Spanning the Dome: 2/28/07

Today’s edition of Spanning the Dome features what is becoming a common mix - little bit of Brady Quinn draft news, little bit of news on the other Notre Dame players in the draft, and a couple basketball links.  By the way, what am I going to link to at this time next year without Notre Dame having one prospects in the draft?

• I haven’t given much love to Victor Abiamiri’s draft status in these posts, so let’s start off with a post from the Patriots website which mentions him as a potential outside linebacker in their 3-4 defense.
• Michael Rothstein has a good article up about Rhema McKnight’s path to the NFL.  If Rhema can turn in a good 40 time at the Notre Dame pro day, I think he can move into the third round.
• Another post from a Dolphins blog on Brady Quinn.  It seems like Miami fans are really warming up to the idea of Quinn and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Dolphins trade up for him.
• Meanwhile, this guy thinks that neither Russell or Quinn should go first and his arguments are pretty good - both Calvin Johnson and Adrian Peterson are sick athletes.
• Seriously, this is the last draft link for today - Jason Kelly weighs on Quinn and the draft.  On a side note, how nice is it to have Jason Kelly and Eric Hansen at the SBT after having say… David Haugh a few years back?
• Remember when Notre Dame ended the season in the NIT?  The Irish won’t be there this year, but the SBT talks to Russell Carter and Collin Falls about ND’s recent NIT trips.
• The observer has a good article on the basketball team’s regular season finale against Rutgers and how much it can mean for their chances in the Big East and NCAA Tournaments.
• Another good article from the Observer about adding some size and muscle to the offensive and defensive lines.