Don't play Skyrim during the season. Apparently, they should have kept it out of the cloning lab from the get go :-)

Coach Brian Kelly reaches into SoCal for the second straight year for a preferred walk-on. Best of luck to this kid--he is chasing his dream playing for the Irish with the potential to earn a scholarship in a few years.

Dave Starman on Anders Lee:
Anders Lee’s football connections have been well chronicled. What is interesting is that NHL scouts who saw the Notre Dame forward play high school football in Minnesota told me last weekend that he was a Tim Tebow (athletically) style of QB. Lee was a running QB who could throw a bit but it was common to see him run 10-15 yards to the end zone carrying five or six defenders with him. He was never afraid to call his own number.

The concern with many NHL teams was whether he would be committed to football or hockey. One NHL exec even joked that when he got to Notre Dame as a freshman he was the best QB on campus.

Lee is a cross between a junkyard dog and a prototypical NHL power forward. He can play physical and snarly and also has tremendous skills and a touch of finesse near the net.

Starman on Mike Johnson and Steven Summerhays:
If you see enough teams you notice that parity exists in college hockey because teams are not getting Grade A goaltending on a consistent basis. Notre Dame has two good ones who have made the Irish a formidable team but neither has taken over yet with a dominant run. As a tandem they are solid.

More from Starman:
Notre Dame can control the pace of a game with its forecheck and puck management. The Irish can be a disciplined team with and without the puck and they have much more of a pursuit mentality than in years past. They also can be a physically intimidating team when everyone in the lineup is on board with that plan.

Les Miles provides everyone with the true example of a South(Eastern Conference)ern Gentleman.

This isn't exactly relevant now that Notre Dame picked up Gunner Kiel as their 2012 QB, but we all know that some Irish fans were begging for Fuller to come to South Bend. Notre Dame supposedly "whiffed" on both Kiel and Fuller, then Fuller was kind of interested after Molnar departed. You know the rest: Kiel's commitment is met with exclamation points, and now Fuller is off to be a Bruin. Thoughts?