Saint & Heretic of the Week - October 6th Weekend

Saint of the Week - Maurice Crum Jr

This guy is in his third straight year as an Irish starting middle/inside linebacker. He has always been a solid player, but never one that was off the charts with his play. Against UCLA on Saturday night, that changed, as Mo Crum had 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recoved, and a touchdown on one of the interceptions. Wow. See the highlights below, highlights that feature Crum Jr. Maurice has a 5th year of eligibility, and I certainly hope we use it. Congrats on a huge game. Hopefully he will use the UCLA game as a springboard for his confidence and leadership the rest of the season.

Heretics of the Week - UCLA Bruins DE Bruce Davis and CB Trey Brown

These guys talked some smack, and then got beatdown. I'm sorry, but you just dont trash talk to a team that hasn't been close to winning all season. Because then, when you lose to this team, people like me get to openly make fun of you in the blog world. I doubt anyone is listening, but kudos to you two knuckleheads for motivating the Irish and looking stupid.

A recap of the bulletin board material last week before the game:

Bruce Davis > "Jimmy Clausen is one of the better true freshman quarterbacks I've seen [since] I've been here," DE Bruce Davis told the Los Angeles Daily News. "Unfortunately, his O-line is falling apart. They can't block a soul. That's going to hurt your team. That's going to hurt your offense. That's going to get you to 0-5." Thanks for the compliment to our QB, Bruce. We blocked you well enough.

Trey Brown > "I don't like the green," Brown said at a Monday news conference, evidently unaware the Irish were wearing their normal blue and gold colors last year. "I don't even like money this week. Before I came in here, I threw my wallet in the trash. I don't like those guys and they don't like us, that's what it is." Thanks Trey, very insightful. I got two questions for you - what garbage can did you use? And, did you rip that money/green quote out of the rap lyrics to this 3-6 Mafia song? Nice work Trey.

If only these two guys knew the motivation they provided the Irish:

ND coach Charlie Weis said his offensive line performed well.``Number 44 (Davis) helped them out,’’ Weis said. ``You don’t think they noticed when someone says you’re a pile of crap?’’

Thanks again Bruce. You played well (3 sacks - actually played quite well), but not well enough.

Snake Handler of the Week - Les Miles (new feature)

This guy went for 3 fourth downs in the 4th quarter, and got them all. Gutsy playcalling. He also had a flag or two that was very beneficial in the late stretches of the Florida win this past weekend. LSU is darn good, trust me I know. But I think this past weekend's cajun cooking is a sign that sometime soon, something will go wrong for LSU and cost them a win and a shot at the national title. We'll have to see how things play out.