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Schools with the most Hall of Famers Notre Dame (14) Southern California (14) Michigan (11) Ohio State (10) Pittsburgh (10) Miami - Florida (9) Alabama (8) Syracuse (8) Minnesota (7) Illinois (6)

Colleges With Most Draft Picks College Number Notre Dame 532 USC 530 Ohio State 489 Oklahoma 417 Michigan 415 Alabama 411 Penn State 389 Louisiana State 381 Georgia 379 Florida 373

It must be CJ Carr … based on his pedigree. 🤣😂

And then there were two… ND quarterback battle reduced to two. Steve Angeli expected to enter the transfer portal. CJ Carr now the front runner, with Minchey the backup.

Folks, this is a real constitutional crisis in the making. The contempt power is the only tool judges have to enforce their rulings. Ultimately, a federal judge can order a contemnor arrested by US Marshals, and jailed. And this is criminal, not civil, contempt. Question: does a conviction for criminal contempt satisfy the requirement of “high crimes and misdemeanors” the Constitution requires for impeachment? This is going to get worse before it gets better.

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There’s an awful lot to admire about the Merrillville program. It’s unfortunate that some people can’t see past a single deranged Pirate fan and appreciate all the accomplishments of Coach Seiss and his staff. They’ve done a great job.

It only takes one … to start a landslide of player holdout/renegotiation. Remember when they said in the NFL that they wouldn’t renegotiate contracts? Remember when they said there would never be guaranteed contracts in the NFL? These are very powerful market forces at work here. Once set in motion they are very difficult, if not impossible, to stop.

Can we agree that something like this was inevitable? Now, the question is, how commonplace will it become? https://sports.yahoo.com/college-football/article/sources-tennessee-qb-nico-iamaleava-entering-transfer-portal-coach-josh-heupel-tells-team-135744572.html Sources: Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava entering transfer portal, coach Josh Heupel tells team 'No one's bigger than the program," Heupel said before the Vols' spring game Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava has submitted paperwork to the school to enter the transfer portal, sources told Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger. The redshirt sophomore's time in Knoxville is expected to be over, and Tennessee held a team meeting on the matter Saturday morning where head coach Josh Heupel informed players of the decision. "No one's bigger than the program. That includes me, too," Heupel told Vol Network's Brett Hubbs before Saturday's Orange & White spring game. "We've got an opportunity. We've got a bunch of guys who are going to give their all for Tennessee. We move forward." Iamaleava did not attend practice and meetings on Friday amid reports that he wanted to renegotiate his NIL deal with the program. (Iamaleava's father disputed a story by On3.) His absence was unexpected and people within the Tennessee program were reportedly frustrated by the attempt to change an agreement that was the richest in college football when Iamaleava signed it in 2023. The No. 2 quarterback in the 2023 recruiting class out of Warren High School in Downey, California, as ranked by Rivals, Iamaleava signed a four-year deal with Tennessee and its Vols Club collective for a reported $8 million, with $2.2 million of that to be paid for the 2025 season. Yet the NIL market for quarterbacks has seen major changes recently. Carson Beckreportedly received $4 million from Miami after he transferred from Georgia, while Darian Mensah will get the same in his deal with Duke upon transferring from Tulane. The spring transfer window opens on April 16 and will close on April 25. To be immediately eligible, Iamaleava has to play for a school outside the SEC. The deadline for transferring within the conference and being eligible for the following season was Feb. 1. Yet the winter transfer window was from Dec. 9-28 and Tennessee was competing in the College Football Playoff. In his first full season as Tennessee's starting QB, Iamaleava threw for 2,616 yards and 19 touchdowns (with five interceptions), completing 63.8% of his passes. Additionally, he rushed for 358 yards and three scores on 109 carries. Against Ohio State in the CFP, Iamaleava completed 14-of-31 passes for 104 yards while rushing for 47 yards and two TDs. The Vols went 10-3 overall. Redshirt freshman Jake Merklinger is in position to take over as the Vols' starting QB with true freshman George MacIntyre also on the depth chart. However, Tennessee's NIL collective has begun checking on potential transfers, according to ESPN

The Northeastern Officials Association in Ft. Wayne is pretty active. Here’s a list of all the Associations and their contact information. https://www.myihsaa.net/associations i highly recommend you join the Indiana Football Officials Association. They offer weekly training videos during the season, as well as a daily rules quiz. You also get a Hudl subscription. https://www.ifoa.us/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=11101&pk_association_webpage=26948

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If you’re talking about Delta @ Dwenger, yes our crew had that game.

Worked a game once where the opening kickoff went out of bounds untouched. No time off the clock. First snap is a 65 yd TD pass. Kicked the point, 7-0 at 11:49 of the first. Ensuing kickoff returned for a TD. PAT good. 7-7 at 11:37 of the 1st. Kickoff then returned for a TD. 14-7 at 11:25 of the 1st period. 3 TDs and there had been 1 play from scrimmage.

Leave me out of this. How does one get “backed into a corner” on the GID?

In the history of the federal court system, 15 judges have been impeached: 8 were convicted in the Senate and removed from office; 3 resigned before they could be tried, resulting in the dismissal of the charges; 4 were acquitted after trial in the Senate. Here’s a summary of each. https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/impeachments-federal-judges Impeachments of Federal Judges John Pickering, U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, March 2, 1803, on charges of mental instability and intoxication on the bench; Convicted by the U.S. Senate and removed from office, March 12, 1804. Samuel Chase, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, March 12, 1804, on charges of arbitrary and oppressive conduct of trials; Acquitted by the U.S. Senate, March 1, 1805. James H. Peck, U.S. District Court for the District of Missouri. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, April 24, 1830, on charges of abuse of the contempt power; Acquitted by the U.S. Senate, January 31, 1831. West H. Humphreys, U.S. District Court for the Middle, Eastern, and Western Districts of Tennessee. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, May 6, 1862, on charges of refusing to hold court and waging war against the U.S. government; Convicted by the U.S. Senate and removed from office, June 26, 1862. Mark W. Delahay, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, February 28, 1873, on charges of intoxication on the bench; Resigned from office, December 12, 1873, before opening of trial in the U.S. Senate. Charles Swayne, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, December 13, 1904, on charges of abuse of contempt power and other misuses of office; Acquitted by the U.S. Senate, February 27, 1905. Robert W. Archbald, Commerce Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, July 11, 1912, on charges of improper business relationship with litigants; Convicted by the U.S. Senate and removed from office, January 13, 1913. George W. English, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, April 1, 1926, on charges of abuse of power; Resigned from office November 4, 1926; Senate Court of Impeachment adjourned to December 13, 1926, when, on request of the House manager, impeachment proceedings were dismissed. Harold Louderback, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, February 24, 1933, on charges of favoritism in the appointment of bankruptcy receivers; Acquitted by the U.S. Senate, May 24, 1933. Halsted L. Ritter, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, March 2, 1936, on charges of favoritism in the appointment of bankruptcy receivers and practicing law while sitting as a judge; Convicted by the U.S. Senate and removed from office, April 17, 1936. Harry E. Claiborne, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, July 22, 1986, on charges of income tax evasion and of remaining on the bench following criminal conviction; Convicted by the U.S. Senate and removed from office, October 9, 1986. Alcee L. Hastings, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, August 3, 1988, on charges of perjury and conspiring to solicit a bribe; Convicted by the U.S. Senate and removed from office, October 20, 1989. Walter L. Nixon, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, May 10, 1989, on charges of perjury before a federal grand jury; Convicted by the U.S. Senate and removed from office, November 3, 1989. Samuel B. Kent, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, June 19, 2009, on charges of sexual assault, obstructing and impeding an official proceeding, and making false and misleading statements; Resigned from office, June 30, 2009. On July 20, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to a resolution not to pursue further the articles of impeachment, and on July 22, 2009, the Senate, sitting as a court of impeachment, dismissed the articles. G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, March 11, 2010, on charges of accepting bribes and making false statements under penalty of perjury; Convicted by the U.S. Senate and removed from office, December 8, 2010.

Works the same as for everyone else. Under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, the House of Representatives has the power to impeach and the Senate the power to hold a trial to determine whether removal is appropriate. The House can impeach a judge with a simple majority vote. However, a judge may only be removed from office following a trial and a vote to convict by a two-thirds majority of the Senate. Historically, impeachment has been limited to cases of criminal misconduct or egregious ethical situations, like undisclosed conflicts of interest.

Local Boy Makes Good. https://fightingirishwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/fighting-irish/football/2025/04/03/drayk-bowen-notre-dame-linebacker-max-bullough-jack-kiser/82797975007/ A new leader, Drayk Bowen, is emerging for Notre Dame football at linebacker Linebackers coach Max Bullough has indicated that Drayk Bowen is ready to step into that leadership role. The heart and soul of Notre Dame football’s linebacker unit was Jack Kiser, but now that he will be moving on from the program and trying to make an NFL roster, a leadership role will have to be filled. Irish linebackers coach Max Bullough met with the media on Thursday, and when asked about Drayk Bowen he claimed that “he’s answered to bell” of being a leader for that unit in a post shared by Mike Berardino. It makes perfect sense for him to take over Kiser’s mantle, as he made significant strides during his sophomore year, putting him into the spotlight. We all remember the fumble Bowen caused against Ohio State, a play that Notre Dame needed desperately. While that play alone didn’t turn the tide of the game, it exemplified the type of player that he is, not giving up, and trying to make something happen. Bowen has seen steady growth in his first two years in South Bend, going from 14 tackles his freshman year, to 78 this past season. He also added a sack and three forced fumbles, and this coming season could be his biggest one yet

What now?

I was the crew chief of an NCAA playoff game at St. John’s in the latter stages of his career. I had quite a bit of “interaction” with him. Not my favorite coach. By that time his son was doing most of the real coaching. His role seemed to more about alienating the officials than anything else.

Unintended consequence of NIL … or is this one of its intended results? Olivia Miles is a standout guard on a very good Notre Dame women’s basketball team. Graduating this Spring, with a year of eligibility remaining, she was expected to be drafted as high as the #2 pick in the upcoming WNBA draft. But she shocked people by declaring — not for the draft — but for the transfer portal. She will likely make more $$ from NIL at her new school than as a rookie in the WNBA, Angel Reese’s outrage notwithstanding.

In observance of the 94th anniversary of the untimely death of Knute Rockne, I was thinking of the greatest college coaches of all time. Who would be the 4 on your Mt. Rushmore? Try to avoid recency bias. My 4, in no particular order, are Knute Rockne, Nick Saban, Bud Wilkinson and Bear Bryant. For those who don’t know the details about Rockne, he coached Notre Dame from 1918-1930, compiling a record of 105-12-5, and winning 3 national championships, before dying in a plane crash on March 31, 1931, at the young age of 43. Rock turned the Irish into a national power with his brilliant offensive innovations. He practically invented the forward pass, and was among the first to use shifting and motion to create an offensive advantage at the point of attack. Who knows how many wins he would have put up, but for his untimely death.

Justice Barrett goes against the Trump Administration again. The beauty of our system of checks & balances. Biden administration’s rules designed to curtail “ghost” guns upheld. https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-ghost-guns-bf404db1d4ece56203c8748b2544dc02

He’ll get to see his old friends at Buffalo twice a year. Not sure a chronic malcontent WR is the best idea to pair with a young, developing QB like Maye.