February 22, 2009

Holtz, Irish alums will try to win in Japan

Notre Dame must be getting *really* desperate to beat somebody. How else would you explain former head coach Lou Holtz being asked to round up some Irish alums to play a football game in Tokyo?

The former Notre Dame coach was in Tokyo on Friday to promote the Notre Dame Japan Bowl on July 25 at Tokyo Dome. Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana, a Notre Dame graduate, will also make the trip to Japan as a celebrity ambassador but won't suit up for his alma mater.

"The love that people have for Notre Dame can't be explained," Holtz said at a press conference. "Notre Dame asked me to coach and you don't say no. We asked Joe to come because we felt it was important for a guy like Joe to come over and represent Notre Dame."

Holtz said that over 100 former Notre Dame players volunteered to make the trip, so he and his coaching staff will hold tryouts to narrow the team down for the trip. The final roster will be announced in April.

Tony Rice, Travis Thomas, and Tim Ruddy have already been identified by Holtz as guys who will make the golden oldies roster. No word yet on if any current NFL-ers will play, but I find that highly doubtful.

I wonder is Sanzabelt makes football pants. If they do, the Irish could be in luck.

Let me say right now that this is a BAD idea. First, someone might break a hip. No -- in all seriousness -- universities should not be endorsing reunion teams... ever. We do not need to re-watch the 1993 Michigan - Washington Rose Bowl... I don't care how many hundreds of free tickets you could give away. This is a bad, bad idea on a very slippery slope.

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Holtz, Irish alums will try to win in Japan
Notre Dame must be getting *really* desperate to beat somebody. How else would you explain former head coach Lou Holtz being asked to round up some Irish alums to play a football game in Tokyo?
The former Notre Dame coach was in Tokyo on Friday to promote the Notre Dame Japan Bowl on July 25 at Tokyo Dome. Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana, a Notre Dame graduate, will also make the trip to Japan as a celebrity ambassador but won't suit up for his alma mater. "The love that people have for Notre Dame can't be explained," Holtz said at a press conference. "Notre Dame asked me to coach and you don't say no. We asked Joe to come because we felt it was important for a guy like Joe to come over and represent Notre Dame." Holtz said that over 100 former Notre Dame players volunteered to make the trip, so he and his coaching staff will hold tryouts to narrow the team down for the trip. The final roster will be announced in April.
Tony Rice, Travis Thomas, and Tim Ruddy have already been identified by Holtz as guys who will make the golden oldies roster. No word yet on if any current NFL-ers will play, but I find that highly doubtful. I wonder is Sanzabelt makes football pants. If they do, the Irish could be in luck. Let me say right now that this is a BAD idea. First, someone might break a hip. No -- in all seriousness -- universities should not be endorsing reunion teams... ever. We do not need to re-watch the 1993 Michigan - Washington Rose Bowl... I don't care how many hundreds of free tickets you could give away. This is a bad, bad idea on a very slippery slope.