The start of Notre Dame spring football practice is three weeks away. Marcus Freeman only lost two full-time assistant coaches from his staff this offseason. That means he has eight coaches returning. Irish Breakdown discusses each of them – Mike Denbrock, Mike Brown, Joe Rudolph, Gino Guidugli, Al Washington, Max Bullough, Mike Mickens, and Marty Biagi – in “word association” fashion.
-How about an easier one. Who is your least favorite/most despised USC player?
-Even easier: Who’s your most favorite Notre Dame player from your youth?
* Notre Dame women’s basketball saw its 19-game winning streak end with Sunday’s double overtime loss at NC State. Do you Buy or Sell the loss could be good for the Irish?
* Fill-in the blank…Sonia Citron’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer to send the game to overtime was BLANK.
* The New York Yankees have made a couple announcements in the last week. They’ve changed their facial hair policy to allow their players to have “well-groomed beards” and they’re also going to stop playing Frank Sinatra’s New York, New York in the stadium after losses. Which is more significant?
* Peyton Manning and Eli Manningare three seasons into their Manningcast. Would you rather see them continue to do an alternate Monday Night Football broadcast or have their current format be the main broadcast for say the No. 2 or 3 game for one of the networks on a Sunday afternoon?
* Fill-in the blank…Stephen Jones of the Dallas Cowboys says the team is going to be “selectively aggressive” in its approach to free agents this offseason. That makes you feel BLANK.