Monthly Archives: May 2008

Forced to Make Millions of Dollars?

Sign it! Sign this huge contract so we may pay you a fortune! I’m not sure what will end first, this Dick-Rod-Not-Paying-His-Buyout thing or the Democratic Nomination process, but both have reached rarefied levels of stupidity. While Hillary Clinton is … Continue reading

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You Don’t Know Chuck

Seriously, Chuck says, you don’t know me unless you’ve met me. And given that most people haven’t met Chuck (except me), he’s talking to the majority of the fans/haters out there when he says this.  It’s an interesting interview, taken from a more personal … Continue reading

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The Chewbacca Defense of Southern Cal

I was going to ignore the entire “OJ Mayo Took Money From Agents In High School and College” thing. For one, OJ Mayo didn’t play football at Southern Cal. He played basketball, and we’re a college football blog. Second, I … Continue reading

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Hey There Satan (Urban), Is it Cold Down There?

Yeah, I never thought it would happen either.  But Brian at Mgoblog said something intelligent.  Well-written.  Human, even.  And I agreed with it.   Take it in, accept it, believe that it’s possible even t hough Michigan (sucks!) sucks.  But there it is. … Continue reading

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Urban’s Recruits: High Quality Student-Athletes. High Quality People.

It’s almost laughable, but Urban often tries to spin his program as ‘doing the right thing’.   Well, the measure of doing the right thing is, often, DOING THE RIGHT THING. Example:  Michael Floyd’s dedication to getting an education, Dayne Crist’s … Continue reading

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Friday Roundup: The “Would You Like Some Cheese With That Whine?” Edition

It must be the worst of the worst part of the off-season, because all anyone seems to be doing lately is whining. The Roundup: It takes a while for the guy to make his point, but when he does, it’s … Continue reading

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ND Schedules ASU Minus All Of The Perks…

Notre Dame just announced that they’ve placed ASU on the schedule – the 2013 schedule. NOTRE DAME, Ind. – In the second to be announced of a series of “off-site” Fighting Irish football games, Notre Dame and Arizona State will … Continue reading

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“To Hell with Michigan”

It’s too bad that Charlie actually got the quote wrong, otherwise we’d KNOW that he’s a loyal HLS reader. Chuck, you should’ve just said “Michigan Sucks!” It’s around :50 seconds. And I love that Charlie hath no love for the … Continue reading

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Laying Down the Law

Trevor Laws had an amazing final season at Notre Dame, one which helped him tremendously in the NFL Draft, along with his great Senior Bowl and Combine performances.  But it doesn’t mean that the losing didn’t hurt.  Blue and Gold … Continue reading

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NCAA Releases Self-Invented Metric Results For Some Self-Back-Patting

The NCAA Released their “Academic Progress Report” today and then gushed about all their “progress.” The name alone tells you right away that the entire thing was manufactured to keep the heat off the NCAA and make it look like … Continue reading

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