Monthly Archives: October 2009

Keys to Beating USC

A lot has to go right for ND to beat USC this weekend, but it’s very possible. Here’s what has to happen for ND to bring home the W. 1) ND’s front 7 on Defense needs to play out of … Continue reading

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Weis is So Fired Up/Over-Worked He Doesn’t Know What Day It Is.

And other fun, from his press conference: Q. My point exactly. Can you feel the excitement starting to build around campus for this weekend? COACH WEIS: I haven’t been on campus, Pete, so I can’t really tell you, but I … Continue reading

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HLS Supports the “Green Out”

White Outs, Blackouts, now Green Outs. The “[INSERT COLOR] Outs” are sort of F-ed out, but they serve a purpose. Showing solidarity and using any freaking means necessary to try to intimidate an opponent and let them know they’re not … Continue reading

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HLS Tweets for the Week of 2009-10-11

RT @oopspow: B/C Juice has been the only problem? RT @PeteThamelNYT RT @IlliniFootball: Zook will make a chg at QB and start McGee this week # RT @BeatVisitor: Why is Oklahoma ranked with a 2-2 record?? http://bit.ly/hvt1F <– Let's make … Continue reading

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Cheeseburger Friday: Here’s a Video

Just ran across this on the iPod. The song’s actually better on the video due to the clever use of sound effects. And just appreciate this for a moment: There’s a reason Cash got to go last.

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Friday Roundup: The “Oh Thank God For Ethiopia” Edition

Jebus. Who’s idea was it to move to the east coast? Did you know all the Thursday night college football games end after midnight here? Thank God some Ethiopian once said, “hey, I bet if we roast the hell out … Continue reading

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Has the ND Pass Defense Improved?

As I wrote earlier, coming into the season everyone expected our experienced and talented secondary to be ND’s strength. We expected shut down passing games, with teams forced to run against a younger DL. We learned early on at Michigan … Continue reading

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USC Game Can Mean more than a W or L

The game in a week and half can’t get here soon enough. It gives ND a chance at respect. It gives the squad a chance to silence the doubters. It gives ND a great chance to be ranked again. But … Continue reading

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SOS Update

Just a reality check for a lot of folks out there regarding the ND schedule. To date, ND’s schedule is ranked as the 36th most difficult in the nation. That’s much higher than AP #1 Florida (SOS ranked 107!!!), #2 … Continue reading

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Frosh MVP

It’s not Manti. It’s not Shaq. It’s not Riddick. Say hello to our Frosh MVP: Nick Tausch. After what seems like a decade of kicking ineptitude, ND finally has a solid go-to guy in freshman Nick Tausch. On Saturday Tausch … Continue reading

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