As Manti Te’o prepares to play his last game in Notre Dame Stadium, I sat down to write a few words about what makes him my all-time favorite ND player before quickly realizing that there’s not much I can say about him that you can’t learn by watching this interview.  In addition to being the best linebacker to every strap on a gold helmet, nobody has embodied the Spirit of Notre Dame more than Manti Te’o.  It’s been an honor watching him represent Notre Dame for the last four years and I know he’ll continue to do so long after he graduates.  I would also like to apologize to Rocket Ismail for being dethroned as my favorite ND player, after a 22 year reign.  Good run, Rocket. 

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Sidenote: 19 years ago today, #2 Notre Dame beat #1 Florida State, 31-24,  in the "Game of the Century". 

Go Irish,

BAM