"I grew up in an Irish-Catholic neighborhood, full of blue-collar jobs, policemen and such. In the 70s, around the time of Rudy, a few guys overcame their circumstances and went to Notre Dame. So the whole neighborhood became fans of Notre Dame, which is why I love the Irish. I went to my first game this year against Navy. And some friends and I are going to the Pinstripe Bowl!"
After I thanked him for the interview, he asked about the journalism-type work of the blog and added, "I'm going back to school to be a journalist."