Home football games can drive me crazy, ... We have to organize every pre- and post-game event, and some can be quite large, like band day this Saturday.

I'm a union member and I understand their importance. But, for managers to see them as partners in engaging with the workforce, they must show their understanding of the pressures for change and how they can help to deliver it.

It was a combination of playing a team coming off one of its most disappointing losses -- I talked to coach (Riley) before the game and I knew they were about to come out with a great effort -- and we haven't shot that poorly all year.

It's just so sad. He always had such a loving and kind personality, always had a cheerful smile and always had a warm greeting for everyone he met.

As much as we would hope our football program will be good enough in any given year to play in a Bowl Championship Series game, if that doesn't happen, we will have a series of extremely viable options in excellent locations against opponents from major conferences.

There's been great history and tradition involved in this rivalry over the years, and I know many people agreed with Charlie Weis this week when he talked about how revered the relationship with Navy has been from the Notre Dame standpoint. These are games that all of us will look forward to in the seasons to come.

They are taking on volunteers who can stand the rigors, ... Some of the volunteers are sleeping on the floor. They don't want people to go down there and become casualties themselves. The people who aren't able to withstand those difficulties are probably better suited to stay here and help out.

A lot of guys might think a week out, two weeks out. He's way ahead of that. He's got things so well-scripted.

Schools don't typically do a lot of hiring now, but hopefully we'll hear in the next month or two. If we don't, I'm not going to leave my family in jeopardy, but I feel pretty confident about it.

I've been trying to do it for a while. I'm back in the job search, and it looks like I'll be going. I told the soccer players I won't be back. If I am back, I'll still be the girls basketball coach.