My thoughts by Paul M. Dugan

HI UNDFB FANS this 2007 season. GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will be attending the UNDFB game this coming Saturday Sept. 1, 2007. Here is some info for you about UNDFB weekends: Notre Dame Officials Warn Fans of Fraudulent Football Tickets , 2007 Football Ticket/Parking/Weekend Information , Limited Number Of Pep Rally Tickets Available , Irish Set To Kick Off 2007 against georgia tech , Notre Dame Football - 2007 Mac Compatible Video , UND Campus Map // Campus and Community // University of Notre Dame in pdf format. Check all the links above here before you visit UND Campus & etc. GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL are ranked in both polls near the top 25 respectfully: usa today top 25 coaches' poll = #29. Notre Dame (10-3 last years record) 90 votes ap top 25 = #39. Notre Dame 11 votes GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the ap poll for 2007 college football poll is: August 23, 2007 (firstplace votes, Last year records are under record) in the poll AP Top 25 RANK TEAM RECORD PTS LAST 1 southern cal (62) 11-2 1622 4 2 lsu (2) 11-2 1511 3 3 west virginia (1) 11-2 1396 10 4 texas 10-3 1375 13 5 michigan 11-2 1371 8 6 florida 13-1 1276 1 7 wisconsin 12-1 1192 7 8 oklahoma 11-3 1166 11 9 virginia tech 10-3 1148 19 10 louisville 12-1 1031 6 11 ohio st. 12-1 876 2 12 california 10-3 790 14 13 georgia 9-4 782 23 14 ucla 7-6 605 NR 15 tennessee 9-4 571 25 16 rutgers 11-2 560 12 17 penn st. 9-4 542 24 18 auburn 11-2 519 9 19 florida St. 7-6 392 NR 20 nebraska 9-5 377 NR 21 arkansas 10-4 376 15 22 tcu 11-2 283 22 23 hawaii 11-3 256 NR 24 boise st. 13-0 187 5 25 texas a&m 9-4 162 NR

The usa today college football poll: 2007 preseason poll(first place votes, votes & last year final ranking Rank Team (first-place votes) Points Final 2006 rank 1. southern california (45) 1,481 4 2. lsu (4) 1,372 3 3. florida (9) 1,278 1 4. texas 1,231 13 5. michigan (2) 1,218 9 6. west virginia 1,205 10 7. wisconsin 1,114 5 8.

During this 2007 cfb season you need some guides to who plays who & etc: The sporting news for cfb is to your left on this page with the UNDFB on the cover of this issue. This week espn magazine 2007 cfb preview is out now in stores. The s.i. cfb preview is out until Sept. 13, 2007 and it has 5 different covers who is going to be number 1 this season in cfb. Just a reminder UNDFB is not any of the covers this year. Make sure you get this weekends usa today cfb preview in the issue (August 24 - 26, 2007) GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here some cool info from UND.cstv.com/ for their sports on TV: comcast Launches University Of Notre Dame ON DEMAND I hope some day to live in South Bend, IN (NOTRE DAME). Take care & GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have more info concerning college football from various sources: espn - maisel: what's next for the big east? - college football , espn - schlabach: big ten at the crossroads - college football , espn - 2007 bowl projections - college football ,

Bad news for UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL but it didn't hurt them at that time: Weis: Clausen's alcohol citation a case of 'ignorance' , GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you're a UNDFB fan I suggest to you. You should get the 2007 UNDFB Year Book (80 pages long). Here is some info for cfb this 2007 season: espn - nonconference games to watch in 2007 - college football

Here are more articles about college football this coming season: Colleges try again to speed up football games , meyer, donovan seek balance as gator coaches , wolverines trio of hart, henne and long hope to end season well for a change , COLLEGE FOOTBALL '07: booty, mcfadden and a couple of colts head list of heisman hopefuls , COLLEGE FOOTBALL '07: Congratulations, you made the bcs: Now try making it back ,

GO MANU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On the news front of MANU euro football. Here are the links to current stories for the start of the season: Rooney fractures foot in Man U draw , Manchester United 1, portsmouth 1, ; Ronney fell into Pompey trap , Tevez gives Reds a derby boost , Report: pompey 1 MANU 1 , Vidic urging MANU forward , Fergie fumes at bennett , Premier League predictions from skysports team , Rooney out for Two (2) months , We can cope without Roo , portsmouth vs MANU report from espn_soccer_net , Jolly: MANU undone by reading's industry , Man Utd 0-0 reading , portsmouth 1-1 Man Utd , Rooney & Ronaldo 'guide new boys' , GO MANU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If your a fan of UNDFB here is the 2007 UNDFB media guide for this season and if you want more detailed information. You should get the media guide for free or pay for it. The media guide is 207 pages long to let you know that. Thats your choice to make on your own. Take Care & GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

USA TODAY newspaper cfb previews in there sports sections: sun belt preview: haugabook clicks with troy's offense , acc preview: Emotional year for vatech's beamer , mac preview: cubit turns around w. michigan , big 12 preview: nebraska's plans on track , c-usa preview: A long road back for smu , pac-10 preview: cal's jackson stands apart from crowd , mountain west preview: Defense leads tcu , big east preview: south florida bullish on winning , big ten preview: michigan seniors get last shot at osu , independents preview: navy's success centers on harper , sec preview: florida's odd couple give gators bite , More cfb previews coming very soon from usa today. Keep an eye on these coaches , Take care.

I am waiting for 2007 College Football season to start very soon. Here are the channels will be showing college football on espn , nbc sports , espn2 tv listings , espn-classic , espn 360 , espnu , abc , cbs , fox channels and etc. Euro Football/Soccer has already begun this past weekend especially English Premier League that is my favorite to watch on the Fox Soccer Channel . My favorite teams are UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME sports & Manchester United . take care.

More Becks News for soccer/euro football fans: Beckham makes MLS debut in Galaxy loss ,

The weather out here in Virginia has being very hot & humid & today was above 100 F. too. I hope your weather is nicer then we have here, Keep cool. Thats what I am doing after a day at my work. I am still reading HARRY POTTER and the Goblet of Fire .

Here is new information concerning the 2007 cfb season that have changed the state of the game this coming sseason: espn - longer kickoffs, old timing rules highlight changes - cfb , espn - maisel: competitive gap narrows in bcs turf wars ,

Former UND FB QB = Quinn ends holdout, agrees to five-year deal with Browns I am glad he finally got signed by a team that I hope they use him well. He does well on his own. Here is a link to the Cleveland Browns web site. Here is more info about this: Quinn set to jump into Browns' quarterback competition I still am not much of a fan of nfl this days. Players who get paid too much do to little in life & football too.

here are some 2007 cfb previews: the players from si.com nd's weis nowhere near namimg starting qb . 2007 ncaa cfb season tv scheduling from si.com

UND 's Athletic site has being updated with a brand new look now: NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH, The Official Athletic Site Here is Soccer/EuroFootball = David Beckham game a sellout in D.C. , David Beckham meets yankees, blue jays in toronto , Foreign legion increases influence on Premier League , MANU - chelsea match should not reveal any secrets , Manchester United Red Devils beats chelsea to win Community Shield , I will be attending the l.a. galaxy @d.c. united soccer game on August 9th, 2007 (Thursday). More news about this game: Single tickets for the game are sold out , Major League Soccer: Promotion: David Beckham , David Beckham game a sellout in D.C. ,

Here are some stories from Tech area in usa today news paper: Movie pirates sniffed out , Storm e-mail worm evolves as it wreaks havoc on Net , tech live

GO MANU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! here are some news & notes from the soccer/eurofootball: MANU - chelsea match should not reveal any secrets , Tevez on brink of joining Manchester United after premier league approves settlement , Ankle injury may delay Beckham's debut , euro 2008 - Beckham unlikely to line-up against germany , england - Ferguson to Shield new boys from limelight , england - doncaster 0 - 2 MANU: anderson debut , fox sports - champions league - Tricky Euro draw for British clubs , england - Fergie not inter making changes , england - Tevez targeting long United career , GO MANU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a preview from foxsports of UNDFB: BCS - 2007 NOTRE DAME

Here is UNDFB 2007 Schedule that appears on espn UNDFB 2007 Schedule on UND.com UNDFB on foxsports.com

I just finished reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Year 3 . I am about to start reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Year 4 . Each of this Harry Potter books get bigger each time. Take Care.

here is the poll from the usa today coaches: top 25 rankings , Breaking down the preseason Top 25 , booty carrying on usc's quarterback tradition More comments about this cfb poll later today. Take Care.

To all college-football fans in US here is a link to this story: Preseason usa today top 25 set for release Friday 8/3/2007 If your a UNDFB fan here some info for you: Notre Dame, michigan agree to continue series through 2031 Notre Dame, michigan Agree To Extend Football Series Through 2031 Und.com To Unveil Redesigned Home Page On Monday, Aug. 6 Sometime tomorrow I will comment on the rankings from the college football coaches poll from usa today when they come out. Take Care.