Monthly Archives: January 2007
A Primer on Poaching
If you’re following ND football and recruiting lately, you’ve probably seen the term “poach” come about quite a bit. HLS, always here to serve, offers up a little primer so you can fully understand the term. Poached: Not Poached: Justing … Continue reading
Irish Pick Up 2 Key Players From Out Of Nowhere…
If you didn’t keep pretty well connected to the internets and recruiting news in the last 120 hours, you’d be wondering where these names came from, but ND suddenly has itself 2 new and very key commitments from some previously … Continue reading
Super Bowl Bans Tailgating, Supports Communism
Apparently men much smarter than the rest of us have decided to pass down a decree banning all tailgating within a mile of the Orange BowlStadium in Miami Florida on Super Bowl Sunday. Some probably guess that the glorius and … Continue reading
Friday Roundup: The Pick Yourself Up And Get Back On That Damned Horse Edition
The above headline could be in reference to last night’s recruiting bombshell, or it could be in reference to a certain bottle of Johnny Walker Black. I’ll never tell. The Roundup: IRT takes a look at Florida’s container-ship worth of … Continue reading
Justin Trattou Follows, um, Heart, yeah Heart, and Decommits From ND.
Bummer. Free link here explaining the whole thing. It clearly had nothing to do with new schemes with a new DC, better weather, or prevalence of exposed female skin on Florida’s campus. Definitely not the last one. That’s for sure. … Continue reading
The Shark’s a Blogger
Thanks IRT, you’re always on top of this stuff. Click here to visit Shark.
Hey Troy Smith, The Lousy NFL Prospect Store Called…
And they’ve got plenty of you!*** Apparently at least one NFL scout isn’t buying into the hype of the all-world, Heisman winning QB and iconic figure of redemption, Troy Smith. One scout, the Cincinnati Bengals’ Greg Seamon, was quoted on … Continue reading
Robert Hughes is Irish
After post-poning his decision a few weeks back, All-Star RB recruit Robert Hughes announced today that he will be Irish. Robert, we love that you took your time and made the right decision. Welcome to the family! Power RB … Continue reading
Knight Commission Witness: “The Elite Athletic Prospect Has Become Completely Commoditized.”
Ron Zook: “Yeah! I Know! It’s AWESOME!” A sports sociologist/communist derided “recruitniks” and sites like Scout.com or Rivals.com, saying such outside factors cause elite 17 year old athletes to become “hedonistic, materialistic, and individualistic. ” Yep, never knew a 17 … Continue reading
Jim Mora Now In “Staging Area” For Washington Head Coaching Position
Former Atlanta Falcons head coach, University of Washington alum, and now current Seattle Seahawks assistant coach Jim Mora has moved into what we like to call a “staging area” for his impending replacement of Ty Willingham as head coach, Football … Continue reading
