by John Walters
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I cannot take credit for this joke. Props to my old Brophy buddy Eric.
Rector, Baker, Caretaker
Occasionally I wonder how my kind-hearted, gentle, friendly Dillon Hall rector, Fr. Joseph Carey, is doing. “Cares,” as we called him, was also my boss senior year, as I was lucky enough to be an RA in Dillon (I didn’t realize then it would be the best job I’d ever have).
Anyway, Cares, 82, now lives in an apartment in Ryan Hall on campus, as this Notre Dame Magazine article shows. A ’62 alum of Notre Dame, Cares has discovered baking in his retirement and uses it as a way to welcome students and create friendships and a sense of home, and community. I’m probably missing out on a plethora of confectionary puns here (“it’s refreshing to catch a priest with his hands in a literal cookie jar”), but I’m not up to it.
For you sports fans, Cares was the rector at Dillon when Pat Walsh, creator of the “Catholics vs. Convicts” t-shirt, resided there. On the day Pat hauled in more than $35,000 in T-shirt sales from the Oct. 15, 1988 game, he stashed the money with Cares (who put it in his safe) so that he could head out to party without worrying about it. That’s what was always cool about Cares; he has never forgotten how it feels to be a student.
Future Star: Quinshon Judkins
Truth: we’ve watched less than 10 minutes of bowl action this month and we’re not afraid to say that the glut of bowls, plus the playoff, has turned us off to most of them. Particularly any before, say, December 30th. ESPN and Twitter is just an echo chamber of “All the bowls are awesome” and if you let them influence you, you may begin to question your common sense and good judgment. Just because normally sensible Matt Barrie says it’s so doesn’t mean it is. What else is he going to say? He makes good money via Mickey Mouse.
Anyway, the 10 minutes we saw was the Texas Bowl, where Texas Tech beat Ole Miss. What stuck in our noodle was the play of Mississippi frosh RB Quinshon Judkins and the graphic that only one SEC freshman running back has only rushed for more yards in a season: Herschel Walker.
Judkins finished the season with 1,568 yards rushing; Walker, 1,616.
Good company (at least as far as college rushers go), indeed.
Judkins is from Pike Road, Alabama, a suburb of Montgomery. How did Nick miss on him?
Talent Poole
This play/maneuver by Golden State guard Jordan Poole got lost in the hysteria of Luka Doncic’s 60-21-10 game two nights ago. Also, ESPN isn’t much on showing below-the-rim mastery. But it needs to be seen to be believed. Twelve year-old me would’ve been on the court the following day working on this until I had it down… which would’ve been tough since there was no Twitter or YouTube allowing me to watch it repeatedly.
$1 Quiz
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1-6 At least six U.S. presidents have had the same last name as a president who preceded them. Give the last names.
7. True-False: every retired NBA player with a 60-point game is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
8. Who was the lead singer of Mudcrutch?
9. The element with the lowest atomic number is ________________.
10. What MLB park has the furthest fence from home plate (two possible answers) (team, city or park name acceptable).
1. Adams
2. Roosevelt
3. Bush
4. Johnson
5. Harrison
6. Cleveland ?
7. False
8. Tom Petty
9. Hydrogen
10. Comerica Park (Detroit)
This time we can award TJ WINNER status! Congrats. So many Dillonites in today’s blog.
GO BIG RED
That picture of Taylor looks “Zachary” like its from some upcoming Yellowstone prequel — strong Costner vibes.
There were two Presidents Cleveland?
He occupies two presidencies
NOT THE SAME! I’d ask for a RULING but when the JUDGE is also the opposing party?
Grover Cleveland is officially the 22nd and 24th president. So, a president having the same surname as a previous president fits.
I don’t recall you submitting a full answer sheet, anyway, so were you ever in the running or are you simply trying to be difficult?
Welcome back, Susie B.
Another quicks “Cares” story from that senior year (‘87) when the screening process for Dillon RA’s was somehow a bit more “porous”….. Halloween night, after the Navy game – I found myself stuck with hall duty. With no costume, as a goof I asked Fr Carey if I could borrow his “priest stuff” (not raised Catholic, I didn’t know exactly what they uniform was called). No hesitation, he loans me a black shirt and white collar and shows me how to put them together. Working the front desk that night I met the intoxicating (and slightly intoxicated) Kristin, now my wife of 31 yrs. Thanks Cares, I still owe you big time for that one!