My thoughts by Paul M. Dugan

I am doing well this days while I am unemployed but I am looking for job. Here is some info on the new UNIV. OF NOTRE DAME coach Brian Kelly . I hope everyones holidays are going well this days. Pretty cool that GOLDEN TATE won some new awards since he is leaving NOTRE DAME to goto the nfl to. More NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL info from usa today: Brian Kelly takes over a Notre Dame that's not so special anymore ; Notre Dame confirms that Brian Kelly will be its new coach ; Brian Kelly takes over a Notre Dame that's not so special anymore ; 'Like a dream:' Kelly ready to tackle challenges at Notre Dame ; This weekend I have being watching HARRY POTTER & the Sorceror's Stone and HARRY POTTER & the Chamber of Secrets on blu-rays. Both movies very well done in this format to. take care.

I hope everyone has being gearing up for the holidays (Christmas & New Year's, etc to). here are some tech articles from usa today: Apple confirms purchase of music site Lala.com ; Google launches real-time search ; Conde Nast, Time, and other magazine giants sign digital deal ; EPA's carbon dioxide emissions ruling could raise energy costs ; Green on display at Copenhagen summit ; take care.. More sports links I am reading: bcs shakeout leaves us to ponder 15 storylines ; Minority coaches gaining traction in college football ; Recent Irish QBs not passing nfl muster ; Swag watch: It pays - gift-wise - to be a bowl player ; Tebow, McCoy among five finalists for Heisman Trophy ; Clausen, Tate leaving Notre Dame for nfl draft ; Jimmy Clausen Named Manning Award Finalist ; Jimmy Clausen/Golden Tate Press Conference Transcript - Irish junior standouts declare for the 2010 nfl Draft. ; Golden Tate Named To 2009 AFCA Coaches' All-America Team - Junior wid

More college football postseason news before the bowls get started: The bcs bowl bids are official ; 2009-10 Bowl schedule (all times Eastern) ; bcs Presidential Group expands How do teams qualify for bcs games? ; bcs promotes Bill Hancock to Executive Director ; bcs launches official facebook page ; Tweets give fans news, highlights and insights into the bcs ; Just a reminder I am on facebook & twitter to. Take care. Let me know if you like to join me in a college football pick'em game pool this winter holiday.

here is the final bcs poll for the post season happens in college football 2009-2010 game. Take Care. BCS Standings - Updated: December 6, 2009 RK Team W-L Harris Coaches CPU % BCS RK Points % RK Points % Prev Avg 1 Alabama 13-0 1 2841 .9968 1 1470 .9966 1.0000 2 .998 2 Texas 13-0 2 2721 .9547 2 1409 .9553 .9200 3 .943 3 Cincinnati 12-0 4 2467 .8656 4 1280 .8678 .9300 5 .888 4 TCU 12-0 3 2579 .9049 3 1336 .9058 .8400 4 .884 5 Florida 12-1 5 2395 .8404 5 1240 .8407 .9100 1 .864 6 Boise State 13-0 6 2358 .8274 6 1216 .8244 .7800 6 .811 7 Oregon 10-2 7 2130 .7474 7 1096 .7431 .7800 7 .757 8 Ohio State 10-2 8 2081 .7302 8 1077 .7302 .5100 8 .657 9 Georgia Tech 11-2 10 1787 .6270 10 921 .6244 .6900 10 .649 10 Iowa 10-2 11 1772 .6218 11 918 .6224 .6100 9 .618 11 Virginia Tech 9-3 12 1569 .5505 12 829 .5620 .5900 12 .568 12 LSU 9-3 13 1384 .4856 13 718 .4868 .6400 13 .537 13 Penn State 10-2 9 1800 .6316 9 950 .6441 .3200 11 .532 14 Brigham Young 10-2 14 1349 .4733 14 702 .4759 .4100 14 .453

AP Top 25 for college football on Dec. 6th, 2009 RK Team W-L Points Prev Next Last 1 Florida (46) 12-1 1483 1 L13-32 at Alabama 2 Alabama (7) 13-0 1416 2 W32-13 Florida 3 Texas (7) 13-0 1414 3 W13-12 at Nebraska 4 TCU 12-0 1316 4 W51-10 New Mexico 5 Cincinnati 12-0 1249 5 W45-44 at Pittsburgh 6 Boise State 13-0 1216 6 W42-7 New Mexico State 7 Oregon 10-2 1104 10 Ohio State W37-33 Oregon State 8 Ohio State 10-2 1103 9 Oregon W21-10 at Michigan 9 Iowa 10-2 920 13 W12-0 Minnesota 10 Penn State 10-2 897 12 W42-14 at Michigan State 11 Virginia Tech 9-3 860 14 W42-13 at Virginia 12 Georgia Tech 11-2 820 7 W39-34 at Clemson 13 Oregon State 8-4 719 16 L33-37 at Oregon 14 Pittsburgh 9-3 642 8 L44-45 Cincinnati 15 LSU 9-3 614 17 W33-30 Arkansas 16 Brigham Young 10-2 610 18 W26-23 Utah 17 Miami (FL) 9-3 572 19 W31-10 at South Florida 18 Houston 10-3 400 25 L32-38 at East Carolina 19 California 8-4 398 21 L10-42 at Washington 20 USC 8-4 365 24 L17-21 Arizona 21 Nebraska 9-4 2

Dec. 6, 2009 Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Points Last week 1. Alabama (54) 13-0 1,470 3 2. Texas (4) 13-0 1,409 2 3. TCU 12-0 1,336 4 4. Cincinnati (1) 12-0 1,280 5 5. Florida 12-1 1,240 1 6. Boise State 13-0 1,216 6

more stories about NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL: Notre Dame fires coach Weis ; With failing record, Weis did the unthinkable: He became likeable ; Notre Dame job is death trap ;

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME has this to say today: Charlie Weis Will Not Be Retained As Notre Dame Football Coach - Announcement made Monday afternoon by University director of athletics Jack Swarbrick. , Weis firing the latest chapter in Notre Dame football mediocrity ; Notre Dame alumni and boosters respond to firing of Weis ; Notre Dame confirms it has not retained Charlie Weis ; ND fires Weis ; Charlie Weis era a disaster but NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH fixable ; NOTRE DAME timeline: From '88 title to now ; Onus is on Notre Dame brass to finally luck out in coaching search ; Notre Dame fires Weis, begins coaching search ; Weis fired as Notre Dame coach after 6-6 season ; Why Weis didn't work at Notre Dame ; Notre Dame fires Weis, begins search for coach ; Inside the Irish blog ; Notre Dame fires Weis after another dismal season ; Now what for Notre Dame? ; Notre Dame fires coach Charlie Weis ; Jack Swarbrick expects 'drought' to end