Monthly Archives: May 2010

RR Tosses EVERY-DAMN-ONE under the bus In a formal response to the allegations against him and his football program, the always-classy Coach RichRod managed to gloss over his own responsibility, and pretty much toss everyone else under the bus. But … Continue reading →

Just the other day I took a look at Charlie and ND vs Kelly and Cincy/CMU in terms of Runniiiiiiiiing game production. I started into a similar analysis of passing – looking at productivity vs efficiency – but thought I … Continue reading →

Very cool video of a pre-game tradition of which I was unaware (HT: Alberto at NDN) – the Irish Trumpets. I was a student for 4 years, went to every game for the 4 years after that, and have been … Continue reading →

HLS would like to wish a heart Happy Birthday to legendary Coach Ara Parseghian. He turns 87 today. I had the privilege of meeting Coach a few years back at a fundraising event here in LA, and he was awesome. … Continue reading →

At ND, we’ve gone from a pass-freaking-happy Coach to a pass-freaking-happy Coach. So much for change, right? Well, not so much. It seemed like Charlie’s teams 1) Couldn’t run and 2) That Charlie didn’t WANT to run. (the two are … Continue reading →

After 2 sub-.500 seasons, and with ND finally having a competent coach that has actually coached, and won consistently, in college, the Skunkbears are trying to back away from a commitment to play the Irish for the next bajillion years. … Continue reading →

We all love to chant “GO!” when it’s 4th down, even if it doesn’t make sense. It feels adventurous. It feels bold and aggressive. It’s often stupid. Chaz loooooved to go for it on 4th. In his last 4 seasons, … Continue reading →

Over the course of Spring Ball, one sound bite that seemed to stick in the minds of a lot of Notre Dame fans was the commentary by coach Brian Kelly with regard to the play of Manti Te’o. Specifically, some … Continue reading →

A Rant. This is just a random line of thinking, not fully formed yet, but I wanted to get it down and out there to garner feedback. Not sure where I go with this long-term, and I only have anecdotal … Continue reading →

Great history, great drama in that history. Both programs looking to make a comeback. Would be a great matchup. Then just follow it up with home-and-homes and we are righting the ship in the ‘interesting schedule’ department.