So called White Out...

Oh the horror of a Penn State white out. 100,000 people all wearing white and yelling at the top of their lungs. Sounds like a party. Beaver Stadium rocking, WOW.

Then he runs out onto the field.....

Man the stadium is electric, could be the craziest fans in football.

Then he breaks the huddle.....

Look at all the Penn State fans standing up, cheering on their team. Are there even any Notre Dame fans in the stadium.

The he says hike and drops back.....

Oh My God! The place goes nuts as Penn State blitzes. The fans all watched the G-Tech game, and they all know ND can't handle a blitz..

Then he takes a quick three step drop, and delivers.

Huh...its not as loud as it was earlier. Oh sure, its still really loud, and there are definately still 100,000 people there all wearing white. Its just not as loud.

Thats one completion....

Now the fans are screaming again.

Then he throws another completion....

By now you should all know I am talking about Jimmy Clausen. Our starting quarterback! This is Notre Dame Football. Coach Weis is getting back to what he knows, what won him three super bowls, what put Brady Quinn in the NFL. Short, quick passes will stop the rush. Then you mix in the runs. Badger them with 34, run past them with 5. Then there's the good old play action. Then you sneak in that one deep pass. Forget what you saw last week.

Mark May is talking, and talking some more about what he thinks. I dont care what he thinks. Clausen can throw it. Armando, Aldridge can run it. Parris, West, Tate, Grimes, Duval, Carlson, Yeatman, Hord can call catch it. ( huh only one of them is gone next year!!) You have to give them the chance to shine. Once these boys find a rhythm, things are going to be okay.

On that note, Clausen is our man. This is a kid that never lost a high game. He knows how to win. His demand of the field obvious. He has the skills, he has all the throws. What he doesn't have is that one moment yet where it all comes together. It is going to happen, and you will be holding your breath just like me. This kid is special. He is cocky and demands respect. In most cases that is a bad thing, not with this kid. This is why he came to Notre Dame. No school demands more out of their quarterback. Jimmy came to Notre Dame to earn that respect one pass at a time, and his time is now.