Quotable Quotables

Legends of South Bend put up a nice video of former Irish star Aaron Taylor interviewing former Irish coach Lou Holtz. When asked what makes a good football team, Lou responded:

"If you find a good football team, you find the seniors playing the best football of their career. It doesn't matter if they're third string; as a senior, you have an obligation to provide leadership to the younger players."

Its time for the leaders on this squad to step up. John Sullivan appeared to do a better job running the offensive line against Michigan State, and Derrell Hand performed up to expectations in his first start of the season. Look for Carlson, Zibby, and Travis Thomas (yes, even Travis Thomas needs to step up for ND to do better) to take over their rolls as captains on this team.

On a side note, in the interview, Aaron Taylor talked about practicing opposite Lombardi winner Chris Zorich as a freshman:

"He had arms like legs and legs like people" Taylor said of his mentor, but he added that his tough first year competing against Zorich led to him being a much better football player as his career progressed.