Hey… it’s the Anti-Preview. Look, I’m not going to bullshit you here- I’ve been drinking. So, this thing is going to be slightly abbreviated. I suppose this is the best week for this speed reading version. After all, this is Purdue week. If it wasn’t for the Shamrock Series and shiny new uniformzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
PURDUE
This Purdue team is horrible. After just getting by against Western Michigan, they get waxed by Central Michigan. I have a strong feeling that the Boilers may be looking past Notre Dame to another home game against Southern Illinois. I’m serious. That’s how horrible this team is. How horrible? This classic video explains it all:
WHAT SHOULD YOU BE DRINKING?
With a game in Indianapolis and a future Notre Dame Stadium expansion, only one word comes to mind… CROSSROADS. Sorry, but Bone Thugs N Harmony refused to help in this project.
Crossroads
- 1 oz Hennessy® cognac
- 1/2 oz Patron Tequila
- 1/2 oz Grand Marnier®
- 2 oz pineapple juice
- splash of Sprite® soda
Fill shaker with ice. Add Henessy, Patron, Grand Marnier and pineapple juice. Shake well. Strain contents into a cocktail glass then add splash of Sprite.
WHAT SHOULD YOU BE EATING?
This is the last game against Purdue in an “annual” sense. This was the case last week with Michigan as well. It’s time for a cleanse people. We must rid ourselves of unwanted toxins. Clee can help us there:
WHAT SHOULD YOU BE WEARING?
I really wish I would have never brought this segment back to the Anti-Preview. However… since I did, we should make the best of it. Obviously Indy is known for racing, so what better way to represent that than wearing a pair of gloves. NO NOT A PAIR OF PLAYING GLOVES YOU MINDLESS CONSUMER, a very shiek pair of driving gloves. You’ll thank me later.
GOLDEN TWEETERS
I’ve given an explanation for this segment twice now. HERE and of course HERE. I won’t do it again, so pay attention.
Hoke just shown doing the most coaching he did all night: ass slaps as UM huddled during a timeout
— Steve (@PootND) September 11, 2014
I wrote a lot of words about my weekend at #NotreDame. And, after you've read it, Michigan still hasn't scored http://t.co/qHknQ4ahP0
— Ryan Ritter (@HLS_NDtex) September 10, 2014
Hoping one of these weeks #NDFBClassics will show the entire George O'Leary tenure.
— Moons (@IrishMoonJ) September 12, 2014
OTHER THINGS
I just don’t know. What should we talk about? Maybe another step for Golson and the Heisman? Sure, why not. Through two games, Everett Golson has played well enough to create a little bit of a buzz and is now a part of the Heisman conversation. He doesn’t have to put up great numbers, but he does have to continue to put up really good numbers while winning all the way up to the Florida State game. That’s where his Heisman campaign could take off strapped to a pair of rockets, or it could drop a parachute. Either way, he just has to keep winning and playing the game the way he has. Easy enough.
OFFENSIVE MVP
Will Fuller. The small case of drops that Fuller had early last week will be a distant memory as he continues to not just run past people, but become an all-around wide receiver ready to dominate any game he plays.
DEFENSIVE MVP
Jaylon Smith. It’s an easy choice as there seems to be 2 Jaylon Smith’s on the field at the same time. Seriously you guys, he might have figured out this whole wormhole thing- CALL DONNIE DARKO IMMEDIATELY!
BRAGGING RIGHTS
It is simply called The Shillelagh Trophy. It was donated by a merchant seaman and Fighting Irish fan, Joe McLaughlin. He purchased the blackthorn oak club while in Ireland.
The winner of the game has received this trophy since the 1957 game. The winner has its initials put on a football medallion along with the score, and that is placed on the oak stand the Shillelagh sits upon.
The Irish hold a 57-26-2 record all-time against the Boilermakers, making this in-state-rivalry-trophy-game a bit underwhelming for most Irish fans, but that is all going away after this weekend.
AT THE END OF THE NIGHT
Notre Dame has been known to let the Boilers sting them a little bit each year. This year should be much different with the monotony of this series being moved and all jazzed up in Indianapolis for the Shamrock Series. Brian Kelly has learned to just keep stabbing the opponent in the heart over and over and over and over again… IRISH 48, PURDUE 3.
