It’s finally over – all but the crying. OK, I’m actually finished crying, too. Notre Dame defeated Stanford in the final game of the season to end everything with a 2 game winning streak. Of course, the other win was over Duke, and that’s nothing to really brag about.Charlie Weiss has some work to do folks. Apparently he’s bringing in the coaching staff from the New England Patriots to help him analyze everything that went wrong this season. I say carry on – you need all the help you can get. Hell, bring in their cheerleaders while you’re at it. Any and every opinion is welcome at this point. Let’s just hope that #1 recruiting class that everyone likes to talk about isn’t reduced to a third string kicker and a glorified water boy based on the results of this season. I’m not sure that recruiting class matters anyway. Look at all the hype surrounding Jimmy Clausen, Armando Allen, Lamarcus Aldridge and others. It just goes to show you that a lot of perceived talent isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Apparently it’s worth 2 wins over losing teams.I’m sure I’ll be excited and fired up to watch my favorite team kick off the 2008 season next fall, but right now I’m just bitter. So I say “no thanks” to the Notre Dame apparel my wife wants to buy me for Christmas. I say “not going to happen” to Fighting Irish office accessories and golf club head covers. I say “good day madam!” to coffee cups and pennants. I need time off to recover and find my happy place again.In the meantime, I’ll be gearing up to watch our Arkansas Razorbacks take on Missouri in the Cotton Bowl. Happy bowl games everyone!