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Friday Roundup: The “Beer Summit” Edition

I suppose you never want the President of the United States to be drunk, and that right there is good enough reason to rationalize a brew pick by Obama of Bud Light. At just 4.2% ABV, it’s only slightly more … Continue reading

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Important Update To The Silly Dance Drama!

Yesterday, we incorrectly reported that what the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors perform before a game is called “The Haka.” We were wrong. What the Hawaii Warriors perform is a “Ha’a.” Please accept this correction as an apology to anyone offended by … Continue reading

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ND Football Players Disheartened To Learn “Totally Awesome” Cheer They Developed Not Being Described as “Totally Awesome” By Some

According to Hawaii Football Coach… hold on, I have to look this up… Greg McMackin, the night before the Hawaii Bowl last season, the ND and Hawaii squads took part in a ceremony during which the Hawaii squad did the … Continue reading

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You’re So Predictable: 2010 Irish Draftees

Our announcement of the ND vs. Opposition Draft, coupled with this post over on UHND, reminded me of this post we did a year ago looking at draft talent in ND’s upper classes and this post from this past spring … Continue reading

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Pete Carroll:NCAA Rules::Salvador Dali:Reality

Or maybe I should say Pete’s more of a Bob Ross. He sees happy little trees everywhere, and, more importantly, he sees “happy little mistakes.” USC football Coach Pete Carroll employed a former NFL tactician last season to help with … Continue reading

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The 2009 ND vs. Opposition Draft

Mel Kiper Jr. seen here eating his heart out. Earlier this year, and I mean early, a series of discussions on various ND football boards, plus a lot of writing about how the talent on ND’s roster so “clearly” “outclasses” … Continue reading

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Incompetence To Take Spotlight Sept. 12th

We already knew this much: Come Sept 12th, either Notre Dame would defeat a fumbling and bumbling Michigan (sucks!) in Ann Arbor, shining a light on the program Rich Rodriguez seems hell-bent on beating with the mishap stick every day … Continue reading

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HLS Tweets for the Week of 2009-07-24

Sup twitter friends! Just a quick thanks for following HLS. We will have a ton of updates as camp and the season get underway! # Fearing we may have taken vacation at wrong time. May never get back up to … Continue reading

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Friday Roundup: The “Things I Missed” Edition

I’ve had this sort of bizarre week where, if I were someone like, say, Hunter S. Thompson, the story of that week would be oddball, intense, and fantastical, and I’d be dead, but I’m not Hunter S. Thompson, so the … Continue reading

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The NCAA Hatessssssses the Rugby Style Kicker

HT: Conquest Chronicles New Rule: If a punter carries the ball outside the tackle box before he kicks on a “rugby-style kick,” there will be no roughing the kicker violation this season. There is also a rule change regarding offensive … Continue reading

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