The Latest Notre Dame Controversy

With the Sugar Bowl still 4 months away (my extra ticket is still available ladies), my thoughts now turn to college basketball. As you know, this time of year I can usually be seen wearing a Gonzaga t-shirt or sweatshirt, because, let's face it, Notre Dame basketball is only 30% as good as our football team (which is still better than 90% of Division 1, but still). Currently however, the Fighting Irish of the Hardcourt are ranked No. 20 in the AP Poll (but not ranked at all in the USA Today/ESPN Poll, which I see as definitive proof of the anti-Notre Dame bias in the media), while Gonzaga is No. 22/24. I don't think this has ever happened in the history of me rooting for a school I didn't go to.

Needless to say, I've very pleased but angry at the same time, as the college basketball world is not giving Notre Dame the respect it deserves. I mean, we're No. 20/NR in the polls. We've beaten the No. 4 and No. 23 ranked teams in the country! If our football team did that, we'd be ranked No. 1 for the next 20 years, but for some reason, the sports writers of America do not want to give the Irish the respect they deserve. Fortunately, we play in the toughest conference in the history of human competition, so once our Big East schedule starts up, there will be no stopping our rise to the top. Of course there is the possibility that Notre Dame and Gonzaga could face off in the tournament in the near future, but right now, I'm pretending I only root for my alma mater.