All right, biz-natches friends, I want to know who our loyal readers are is. We slave away all day and night trying to be informative and witty and all up-to-date on ND football, and you get to know us, but by gosh, we want to know you too. So with that, it’s roll call time.Â
Bueller? Bueller? Frye?
So just give us the basics. If more than 3 people (beyond our contributors) respond, that’ll be great. If a couple hundred of the couple hundred that visit us every day post their deets, better!
Here’s what we want: Name/Nickname, Where You Live, How Old You Be, How Long You’ve Been an Irish Fan, ND Class/Subway Alum Status, How Long You’ve Been an HLS Reader, Favorite ND Player Ever, and Season Record Prediction. And of course, anything else you want to share. I’ll go first, but post yours in the comments!
Name:Â The Biscuit
Living In:Â Santa Monica, CA
How Old I Be: Just shy of 30. Forever.
Fandom Since:Â 11 years or so (good Lord!) – 1996
ND Class Of:Â 2000
HLS Reader:Â Since the Beginning
Favorite Player:Â The Bus
Season Prediction:Â 6-6 (edited since my original post/prediction of 8-4. ugh.)
Do the Roll Call. DO IT!
Don't take me, yourself, or life so seriously. This is supposed to be fun.
Biscuit co-founded HerLoyalSons in partnership with his ND roommate (Dillon Hall baby!), MQ, in 2006 and has been ranting about ND Football and everything Notre Dame since. He strongly believes in the mission of ND and its football program. Biscuit expects logic and data in arguments and will absolutely crush you if you come to a debate missing one or the other. He despises everything Michigan, and his favorite pastime is mocking Purdue.
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Name: PM
Living In: Frozen North
How Old I Be: Can;t rent a car yet..almost though
Fandom Since: 18 or so (good Lord!) – 1989
ND Class Of: subway
HLS Reader: Last fall
Favorite Player: Kevin McDougal
Season Prediction: 8-4 (original prediction of 9-3. ugh.)
Name: Mike
Living In: Omaha, NE
How Old I Be: 27
Fandom Since: 1988, my first ND game in person.
ND Class Of: Not an ND alum.
HLS Reader: Recently?
Favorite Player: Ju-Jo (Julius Jones)
Season Prediction: 7-5, have not changed. Leaning to a change to 6-6.
Name: Todd
Living In: (Stationed in) Kingsland, GA
How Old I Be: 23
Fandom Since: I was born, my first christmas pressent was a Notre Dame Jersey/Pants with a golden helmet.
ND Class of: None yet, still enlisted in USMC
HLS Reader: A few months now
Favorite Player: Mark Edwards
Season Prediction: 8-4 Seriously… you’ll see, don’t lose faith just yet!
This is number three, biz-natches!
Name: Joe
Living In: Chicago
How Old I Be: 33
Fandom Since: birth
ND Class Of: 96
HLS Reader: Since inception
Favorite Player: Mark Monahan
Season Prediction: Pain
Name: Sleepydad
Living In: Nashville, TN
How Old I Be: 34
Fandom Since: 1986
ND Class Of: 1997 MA
HLS Reader: not sure
Favorite Player: tie: Chris Zorich/Michael Stonebreaker
Season Prediction: 6-6
Name: Pete
Living In: Wash DC
How Old I Be: 23
Fandom Since: Birth, but worthwhile fandom since 1998 or so.
ND Class of: 2006
HLS Reader: Last 3 months.
Favorite Player: Preston Jackson
Season Prediction: I originally predicted 10-2 and it’s preserved on the Internet, so by God I’m going to stick by it come hell or high water. Probably both. Saturday’s a bit of a rubber match for me.
Name: Michael
Living In: Omaha, NE
How Old I Be: 18
Fandom Since: Birth
ND Class Of: Subway Alum (Creighton student)
HLS Reader: about six months
Favorite Player: Old favorite: Mike Stonebreaker (got a shirt with “Stonebreaker” and 42 on the back when I was 1, I always loved the name) Current favorite: Brady (because of the abuse I took in high school for supporting him)
Season Prediction: 7-5, unfortunately
Name: J
Living In: Hicksville, Ohio (for real)
How Old I Be: 29
Fandom Since: 1986 (you have to earn it)
HLS Reader: 3 years
Favorite Player: Jeff Burris Bitch
Prediction: 7-5 International bowl here we come. (For the record I thought we would go 9-3)
Name: Nate
Living In: South Bend, IN
How Old I Be: 25
Fandom Since: 1998
ND Class of: …
HLS Reader: Long time reader, first time commenter.
Favorite Player: Jeff “the shark” Samardzija
Season Prediction: I’ll be content with 7-5 and a bowl win in a lower bowl.
Face Mask Price Ut.54yrs Fan sence I was 6,a HLS fan 3 weeks Fav player Joe Montana I think we go 7-5.Subway alum.Played FB 7yrs 6 yrs first string varsity.Hon.Men.all state Ga.Def.Tkl.Jr&sr year.Scoll.off.from Au.GaT,&Clem.Was Sidelined by shold.Inj.Coll. lost interest.Went in the service 9 yrs USN.
Name: Hicks
Living in: Slippery Rock PA
How old I be: 42
Fandom since: 1973
ND Class of: 1988, M.A.
HLS Reader: 2 years
Favorite Player: Tom Clemens
Season Prediction: Began optimistically with 8-4 or 7-5. 6-6?
Name: domer.mq
Living In: Chicago
How Old I Be: 29
Fandom Since: Conception
HLS Reader: The jokes on all of you. I can’t actually read.
Favorite Player: Zorich
Prediction: Glory
Name: Daviehamsufferer97
Living In: Arlington, TX
How Old I Be: Just shy of 30. Forever.
Fandom Since: 10 years or so (97!? Am I a Jinx? I was born in 1988 at least)
ND Class Of: Subway Alum
HLS Reader: Since around October ’05
Favorite Player: Brady Quinn
Season Prediction: 8-4
D’oh! I’m 19…
Name: Vigo
Living In: San Diego, CA
How Old I Be: 24
Fandom Since: 7 years
ND Class Of: 2004
HLS Reader: Since 2005
Favorite Player: Brady Quinn
Season Prediction: 6-6
Name: Tom
Living In: Louisiana, the middle of nowhere
How Old I Be: 15
Fandom Since: Birth, my mom was an almnus and my dad a huge fan
ND Class Of: (hopefully) 2014
HLS Reader: recently
Favorite Player: Tie-Joe Montana/Brady Quinn
Season Prediction: 7-5
Name: Tunney O\’Hanlon
Living In: Not in Kansas anymore
How Old I Be: Just shy of 55.
Fandom Since: 1965
ND Class Of: 1975
HLS Reader: 6 mos.
Favorite Player: Walt Patulski
Season Prediction: 6-6 sounds about right.
Name: Mike
Living In: Irvine, CA
How Old I Be: 28
Fandom Since: 1988
ND Class of: ’03 MBA
HLS Reader: 2 years
Favorite Player: BQ
Season Prediction: 7-5
Name: Adam
Living in: Orange, CA
How Old I Be: 18
Fandom Since: The moment I was conceived. Maybe a little after
Subway Alum: Just for a few more years. I’m putting off college for now
HLS Reader: For about a year
Favorite ND Player: BQ
Season Prediction: 7-6 (incl. bowl win)
Name: CF
Living In: Philly
How Old I Be: Mid 20s
Fandom Since: My grandfather first sang me the fight song.
ND Class Of: Subway alum
HLS Reader: A year-ish
Favorite Player: The Shark
Season Prediction: Unacceptable.
Name: JR
Living In: Florida
How Old I Be: 26
Fandom Since: Birth (1981)
ND Class Of: 2003
HLS Reader: Over a year
Favorite Player: Darrell Campbell
Season Prediction: 6-6
Name: Ohio State Rep
Living In: Cleveland, OH
How Old I Be: Just had my 20th High School Reunion.
Fandom Since: Since attending St. Bavo’s Mishawaka In
ND Class Of: Holy Cross College 87-89, attended ND (6credits) John Carroll Univ 91
HLS Reader: 2006-07
Favorite Player: Quinn, opps, not Browns Site, Zibby
Season Prediction: 4-8 (since GT PSU was 8-4
Name: ChaosV
Living in: Minnesota
Fan Since: I was old enough to watch games. Probably 1977.
ND Class of: 1992, had I attended. Was accepted, chose not to go, because 10% of my HS class attended (grew up in Mishawaka, attended Catholic school G1-12).
HLS reader: 2006-present
Favorite Player: any good Pollack
Season prediction: Still clinging to 8-4
Name: Dneelean
Living In: Chicago
How Old I Be: 27
Fandom Since: 1998 – first game ND v. Michigan (sucks!) after Michigan (sucks!) won the NC the year before
ND Class Of: 2002
HLS Reader: Daily
Favorite Player: Clifford Jefferson or that squirrel from that one BC game in 1999 I think
Season Prediction: rebuilding
You guys rule! Thanks for playing along. We are seriously the ND nation here at HLS. We have readers from their teens to their 60’s, from Cali to Louisiana to Florida and back again. And from Slippery Rock – PA represent! Although, somehow we got a reader to proclaim two years of readership when we’ve only existed for a year. But hey, that’s sweet. Welcome to all of you, and we hope to see more posts below. Introduce yourself to all of us – Her Loyal Sons!
Name: Krystian
Living In: Warsaw, Poland
How Old I Be: 26
Fandom Since: 2005
ND Class Of: subway
HLS Reader: Last fall
Favorite Player: only one?? hm… Tommy Z
Season Prediction: 7-5
Name: ForeverFaust
Living In: Walketon, In. (20 minutes south of the holy land)
How Old I Be: 32
Fandom Since: The Faust era of course
ND Class of: Ya right…
HLS Reader: 1 year
Favorite Player: Marc Edwards
Season Prediction: 6-6
Name: Sed
Living In: Windham, ME
How Old I Be: 29 and holding
Fandom Since: 1977
ND Class of: 1996
HLS Reader: From day 1
Favorite Player: Montana
Season Prediction: Aren’t we still in the preseason?
Name: Ryan
Living in: Michigan
How Old I Be: 29
Fandom Since: 1977
HLS Reader: a little over a year
Favorite Player: Tim Brown
Prediction: 7-5
Name: Quixotehan
My Blog: http://www.91screamingotters.blogspot.com (hey, I’ve got to give my own shout out)
Living In: Michigan (Sucks!)
How Old I Be: Body of a 38 year old, Maturity of a teenager
Fandom since: my grandfather first played for Rockne
ND Class of: 1991
HLS Reader: Summer of ’06
Favorite Player: Michael Stonebreaker
Season Prediction: Ask me in December, I’m never wrong.
Name: Speak
Living in: Madison, WI but from the Nasty in Michigan.
How Old: 31
Fandom Since: 28 years. This is an exact number by the way.
ND Class of: Subway
HLS Reader: From the beginning sounds good.
Favorite Player: Rocket.
Season Pre: 6-6
Vinny…Destin Fl…startrd watching games with my dad in 1960’s….subway but my daughter just graduated from ND in May…HLS reader for last two seasons (one of the most entertaining ND web sites)…still think we can win eight games…go Irish
Bueler? Bueler?
Name: Kilted Poobah
Living in: Columbus, OH
How Old: 38
Fandom Since: Birth
ND Class of: 1992
HLS Reader: about midway through the 2006 season
Favorite Player: Montana
Season Pre: I don’t make predictions like this because it just pisses me off when they don’t come true. (Yes, I’m generally an optimist and a homer).
Name: Short Round
Living in: Keenan, Originally from Pittsburgh
Age: 19
Class of: 2010
Fan since: 2000ish
HLS Reader: Since July
Favorite Player: Bettis or Quinn
Name: Adam
Living in: Nashville, TN
I be: 25
Fandom since: birth
ND class of: 2004 (dorm: alumni)
HLS reader: about a year
Favorite player: Courtney Watson
Season prediction: 7-5
Name: Bobby (IrishBilliken)
Living In: Saint Louis, Missouri
How Old I Be: 24, 25 on the Stanford game
Fandom Since: conception; mother is a ’77 grad
ND Class Of: Subway alum ’05 (Saint Louis ’05…I know, another Jebbie)
HLS Reader: July
Favorite Player: Lake Dawson
Season Prediction: 10-2
Name: The Bear
Living In: Chicago
How Old I Be: 29
Fandom Since: Early 90s
ND Class of: 2000
HLS Reader: Since Q told me he was starting a blog
Favorite Player: Lou Holtz
Season Prediction: A lot of Saturday nights weeping
Name: Mick
Living in: Baltimore, MD
Age: 28
Fan Since: As long as I can remember
ND Class of 2001 (Sexual Chocolate – WHAT!)
HLS Reader Since – I went to the Penn St. Game last year and Chis made me promise to read your blog.
Favorite Player – Zorich
Season prediction – still sticking by my original prediction of 8-4. (That’s really weak that you felt the need to “amend” your prediction Biscuit.)
Name: Kent Allard
Living In: Huntsville, AL
How Old I Be: My God, 47. Get the shroud ready
Fandom Since: 1966 – THE Game
Subway only, sadly
HLS Reader: Since just after it started
Favorite Player: Kevin McDougal
Season Prediction: Pre-Season Homerist Prediction: 8-4. Crashed Into Reality Prediction: 5-7
woo hoo!
Mick, I’m not even sure Chis still reads the blog.
Name: Tommy
Living In: Naperville (Chicago), IL
How Old I Be: 23
Fandom Since: Birth
ND Class Of: 2007
HLS Reader: Past 6-9 months.
Favorite Player: Brady Quinn.
Season Prediction: 7-5, from 9-3.
yeah, who’s chis? mick, quit calling me out!
Name: Katherine
Living In: Iowa City, IA
How Old I Be: 28
Fandom Since: the 3rd grade
ND Class Of: 2001
HLS Reader: Since February
Favorite Player: Derrick Mayes
Season Prediction: 7-5
Name: Flem
Living In: Reno, NV
How Old I Be: 28
Fandom Since: My parents are Catholic.
ND Class Of: 2000
HLS Reader: Since recently (linked from HireJimEssian)
Favorite Player: Tim Brown
Season Prediction: 6-5-1 (vs. Navy, tie game called for lightning striking the field, you heard it here first)
Friends call me: Craig
Living in: South Bend, IN
How Old I Be: I’ll be celebrating my third 30th birthday this year.
Fandom Since: Arriving at Our Lady’s University in August 2004
ND Class Of: Whenever I defend my dissertation, likely ca. 2009
HLS Reader: Since recently
Favorite Player: Rocket (highlight packages for him are remarkable)
Season Prediction: 7-5, down from 9-3 at the start.
Name: Sully
Living In: Amherst, Ma
How Old I Be: 21
Fandom Since: 1996
ND Class Of: Subway-Mother/Aunt/Uncle Alumni
HLS Reader: Summer 2006
Favorite Player: Arnaz Battle
Season Prediction: 6-6
Name: Lionel Tyrone Willingham
Living In: Seattle, WA
How Old I Be: 53
Fandom Since: Never, but acted like one from 2002-2005.
ND Class Of: the town
HLS Reader: To truly understand what it means to be an HLS reader, one must first understand what it is to read. Webster’s Dictionary defines read as “to receive or take in the sense of (as letters or symbols) especially by sight or touch.” So for me to “read” HLS, it must touch me in some way. Not unlike the way I touch the lives of young men on and off the field. And then one must look at the letters “HLS.” HLS, of course, stands for “He Likes Swinginggates.” I bet you didn’t know that swinginggates is just one word. That is why I am The Lion(el) and you are a little lamb.
Favorite Player: Ryan Grant
Season Prediction: 0-12
Name: Patrick
Living in: Nashville, TN
I Be: 28
Fandom Since: Irish Catholic. Since they tell me life starts with conception, I guess that was the beginning.
ND Class of: Not quite accepted…
HLS Reader: Today, courtesy of HireJimEssian!
Favorite Player: Courtney Watson (C-Murder!)
Season Prediction: I will be drunk by halftime EVERY GAME.
Dang, I miss a bit with the time difference….
Name: Nate
Living In: Kumamoto, Japan
How Old I Be: 31
Fandom Since: Age 2? My dad went to grad school at ND and we lived in the old married student housing just north of campus.
ND Class Of: 1998
HLS Reader: Um…last year? When did you start this thing? It’s been a while, anyways.
Favorite Player: Rocket
Season Prediction: 6-6
holla back, japan! i am coming to korea in october. maybe i will swing by and hang at your place for the game that weekend.
and holla back both 1) female readers – we have 2! and 2) ty willie! in the house.
i’m wasted, so i’ll stop now. go irish!!!!!!!!
You’re going to Korea?
Name: Trey/Clearwall
Living in: Texas
How Old I Be: 25
Fandom Since: 1987
HLS Reader: a little over a year
Favorite Player: Vontez Duff/Rocket
Prediction: 8-4
Name: ndgirl94
Living in: Hagerstown, MD
How Old I Be: omg, 35 already?
Fandom Since: I can remember…like when I was two and a half
HLS Reader: not sure, a while now
Favorite Player: Rocket/Bettis
Prediction: I want to beat BC.
Biscuit, you’d be welcome to catch the game here, providing AFN is showing it. If you only make it to Tokyo, then you can likely hook up with the ND Alum club there (we did when we lived there).
And why in hell would you be going to Korea? Having been stationed there twice and going for work for a few weeks two other times, I can honestly say I hate that place.