Category Archives: The Footbaw Universe
Michigan Football Banquet Interactive Experience
You could click here to get a fine textual representation of last night’s Michigan Football Banquet. You could. Or, or you could just click this link, and meditate on the picture below, and get a much more immersive and representative … Continue reading
Friday Roundup: The “Time For A Laugh” Edition
The accident this week at Notre Dame is awful. The mass held last night in remembrance of Declan Sullivan was beautiful. And anyone who knew the young man, or anyone on campus, really, are only beginning their grieving process. And … Continue reading
Said the BCS to Oregon and BSU…
Quick hitter here, but did anyone else have this mental image when they first heard about the first BCS rankings of the season?
Friday Roundup: The “We Miss You, Johnelle” Edition
Frankly, this week has sucked from a blogging perspective. Life was so, so much better when Johnelle Smith was the head coach at MSU. Losing him was like the SEC losing Houston Nutt. We miss you, man. The Roundup Fondue … Continue reading
Friday Roundup: The “Lack of Institutional Control” Edition
1 Week. I don’t get HBO. I haven’t seen “Hard Knocks.” But I live in the web of football memes, and I think I’ve got a pretty good notion of what it’s about. And I’d just like to suggest that … Continue reading
Friday Roundup: The “Bell Rings For Thee, Tate Forcier” Edition
Yes, I realize I’ve confused literary and cinematical references in the title. Let it sink in. Give it a minute, and you might appreciate it the way I do. The Roundup Too bad it wasn’t raining so he could really … Continue reading
BYU Beats Texas to the Punch, Goes Indie
Sometimes things don’t work out like as I expect. Take most of my dating life, for example. Or, for another example, check out BYU going independent before Texas. Brigham Young University will leave the Mountain West Conference, go independent in … Continue reading
Friday Roundup: The “Yeah, We’re Together Again. Again.” Edition
Sigh. The Friday Roundup. Long-time readers of HLS (and happy 5th start of the season to all 6 of you) know that the Roundup and I have had a tumultuous, on-again-off-again affair over the years. Back before the days of … Continue reading
Ty Willingham Is Finished
Ty Willingham has retired from coaching. Coaching football. No. Really. What? Guys, stop. I’m serious. He’s retired. Hardy har. Sooooo funny, Mr. “Didn’t He Retire in 2002?” No. Really. He retired via heavily covered press conference this morning Tom Dienhart’s … Continue reading
Football Conferences Are Dead. They Just Don’t Know It Yet.
Maybe Jack Swarbrick had nothing to do with ND surviving this round of realignment. Perhaps he made no moves to kill the conferences. Perhaps. The “seismic shifts” of conference realignment happened. Did you miss it? Nebraska is now wondering how … Continue reading
