Monthly Archives: July 2009
2009 ESPY’s
Not much to report on a pretty fun night and event out with the fancy and rich at the ESPY’s this year. But, 3 things stand out. First, Samuel Jackson does a video vignette about his early days as a … Continue reading
Urban Meyer To Coach Notre Dame…
…when pigs fly. Midway through the talk, Meyer was talking about the “nonsense” that came up again last week when a column by Paul Finebaum in the Mobile paper indicated (again) that Meyer is leaving Florida for Notre Dame after … Continue reading
HLS Tweets for the Week of 2009-07-10
OK USA! # Rees is Irish. ND lands its second QB – who will also help recruit key Illinois recruits Prater, Cooper, etc. # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Friday Roundup: The “Dog Days” Edition
Man, coupled with the absolute lack of college football happenings this week, the MJ and McNair “news” and “coverage” was just brutal. If only Michael could have keeled over in September. We could have completely missed it. This week, even … Continue reading
The NYT Thinks ND’s Schedule Is Weak
I can’t help but notice that the New York Time’s excellent college sports blog, The Quad (yes, I said it, the NYT, despite not understanding what’s happening to it and its industry, has an excellent college sport blog), thinks that … Continue reading
Star Power
Given the string of commitments lately, you’d think ND fans would be thrilled. Not what I’ve read… Why? “They’re mostly 3-stars” is the most-cited response. I think it’s important, though, to look at this class with a little context before … Continue reading
Utupia
Ha. California DE Justin Utupo is Irish. Utupo is a three-star type on both Rivals and Scout, while ESPN rates him just outside its 150 Watch List. At 6’2-ish and 260ish (all those measurements are “ish” for every recruit), he’s got … Continue reading
Randy Edsall Will Probably Never Coach at Notre Dame
Whether Charlie Weis ceases to be the head coach at Notre Dame after this season or the 2020 season, I’m going on record right now and predicting that Randy Edsall, current HC at UConn, will never be the head coach … Continue reading
Wha Happen?
The couple of dozen of you who snuck away from the family this weekend long enough to check the internets and see if anything of import happened regarding your favorite college football program were likely disappointed. 1) Nothing happened. And … Continue reading
Happy 4th, Friends!
God, COUNTRY, Notre Dame. Go God! Go USA! And Go Irish! In honor of our great nation, I give you: Hendrix. And a bunch of hippies at Woodstock.