The commenters have had a lot of fun dismissing the euphoria that we felt at the idea that the storied and awesome Notre Dame football team might actually come to Houston for the first time in 35 years, to play in the Texas Bowl.Some people think a 6-6 ND team is not very good; what they fail to realize is that the Irish were 3-9 the previous season, so the improvement has been immense. Percentage-wise, at least.It's all a moot point anyway, since the Irish -- given the choice after Arizona beat
Okay, so Notre Dame somehow preferred the Hawaii Bowl to the Texas Bowl. Some people just prefer Honolulu to Houston, we guess.But ND's replacement, Western Michigan University, is pleased as punch to be coming here.That can happen when you live in Kalamazoo (Motto: No, We Are An Actual City).The announcement story in the Kalamazoo Gazette showed just how thrilled everyone is.Mainly because...ummm....it's easier to get to than Shreveport, WMU's other option, and it won't be snowing here.
"Media days" used to be a big thing in college football; reporters would fly in to town on a pre-determined day before the season and interview coaches and players. In some of the lower-echelon conferences, schools would gather in a central place to make it easier for reporters.Then came financial disaster, and papers and local TV stations aren't signing off on travel budgets like they used to. So a lot of conferences are trying to come up with different ways to have their events.Conference U
