WELCOME TO THE FIRST ANT-PREVIEW OF THE 2010 SEASON...BITCHES!!!! Wheewwwww.... Now that I got that out of my system, we can proceed.

Welcome to the 2010 season. There is just so much to look forward to as we enter thr Brian Kelly era. Notre Dame had been in dark ,dark times for the past 3 seasons, but as the first game approaches, I think some of us are starting to see the white light shimmer in the distance. Could Notre Dame finally have a real, honest to goodness head coach? The answer, after checking your 8 ball, is most likely.

Before we skip off and charge right into this Anti-Preview, I have to announce that a few changes have been made this season with the way the AP is done. Rather than list them all off, I will just give you some fair warning. Uh... you've been warned. Here we go...

Manti Te'o, Harrison Smith, Dayne Crist, Michael Floyd, Kyle Rudolph, and Brian Kelly break it down to the Notre Dame media...

With the upcoming season vastly approaching (ZOMG, It's tomorrow) the fellow blogs on the Bloguin network have decided to vote in a Bloguin Heisman Poll. I couldn't be more excited for this because its much easy to participate in than an actual top 25 poll. That takes a lot of time and work which is always tough to accomplish. In all honesty, I think the Heisman Trophy is still a great award and should have a special place in all of our hearts as Notre Dame has won 7 of them. Who knows, maybe this season we could have the next trophy winner playing in South Bend on Saturdays this fall.

How the poll works: The Bloguin Heisman Poll is an open collaboration of many dedicated bloggers here at the Bloguin Network that love college football. Each week, bloggers from across the country will send in their votes for their top 3 Heisman candidates (3 pts for 1st, 2 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd). I will post our votes for the Heisman every week and you will be able to see the current leasers at fellow Bloguin member site, RandallSimonsSausages.com. Without further ado, lets dive in:

Do not adjust your computer.This is another IBG post- but this time The Brawling Hibernian strikes you in the gut with his insights. Enjoy

TJ Jones, Braxston Cave, Tommy Rees, and Bob Diaco speak with the media. Videos:

Brian Kelly spoke with the media today about Purdue, and his teams motivation.

The rumors hit the boards yesterday pretty hard, and at the Brian Kelly press conference- the issue was finalized.Shaq Evans is no longer with the football team, and is seeking a transfer. The most likely places are UCLA and Oregon according to Internet gossip.

Evans had slipped down the depth chart- until he finally fell off the page. The former 4 star WR from California has had a rocky career with the Irish- and this was only his sophomore year.

Peace out.

As we announced last week, the Irish Blogger Gathering is back for its 3rd season. Are you ready for some god damn football? You needn't answer that question because I already know. Irish fans are understandably anxious about this season with a new coaching staff, and two new systems in place (offense and defense). What will happen?! As of right now, the season is just about anybody's guess- and I have heard a lot of those guesses.

When I start getting the IBG organized in the beginning of August, I like to ask a certain few of the Blogs if they wouldn't mind doing certain games as the host. UHND was one of those blogs that I had in mind. Frank is very detailed oriented, and let's face it, he is probably more businesslike than the rest of us. That's why I wanted him to kick this new era of the IBG in the ass for the first game against Purdue. Be sure to check out his original post HERE, and he will also have the rundown of all of the other answers from the rest of the IBG.

Here we go...

In late- May, my wife and I found out we are expecting a child. The Hiberna-baby will be joining us in February of 2011, meaning that this will be my last childless Notre Dame football season. Beyond simple matters of parental responsibility, this child will change everything about the manner in which I watch Notre Dame games for the remainder of my life. Beginning next season, I will begin the process of introducing Notre Dame football and all its joys (and, yes, agonies) to a new fan. The history, the games, the players, the traditions; all of it. It is a weighty task, but one which I look forward to with great anticipation.

Welcome to the first Bagpipe Monday of the 2010 season. Friends, if you have been a loyal reader of Subway Domer and Bagpipe Monday throughout the years, than you already know that I take this feature and do a lot of different stuff with it. It's Monday... we get a little weird. So with that in mind, we are throwing another changeup- or should I say... making another audible (whew, I crack myself up!).

Not only will BM have the weekly poll and pipes- it will have the weekly T-Shirt as well. Weekly T-Shirt? Yep. The Anti-Preview had a segment that told you what to wear- the problem was that it wasn't until Thursday and Friday. So there is a "trade" in a small way to give you an opportunity to look your best this season.

Here is this weeks "Weekly T-Shirt." It, and all the shirts for the season can be found inside the Subway Domer Store (the link is found in the right hand column). The store is undergoing some fall cleaning, but it does have a wide range of stuff. Hopefully by the end of the week the store will be fully edited for this season.

As always, don't forget to vote in this weeks poll. I am going to keep the poll real simple this week and just straight up ask you how our beloved Irish fair against Purdue in week one. Don't over think it.

This weeks pipes are brought to you by The Real PSJ from In The Bleachers. Follow him on Twitter, @TheRealPSJ. I asked for a fight song for Subway Domer that was a cross between Gwar and GangStarr with some bagpies thrown in it as well. He sent me this... enjoy!