psu @ nd

fourteen years is a long time.

fourteen years ago penn state came to south bend to play the irish in a game billed as "the end of an era." my friend, john, and i flew up for the game, stripped to the waist in the snow and wrote "irish" on our chests (almost caught pneumonia, but got on national tv, and i've got the videotape to prove it), rushed the field after brooks' 2-point conversion catch, and i grabbed a big hunk of "god sod" to bring home and plant. the grass is now quite dead and in a photo album, but i have great memories from the game.

and i got this great t-shirt that i now wear only on special occasions, such as a 41-17 drubbing of the lions.