I've Seen The Light

Can't you see it? Can't you see the sun rising over the horizon? I can.

After all the anger and all the excuse making, I've come to realize something, Notre Dame has got to get better. There is no choice. Statistically speaking, they can't do any worse than they have. They have the players to make the changes, they just need to work together.

I can see this team getting together on their own, blocking out this Demetrius Jones issue, blocking out all the talk of Notre Dame not winning a single game, and telling one another that what they are doing on the field, in practice, in the classroom, with their girlfriends is not enough. They aren't doing enough of whatever it is that's keeping them from getting better.

I see the light. I see a very determined Michigan State (my alma mater) team coming to town this weekend who for some reason, isn't looking at this game as a challenge anymore. They may say, "One game at a time" but who's kidding, they are looking right past the Irish and are looking at their trip to Madison to play the Badgers.

I see the sunshine coming through. This is a team that is no longer lead by the 5th year seniors. Clausen this is your team now. Allen, Aldridge, Tate, Paris, Yeatman, this is your team now. Get your guys motivated, get your team energized and ready to play football. Not for me, not for Johanathan, not for your mother or father, but for yourselves. Because you love to play this game and you are damn good at it! Now go prove that to the Spartans!