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Dear Notre Dame Football,As you well know the world is divided into two different groups of people: those who love Notre Dame football and those who hate it. There's no riding the fence in this debate. People are either with you or against you. I happen to be in the latter group. And that’s why this college football season is turning into one of my all-time favorites. The people who despise the Fighting Irish share in my glee and are also basking in your recent atrociousness. But you. Notre Dame—I know what you’re thinking. “Why you hatin’?” Well. I’m hatin’ because thanks to your illustrious past the bulk of your fanbase is arrogance personified. Notre Dame fans think that simply being Notre Dame makes the Irish relevant. They act as though you’re God’s gift to the gridiron—literally. I’ve always found the Notre Dame faithful particularly annoying because most of the fans I’ve encountered have never set foot in the state of Indiana much less South Bend.. but somehow they’re connected to the team in a way that allows them to look down upon every other college football program in the nation. Of course you breed this mentality by constantly placing yourself above the rest of the college football world. You refuse to join a conference probably because doing so would mean forsaking your lucrative television deal and. God forbid sharing the wealth with those peasant programs that aren’t fit to breathe your holy air. I don’t want to ruin your day—but lucrative contract or not the air surrounding Notre Dame football these days smells a little ripe. In fact. I’d go so far as to say it stinks. Apparently all that TV money doesn’t buy wins. After a rough start you guys went into Ann Arbor to face Michigan a team that had been equally disappointing the first two weeks of the season. If there was a time to turn things around this past Saturday was it. Whoops. Instead of righting the ship you Golden Domers looked as bad as a football team can possibly look. Your highly recruited freshmen quarterback looked like a deer in headlights and Mike Hart treated your defense the way Charlie Weis treats a plate of ribs. The only things left were bones and gristle. Okay. Weis would eat the gristle too.. but you get the idea. Face it. Notre Dame—you’re not what you once were. And that’s okay. We all get older; we all lose a step. There’s no shame in that. Rather than accepting that you’re not what you were you ride around town in a red Corvette wearing a bad rug and popping Viagra. That kind of attitude is what leads to guys like me hatin’ the Irish.. and loving your 0-3 record. But maybe I’m wrong. Maybe the program is still as virile as ever and maybe Charlie Weis will eventually reestablish the dominance of the Fighting Irish. Maybe Notre Dame has several national titles and several Heisman Trophy winners in its near future. Somehow though I doubt it. As for this season look on the bright side: You may stink but at least Regis Philbin is still one of your biggest fans. Indeed. ND fans are well aware of the stink that is our football team this year. From my experience (attending all but PSU so far this year) there s no arrogance. We re taking our lumps and trying to move on. Its rough but its not the first time ND fans have been down on their luck in recent years. From an alumni standpoint. I think that arrogance that you speak of is just a general love for our school that comes across when we talk about Notre Dame or ND football. I don t think it s intentional but I m sure many fans from other schools feel that way. And of course we love the attention given to our school. Who wouldn t? I smile even when I read articles bashing ND because I d rather have someone bash us than not being discussed at all. Also this hate that you have builds upon ND s fans but it is the media who are the ones writing the articles. Excuse us for enjoying the attention. What s ironic is the jealousy that still exists when we re at the bottom of the totem pole (for the time being). I used to be the biggest Notre Dame fan ever but then my Catholic friends let it be known that I am not allowed to like them anymore. Can you believe it? That's right take a deep breathe and think about this for a moment... They told me that I am NOT ALLOWED to be a fan of their team. While they are not the gatekeepers of Domerdom it sure makes it unappealing to cheer for a team when your fellow fans get angry at you for doing so. Such is the world of Notre Dame. They are too good for new fans... I guess it's a shame that my grandpappy wasn't a Domer or gentile for that matter. I agree with Dave on this one. Willingham's players are still around South Bend and that has been a contriubutor to ND's bad start. I'm no Irish fan or anything but don't you think its a little early to be saying that Charlie Weis isn't a good coach. I mean its been 3 losses this season. Yeah thats unacceptable for most any college program especially Notre Dame but look at who they lost to. Georgia Tech and that crazy awesome defense. Penn State and their crazy awesome defense and Michigan. Not to make excuses for the Weis and the Irish but to start off the season against 2 of the best defenses in the country all while trying to find a QB who will step up.. not gonna work. I believe that the Michigan game was a "trap" game...(see Landanian Tomlinson's explanation about why the Chargers lost to New England). That was a must win for the Wolverines especially since it was in Ann Arbor. Notre Dame is getting to that same point. They MUST win soon so look for them to improve and at least start scoring.. maybe not winning but hopefully scoring. For their sake. Well said Scott! The general arrogance derives from television for the Irish hold a BCS goldcard with free membership despite the fact that Since the 1988 national championship season you have been on a gradual decline yet you still maintain a false sense of success. Notre Dame the PAC-10 Conference and Jim Delaney are the three thousand pound gorillas that keep the game moving forward. Maybe you can continue to implode and television can begin to recognize that in the 85 scholarship era there are a number of NON-BCS TEAMS who are flat out better than the Golden Dome. Notre Dame simply holds college football hostage in order to meet its selfish needs. I have not watched a Notre Dame game for over 5 years and unless a team they are playing is in the top-25 (I have to watch it to maintain the validity of the BCSBusters poll). I will continue to boycott this school. What do you think other alumni at other schools don't love their school? Weak! Notre Dame's problems start with Charlie Weis. I mean look at the guy how can you expect a dude cleary suffering from man tits with a synthetic wind breaker tucked into a pair of khakis hiked up so high it makes him look like he has two asses(which might come in useful this season for kicking); run a football team! You gotta feel for his wife. Pete Carrol has something i like to call class. Thanks for bringing up Pete Carroll. James. Wasn't it not too long ago (say. 6 years) that USC's days as a premier college football school were thought to be long gone? And what about Oklahoma's? The rumors of Notre Dame's demise have been greatly exaggerated for decades before Parseghian was hired and before Holtz was hired. But if it makes you all feel better to pretend otherwise then go right ahead. It will take some time for Weis (hopefully) to fix the deficiencies in recruiting left by his predecessor and that's just fact. By no means does that excuse the team from an absolutely abysmal start on the field possibly the worst in the nation and that starts with the head coach. But the belief here and among most Irish fans is that these problems can and will be fixed. Mike - Yeah. USC was considered a program that had hit the skids until good ol' Pete came along and totally revitalized the school. Compare that to Charlie Weis who got anointed as the man-tit bearing god of all things college football by the Notre Dame mafia before he had even proven anything let alone competed in a bowl game. - The offensive line is filled with freshman and sophomores who haven't spent enough time in the strength and conditioning program. This is Ty's fault. I do think other alumni love their schools. However. ND has a higher amount of legacy than other schools and therefore many of the students/alumni grew up living and breathing all things ND. Another factor is that fact that outside of South Bend and perhaps Chicago. ND fans are constantly in enemy territory. I grew up in Ohio St territory and was known as one of the ND fans around town. I think this defense mechanism of constant banter back and forth was what Dave was referring to in defending ND. Look at all the attention Notre Dame gets. Yes they are 0-3 they played some decent teams and yes I do think Michigan is actually a pretty decent team. Notre Dame stinks this year but being a true Notre Dame fan I am not going to jump on the bandwagon and just go and like USC because they have been the best program recently. I think people are trying to talk about how bad Notre Dame sucks this year as much as they can because they all know after this year they probably will not have a chance to do that. Notre Dame will be a completely opposite team next year and everyone who is now dissing Weis will say that he is doing a good job but somehow they will try and tie the success to Willingham even though there will be nothing left of his team he left anymore because it seems that the experts think when Weis was doing good it was Willingham's doings but now that he is doing bad its because Willingham is not there. Anonymous people that's a pretty big cop out to try and promote your academics as the reason you aren't doing well. I hate the USNews rankings which have some questionable measures of acquiring this data but even my that methodology. Stanford. Duke. Northwestern. Rice and Vanderbilt are ALL better schools and ALL have better records than Notre Dame does! Get off your high horses. Jimmy K doesn't look like he's smart enough for ND considering he doesn't even have the common sense to throw the ball away before he's about to get mauled by the Michigan defenders. Most of you obviously don't go to Notre Dame or your grammar would be a little bit better so what's the point of talking about academics? You sound like one of those "thugs" that such a prestigious institute wouldn't admit. I have a lot of respect for the ND fans who actually go to the University. Or even those who don't but have followed the rich tradition-filled history. Those who root for the Golden Domers just because they're catholic need some justification here... God isn't rooting for any specific team there are much more important things in the world. Besides this year it looks like he's rooting for BC. Looks like some of you chose your wrong religious-inspired bandwagon team this year! Go back and read Brady Quinn's comments in SI from the fall of 2005. He respectfully articulated what every single ND football follower knew after 3 years of Willingham... Ty was wasting his immense talent. Whether or not Weis is the right guy for the job long term remains to be seen. But there was no doubt in November of 2004 that Ty could not succeed in South Bend. Recruiting is the driving force in college football.. it's the only reason Ron Zook is still employed. The difference between Weis' staff and Ty's in terms of recruiting is night and day. Throw this year out. After next year we'll know whether Weis is Zook or Urban Meyer. After reading your column it seems to me that you're a pretty insecure person but have a decent ability to write and articulate your thoughts on paper congrats on having those skills. I know quite a few SEC fans and and Big 10 fans who think that their team is "above the rest of the football world".. it doesn't bother me in the least bit i actually think it's great and adds to the competitiveness of the ncaa football season

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Dear Notre Dame Football,As you well know the world is divided into two different groups of people: those who love Notre Dame football and those who hate it. There's no riding the fence in this debate. People are either with you or against you. I happen to be in the latter group. And that’s why this college football season is turning into one of my all-time favorites. The people who despise the Fighting Irish share in my glee and are also basking in your recent atrociousness. But you. Notre Dame—I know what you’re thinking. “Why you hatin’?” Well. I’m hatin’ because thanks to your illustrious past the bulk of your fanbase is arrogance personified. Notre Dame fans think that simply being Notre Dame makes the Irish relevant. They act as though you’re God’s gift to the gridiron—literally. I’ve always found the Notre Dame faithful particularly annoying because most of the fans I’ve encountered have never set foot in the state of Indiana much less South Bend.. but somehow they’re connected to the team in a way that allows them to look down upon every other college football program in the nation. Of course you breed this mentality by constantly placing yourself above the rest of the college football world. You refuse to join a conference probably because doing so would mean forsaking your lucrative television deal and. God forbid sharing the wealth with those peasant programs that aren’t fit to breathe your holy air. I don’t want to ruin your day—but lucrative contract or not the air surrounding Notre Dame football these days smells a little ripe. In fact. I’d go so far as to say it stinks. Apparently all that TV money doesn’t buy wins. After a rough start you guys went into Ann Arbor to face Michigan a team that had been equally disappointing the first two weeks of the season. If there was a time to turn things around this past Saturday was it. Whoops. Instead of righting the ship you Golden Domers looked as bad as a football team can possibly look. Your highly recruited freshmen quarterback looked like a deer in headlights and Mike Hart treated your defense the way Charlie Weis treats a plate of ribs. The only things left were bones and gristle. Okay. Weis would eat the gristle too.. but you get the idea. Face it. Notre Dame—you’re not what you once were. And that’s okay. We all get older; we all lose a step. There’s no shame in that. Rather than accepting that you’re not what you were you ride around town in a red Corvette wearing a bad rug and popping Viagra. That kind of attitude is what leads to guys like me hatin’ the Irish.. and loving your 0-3 record. But maybe I’m wrong. Maybe the program is still as virile as ever and maybe Charlie Weis will eventually reestablish the dominance of the Fighting Irish. Maybe Notre Dame has several national titles and several Heisman Trophy winners in its near future. Somehow though I doubt it. As for this season look on the bright side: You may stink but at least Regis Philbin is still one of your biggest fans. Indeed. ND fans are well aware of the stink that is our football team this year. From my experience (attending all but PSU so far this year) there s no arrogance. We re taking our lumps and trying to move on. Its rough but its not the first time ND fans have been down on their luck in recent years. From an alumni standpoint. I think that arrogance that you speak of is just a general love for our school that comes across when we talk about Notre Dame or ND football. I don t think it s intentional but I m sure many fans from other schools feel that way. And of course we love the attention given to our school. Who wouldn t? I smile even when I read articles bashing ND because I d rather have someone bash us than not being discussed at all. Also this hate that you have builds upon ND s fans but it is the media who are the ones writing the articles. Excuse us for enjoying the attention. What s ironic is the jealousy that still exists when we re at the bottom of the totem pole (for the time being). I used to be the biggest Notre Dame fan ever but then my Catholic friends let it be known that I am not allowed to like them anymore. Can you believe it? That's right take a deep breathe and think about this for a moment... They told me that I am NOT ALLOWED to be a fan of their team. While they are not the gatekeepers of Domerdom it sure makes it unappealing to cheer for a team when your fellow fans get angry at you for doing so. Such is the world of Notre Dame. They are too good for new fans... I guess it's a shame that my grandpappy wasn't a Domer or gentile for that matter. I agree with Dave on this one. Willingham's players are still around South Bend and that has been a contriubutor to ND's bad start. I'm no Irish fan or anything but don't you think its a little early to be saying that Charlie Weis isn't a good coach. I mean its been 3 losses this season. Yeah thats unacceptable for most any college program especially Notre Dame but look at who they lost to. Georgia Tech and that crazy awesome defense. Penn State and their crazy awesome defense and Michigan. Not to make excuses for the Weis and the Irish but to start off the season against 2 of the best defenses in the country all while trying to find a QB who will step up.. not gonna work. I believe that the Michigan game was a "trap" game...(see Landanian Tomlinson's explanation about why the Chargers lost to New England). That was a must win for the Wolverines especially since it was in Ann Arbor. Notre Dame is getting to that same point. They MUST win soon so look for them to improve and at least start scoring.. maybe not winning but hopefully scoring. For their sake. Well said Scott! The general arrogance derives from television for the Irish hold a BCS goldcard with free membership despite the fact that Since the 1988 national championship season you have been on a gradual decline yet you still maintain a false sense of success. Notre Dame the PAC-10 Conference and Jim Delaney are the three thousand pound gorillas that keep the game moving forward. Maybe you can continue to implode and television can begin to recognize that in the 85 scholarship era there are a number of NON-BCS TEAMS who are flat out better than the Golden Dome. Notre Dame simply holds college football hostage in order to meet its selfish needs. I have not watched a Notre Dame game for over 5 years and unless a team they are playing is in the top-25 (I have to watch it to maintain the validity of the BCSBusters poll). I will continue to boycott this school. What do you think other alumni at other schools don't love their school? Weak! Notre Dame's problems start with Charlie Weis. I mean look at the guy how can you expect a dude cleary suffering from man tits with a synthetic wind breaker tucked into a pair of khakis hiked up so high it makes him look like he has two asses(which might come in useful this season for kicking); run a football team! You gotta feel for his wife. Pete Carrol has something i like to call class. Thanks for bringing up Pete Carroll. James. Wasn't it not too long ago (say. 6 years) that USC's days as a premier college football school were thought to be long gone? And what about Oklahoma's? The rumors of Notre Dame's demise have been greatly exaggerated for decades before Parseghian was hired and before Holtz was hired. But if it makes you all feel better to pretend otherwise then go right ahead. It will take some time for Weis (hopefully) to fix the deficiencies in recruiting left by his predecessor and that's just fact. By no means does that excuse the team from an absolutely abysmal start on the field possibly the worst in the nation and that starts with the head coach. But the belief here and among most Irish fans is that these problems can and will be fixed. Mike - Yeah. USC was considered a program that had hit the skids until good ol' Pete came along and totally revitalized the school. Compare that to Charlie Weis who got anointed as the man-tit bearing god of all things college football by the Notre Dame mafia before he had even proven anything let alone competed in a bowl game. - The offensive line is filled with freshman and sophomores who haven't spent enough time in the strength and conditioning program. This is Ty's fault. I do think other alumni love their schools. However. ND has a higher amount of legacy than other schools and therefore many of the students/alumni grew up living and breathing all things ND. Another factor is that fact that outside of South Bend and perhaps Chicago. ND fans are constantly in enemy territory. I grew up in Ohio St territory and was known as one of the ND fans around town. I think this defense mechanism of constant banter back and forth was what Dave was referring to in defending ND. Look at all the attention Notre Dame gets. Yes they are 0-3 they played some decent teams and yes I do think Michigan is actually a pretty decent team. Notre Dame stinks this year but being a true Notre Dame fan I am not going to jump on the bandwagon and just go and like USC because they have been the best program recently. I think people are trying to talk about how bad Notre Dame sucks this year as much as they can because they all know after this year they probably will not have a chance to do that. Notre Dame will be a completely opposite team next year and everyone who is now dissing Weis will say that he is doing a good job but somehow they will try and tie the success to Willingham even though there will be nothing left of his team he left anymore because it seems that the experts think when Weis was doing good it was Willingham's doings but now that he is doing bad its because Willingham is not there. Anonymous people that's a pretty big cop out to try and promote your academics as the reason you aren't doing well. I hate the USNews rankings which have some questionable measures of acquiring this data but even my that methodology. Stanford. Duke. Northwestern. Rice and Vanderbilt are ALL better schools and ALL have better records than Notre Dame does! Get off your high horses. Jimmy K doesn't look like he's smart enough for ND considering he doesn't even have the common sense to throw the ball away before he's about to get mauled by the Michigan defenders. Most of you obviously don't go to Notre Dame or your grammar would be a little bit better so what's the point of talking about academics? You sound like one of those "thugs" that such a prestigious institute wouldn't admit. I have a lot of respect for the ND fans who actually go to the University. Or even those who don't but have followed the rich tradition-filled history. Those who root for the Golden Domers just because they're catholic need some justification here... God isn't rooting for any specific team there are much more important things in the world. Besides this year it looks like he's rooting for BC. Looks like some of you chose your wrong religious-inspired bandwagon team this year! Go back and read Brady Quinn's comments in SI from the fall of 2005. He respectfully articulated what every single ND football follower knew after 3 years of Willingham... Ty was wasting his immense talent. Whether or not Weis is the right guy for the job long term remains to be seen. But there was no doubt in November of 2004 that Ty could not succeed in South Bend. Recruiting is the driving force in college football.. it's the only reason Ron Zook is still employed. The difference between Weis' staff and Ty's in terms of recruiting is night and day. Throw this year out. After next year we'll know whether Weis is Zook or Urban Meyer. After reading your column it seems to me that you're a pretty insecure person but have a decent ability to write and articulate your thoughts on paper congrats on having those skills. I know quite a few SEC fans and and Big 10 fans who think that their team is "above the rest of the football world".. it doesn't bother me in the least bit i actually think it's great and adds to the competitiveness of the ncaa football season

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This choose of scene — new guy misses an assignment forgets a duty or finds himself out of position — is trademark of a football training dwell. But the mistakes be more prevalent at Florida which appears to boast the youngest and one of the least-experienced teams in study college football. In a analyse of 69 Division I-A schools — the 65 teams in the six BCS conferences. Notre Dame and in-state squads UCF. FAU and FIU schools were asked for a breakdown of their scholarship players according to class. Forty-eight responded (Rutgers and Illinois declined to act) and the data magnifies UF's youth. write up for Yardbarker's newsletter andget the best article of the day sent directly to your inbox each weekday morning.

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BetUS assigned odds of +425 to win the ACC’s Atlantic Division and of +825 to win the conference. Media writers picked them to finish second in the division. The ACC’s leading-passer from 2006. Matt Ryan returns to bring about the complicated and wide-open new offensive plot conceived by BC’s new Head Coach (Jeff Jagodzinski and its new OC (Steve Logan). Ryan was the ultimate wounded-warrior measure year compiling 2,975 yds and 15 TD’s on a bad ankle and ultimately a fractured pay. Clarence Megwa (6-1. 212; So) connected with Ryan on a 59-yard assail for a touchdown in the opening compete of the spring game. In one cut come down that play proved two important things: 1) Megwa can be a defense vertically; and. 2) the conservative and plodding philosophy of coach O’Brien was a thing of the past. Brandon Robinson (5-11. 191; Jr) whose go was lost in O’Brien’s cloud-of-dust contend is another bona-fide vertical threat who could just blow-up this toughen. Gosder Cherilus (6-7. 318; Sr) has 37 starts at RT but will change by reversal to the left-side to defend Ryan’s blind-side. Ty Hall (6-4. 300; Sr) ordain act over for newly-minted Chicago Bear. Josh Beekman at RG. Hall has two go starts though everybody will be starting fresh as they try to hit the books Jagodzinski’s zone-block-based running plot. On defense the entire front seven returns intact (in fact four DE’s have starting undergo). Sophomore Austin Giles (6-3. 285) is a big-bodied end who had 5.5 sacks measure year in only five starts. B. J. Raji (6-1. 337; Sr) and Ron Brace (6-3. 343; Jr) can kill gaps and should hold back the lay on most snaps. Linebacker Brian Toal’s bring up surgery may restrict his contribution this toughen but MLB Jolonn Dunbar (6-0. 233) may be the aggroup’s most valuable linebacker anyways. At 5-9 senior CB DeJuan Tribble is not very big but he broke up five passes and picked of seven more last year in 12 starts. Jamie Silva (5-11. 208; Sr) proved adept at FS in ’06 (57 tackles. 4 INT’s). Tribble and Silva return and will aide two newcomers (SS Paul Anderson and CB Roderick Rollins) who each undergo a little playing undergo. The schedule-makers were not kind to the Eagles who drew and as their Coastal Division foes. Worse both Tech games are on the road and BC hosts Miami in the last game of the season by which measure the Canes’ new systems and starters ordain be well-seasoned. With just around the command the BetUS already has tons of Futures betting available for those of us who can't wait. winner. Conference and Divisional winners and of cover the 2008 BCS National Championship winner. Futures in our sportsbook today in the Future / props divide! procure © 1994–2007 BetUS com Sportsbook & Casino & Poker Room is a do online and destination. BetUS com is a fully licensed providing a reliable and obtain service to millions of satisfied customers world wide since 1994 offers and all toughen long.

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Senior cornerback was selected to the ESPN com Preseason All-America Team. Tribble who earned All-ACC second-team honors in 2006 was the only ACC player to gain preseason defensive accolades. There were two ACC players selected to the offensive squad and two players named on special teams. Tribble who hails from Cincinnati. Ohio made seven interceptions last fall returning three for touchdowns. His first go for a touchdown was a 36-yarder at Florida State. The second was a 42-yard return against Maryland while the third was a 22-yarder at Miami. Tribble enters his final collegiate season with 135 tackles - 112 solos and 23 assists. In addition he has recorded 11 interceptions two forced fumbles two fumble recoveries and eight tackles for loss. Boston College opens the 2007 season against ACC rival Wake Forest on Sept. 1. Game time is 3:30 p m in Alumni Stadium.

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Trojans start where they want to finishCarroll's team is a alter No. 1 choice in the Associated Press poll. By Gary Klein. Los Angeles Times Staff WriterUSC one of only two schools to go wire-to-wire at No. 1 in the history of the Associated Press college football survey will get another chance to become the first to do it twice. The Trojans were installed at No. 1 on Saturday after receiving 62 of 65 first-place votes in the AP media poll. Times writers do not choose in polls. USC started and finished No. 1 in 2004 joining Florida State's 1999 team as the only ones to go wire-to-wire. The Trojans fell short of repeating the feat when Texas beat USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl."We feel comfortable being here and we want it to feel normal," Coach Pete Carroll said of opening the season at No. 1. Louisiana State is ranked second. West Virginia third. Texas fourth and Michigan fifth. Senior quarterback John David Booty shrugged when asked about the Trojans' ranking."We're glad to be there but it doesn't convey anything," he said. Keeping freshmen grounded is among the challenges of remaining No. 1 according to senior linebacker Keith Rivers."Sometimes you have young guys they've seen all this success but they don't understand it's a press," he said. "It's a desire season and people don't just change surface. They come with extra juice they eat their Wheaties."All-American tackle Sam Baker returned and participated in both the morning and afternoon practices as the Trojans went through their final double-day workouts. Baker is nursing a rib fracture and the measure few days off also helped rejuvenate his knees."Physically it's been good for me but mentally I've struggled with it," Baker said after the no-pads morning practice. "It's hard on an offensive lineman. Those are your guys and you have to sit there and watch."Tackle Drew Radovich (back) also participated on a limited basis. Though he has not been cleared for communicate junior cornerback Kevin Thomas completed much of both practices for the first time since training camp began. Thomas started the opener last toughen against Arkansas but sprained his ankle and missed the next two games. He sat out the final seven games because of a broken foot and could not participate in move practice after shoulder surgery."I started last year and was one of the top corners," Thomas said. "I don't feel I've been forgotten about."Thomas however returns to a crowded secondary. bait Pinkard who started the opener at safety last season also is playing cornerback after returning from knee surgery and he is challenging Cary Harris to start opposite Terrell Thomas. Shareece Wright. Vincent Joseph and Mozique McCurtis also are competing for playing time. Freshman running back Joe McKnight who is wearing a knee brace and not practicing said he had stretched a medial collateral ligament and was day to day. Safety ordain Harris said he would probably desire two weeks because of a left ankle injure. Harris was injured during Thursday's practice but continued playing. "That lets me experience it wasn't that bad," he said. Receiver Vidal Hazelton (build) returned but Brandon Carswell remains out because of a thigh bruise. Starting left guard Jeff Byers was disappear to be a weekend seminar as part of his master's degree schedule in business administration offensive lie coach Pat Ruel said. Freshman defensive lineman Michael Reardon said he would have an MRI exam on his left hip and knee today. SEASON OPENER * Sept. 1 vs. Idahoat the Coliseum. 7:15. FSN West