The Back Corner Fade

Note:  Mike Kane is a Notre Dame fan writing a weekly column from a fan’s perspective about the lighter side of college football.  

Some of you younger Irish fans probably don’t remember some of the battles Notre Dame had back in the 90’s and early 2000’s against Purdue. They had Captain Kangaroo and his “basketball on grass” offense, and QB’s like the great Drew Brees and the king of the neck lettuce, Kyle Orton.