tackle option in his junior year. That is recruiting, getting the players you want to fit your system. It's a good pick-up for the Irish.

Here is a video of Tate...

A lot has happened in the last month. A lot. And, for most of that time, Subway Domer has remained somewhat silent. So, I think that calls for a "Random Randomness." Most of this stuff (OK, all of it) you already know. However, the proverbial 2 cents is about to get dropped on you like an F-bomb from Pat Robertson. (And since I have been in the mood to take a few images from elsewhere and post them here, the Theo Riddick image is a nice random touch. He won't be mentioned again).

We begin...

Coach Brian Kelly held a press conference this morning to announce the completion of his staff and address some questions from the media such as recruiting, Michael Floyd, and conditioning.

Kelly Video...

I think we all remember this, but I had to get something else up on top besides that picture of Ty. Leave it to U$C to fuck things up. Seriously though, this picture really represents what Fighting Irish football used to be- a national powerhouse. Even then, Notre Dame went to a big bowl game when their record said otherwise. The difference? Notre Dame would rise to the occasion. I miss that. I need that.

And for the record, my hatred of Florida is 18 years old and getting stronger...

If only this would happen, then the NCAA would never have to sanction U$C. Ty would be their "suicide penalty."

This is just a quick follow up to "The Roster" post from the other day. The following are the updated Eligibility Charts for 2010 and 2011. I find these charts to be very valuable when trying to determine what Notre Dame's recruiting needs are in regards to both positional need and the overall numbers.

Like I said in "The Roster" post, we won't know exactly where some of these guys, particularly on defense, will end up playing. The charts are just a base form for right now until a more concrete setup is developed in the spring. So just chilax about a guy being listed as a NT and he should be a DE in the new system- I know.

Here ya go...