My thoughts by Paul M. Dugan

Well I got thru a 'Earthquake' & some of the "IRENE" the hurricane in two weeks in our area. Our house go thru both this events pretty much no hurt. I will be in South Bend, IN. ( University of Notre Dame ) this coming NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL versus south-fla this Saturday ( notes to do stuff @Notre Dame ). GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope my family & friends are doing great. Take Care.

AP Top 25: Week 1 (Preseason) Week: Preseason Records through Fri Aug 19, 2011 AP Top 25 Ranking Rank Team Record Pts Last Week 1. Oklahoma (36) 0-0 1464 -- 2. Alabama (17) 0-0 1439 -- 3. Oregon (4) 0-0 1330 -- 4. LSU (1) 0-0 1286 -- 5. Boise St. (2) 0-0 1200 -- 6. Florida St. 0-0 1168 -- 7. Stanford 0-0 1091 -- 8. Texas A&M 0-0 965 -- 9. Oklahoma St. 0-0 955 -- 10. Nebraska 0-0 910 -- 11. Wisconsin 0-0 900 -- 12. South Carolina 0-0 848 -- 13. Virginia Tech 0-0 821 -- 14. TCU 0-0 690 -- 15. Arkansas 0-0 686 -- 16. Notre Dame 0-0 530 -- 17. Michigan St. 0-0 519 -- 18. Ohio St. 0-0 443 -- 19. Georgia 0-0 369 -- 20. Mississippi St. 0-0 361 -- 21. Missouri 0-0 258 -- 22. Florida 0-0 228 -- 23. Auburn 0-0 219 -- 24. West Virginia 0-0 207 -- 25. USC 0-0 160 -- Others Receiving Votes: Texas 114, Penn St. 75, Arizona St. 67, Miami (FL) 32, Utah 25, Southern Miss 20, Iowa 19, N.C. State 15, BYU 15, Air Force 14, Houston 13, Pittsburgh 9, Michigan 7, UCF 5, Tennessee 5, Northern Illinoi

I hope your summer has being to your liking. Right now I made myself some lunch with a drink (diet dr pepper cherry). I am having it on the porch on this lovely day. In the past few days it's been cooler outside this month of August. All University of Notre Dame Football fans goto UND.com for more intell or my blog to. Stories from espn about NDFB : first one , second , third , fourth & fifth one . Manchester United F.C. has started out pretty well this season. Take care. Need to work on a few things today. Later Now. I will try to put more info on other things in my life.

For NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL fans: Fox sports report on NDFB , cfb schedule 2011-2012 from usatoday , ncaa postseason participation , rivals.com cfb preseason bowl projections , ralph nader's sports group seeks changes, targets BCS , beer is a fixture in cfb still , rivals.com cfb - 2011 NOTRE DAME (#13 on list) , ndfb: coach kelly article from chicagotribune , top 25 cfb info questions , fan's preview - rivals.com - southfla at NOTRE DAME Football , ncaa cost-of-attendance puzzle , ndfb preview from the bleacher report , college presidents' paychecks , MANUTD F.C. leads the most valuable sports teams. For facebook.com people: Facebook has changed and said nothing (again!). Take a look at your URL (top box on your screen.) If you see "http" or just "www" instead of "https" you DO NOT have a secure session & can be hacked. Go to Account Settings - Click Security on the left top corner - click Edit next to Secure Browsing, Check

Here are the college soccer polls that came out. NOTRE DAME Women Soccer Preview . " NSCAA /adidas College Soccer Women's Top 25 Poll" ------------------------------------------------- NSCAA/adidas College Soccer Women's Top 25 Poll (Records through August 9, 2011) TEAM PVS ---- --- 1. NOTRE DAME 1 2. STANFORD 2 3. NORTH CAROLINA 6 4. BOSTON COLLEGE 3 5. FLORIDA ST 7 6. MARYLAND 10 7. PORTLAND 8 8. OHIO ST 4 9. FLORIDA 12 10. VIRGINIA 9 11. TEXAS A&M 16 12. MARQUETTE