So long, Time-Warner. Despite the return of WDTN and ND home football to Time Warner Cable, Dish TV turned out to be a great switch for my wife and me. We picked Dish up and dropped TWC when Time-Warner dropped WDTN and our beloved Notre Dame games. The Dish picture is better and the cost is lower. We see if TWC comes groveling back—some how I doubt it.

Maybe our greatest tradition? I am a little late with my post this month as I was in Baltimore for the Navy game. Coach Weis, the team, and Mother Nature managed to make the game more exciting than it needed to be. I had the pleasure of watching the game from a corporate suite so the 4th quarter typhoon was not a big problem for me personally. I had the honor of being one of only 2 ND alumni in a suite with about 20 Navy grads. I have got to say that I truly love the commitment that the Navy players to play 60 minutes no matter what. I love the commitment of the typical Navy grad to their school and to country. When I am with these people, I am with kindred spirits. I know most of us are familiar with why this lop-sided series has continued unbroken, but if you aren’t I would encourage you to check it out. The Navy series may be perhaps the greatest tradition in ND football because it really is about God, Country, and Notre Dame. Go Navy!

Does anybody know… The ND Band has been in continuous existence since 1846 making it the oldest band in the country in continuous existence. The Fight Song was written 100 years ago. SO, what did the band play for the first 62 years? I'm just wondering.

Hesburgh Lecture Coming! Don’t forget to block out the evening of Thursday, April 30, 2009 for the 2009 Hesburgh Lecture. We will be sponsoring Professor Kim Kwan who will be speaking on “The Economics of East Asia and the United States: Possibilities and Prospects for Cooperation”. More to follow.