For those of you who haven't heard Notre Dame Coach (and Hockey-L'er) Ric Schafer speak, you're missing quite a treat. Here are a couple more Schafer comments taken from the Ann Arbor News this season: After being handed the envelope containing the check for Notre Dame's appearance versus Michigan at The Palace - "Gonna use this to find us some Roberts and Wisemans." (referring to Michigan forwards David Roberts and Brian Wiseman) On Notre Dame's 9 seasons as an independent - "We had the direction of an amoeba there for awhile." On coaching at Alaska-Fairbanks - "The toughest recruiting assignment I'll ever have." (2 hours from the Arctic Circle) (note: Schafer turned around the UAF program, from 1-23 his first season to 20-17-1 and Division I status when he left.) On his optimistis approach - "I like the sports miracles where players muster up unknown abilities and pull out the big win. The sports miracle just hasn't happened here yet." Coach Schafer is a great guy, and he'll get the last laugh when he leads Notre Dame to a CCHA title (which he will someday). John H U Mich