Monthly Archives: July 2011

A Disclaimer

Before we get to the ‘next level’ of the Top 25 debate with the as-always-wonderful Keith Arnold of NBC, I wanted to lay this out there: The views expressed on HLS’ behalf by DMQ are DMQ’s views and his views … Continue reading

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Let Me Explain: My Top-25 Irish Players Sans Crist

Yeah. So, let’s use this post to try to calm the masses a bit. I’ve been rather astonished at the response I got for not including Dayne Crist in my rankings of the Top 25 Irish Players on the 2011 … Continue reading

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So, uh, yeah… The Ads are Back.

Looooooooong time readers will recall that we had some ads before. We’ve got them again. And believe me, despite the recent addition of Poot to the team, we’re not going to be raking in enough money to even buy a … Continue reading

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The SEC Just Opened A Door, And ND Should Walk Right Through

To kick off SEC Media Days this afternoon without the help of a former chicken inseminaor to entertain the crowds, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive proposed a “National Agenda for Change.” Additionally, and perhaps more importantly when it comes to the … Continue reading

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ND Runs the Freaking Gauntlet

Okay, I’ve had enough of the ND Schedule Bashing. This year proves it beyond anything: ND PLAYS A TOUGH SCHEDULE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. That is it. Not debatable. No DII programs. Very few ‘cakewalks’. Heck, our typical ‘cakewalk’ … Continue reading

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2 BCS or Not 2 BCS: That is the Question

And we’re back! Sooner than expected but DMQ is a harsh task master. Actually, NCAA 2012 was released Tuesday and once I get my hands on it, there goes any productivity in my life. You’re lucky you are even getting … Continue reading

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Many Painful (for the other guys) Returns

Thanks to our Boy Chris for the Trailer In Part II of the series looking at production, we look at the Defense. In Part I, focused on the offense, we saw that we’re returning about 3/4′s of our offensive production … Continue reading

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Many Happy Returns

Looking from 2010 to 2011, what are we bringing back? What kind of production are we returning? What is it that’s making everyone so freaking fired up for this season? (besides the fact that LNIII will finally step on the … Continue reading

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ND Alumni Tickets Results Released: WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?

Results are out! Get yours here. And if you don’t have your ticket app number handy, try this handy trick (via NDN): -Go to Alumni.ND.edu, then “Supporting Notre Dame” in the bottom left, then “Giving History”. In the upper left … Continue reading

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