Greetings, football degenerates.
The dawn of a new season is upon us, and that also means we’re ready for #HLSrecap 3: #HLSrecap With A Vengeance.
You probably know the drill by now — we watch ND Football together, we tweet our thoughts & reactions in real-time, and the best tweets from each game make it into #HLSrecap. Then we award points and helmet stickers based on whims concrete evidence and ability, and then in the spring, we melt down the internet with a totally fair and not at all shady voting system #HLSrecapMadness. And once every 125 years or so, they replace grass with field turf, and we chronicle that also. Spoiler Alert: Shamrock Series uniforms haven’t yet been unveiled.
How Does It Work?
#HLSrecap is high art, but there are ways to make the system work in your favor. Make sure I’m following you on Twitter (if not, send me a message there). I’m putting a new emphasis on quality over quantity this year, and it’s worth your while to tweet during games since each week the #HLSrecap MVP gets free whiskey. Read on for more detailed recommendations — experienced tweeps can leave other helpful hints the comments.
Tips & Tricks for #HLSrecap Inclusion
- Pregame tweets? Unlikely. Postgame tweets? Meh. In-game tweets? YAIS
- Pop culture references are always encouraged
- In a tight spot, irrational bargaining with / promises to a Deity usually help.
- Haiku. Or rhyming couplets.
- When it goes wrong (and it WILL go wrong) & you’re tempted to leave @NDfootball, opt instead for gallows humor.
- ND Football is life. Tweet how it relates to Laws of Thermodynamics, that book/TV/movie, or last week’s homily.
- Proper spelling & its/it’s usage (except when under emotional duress). This isn’t the SEC after all…
- Puns. The worse (better?), the better.
- Double entendres, but preference given to PG-13 versions. Minimize vulgarities & graphic images (think of clever substitutes!). If we go to 3OT, everything’s permitted.
Can I Practice Between Now and Kickoff?
Indeed. You’ll have at least a couple opportunities:
- Shamrock Series uniforms should get released later today — you may want to clear your work schedule
- During the season, you may want to keep your Thursday evenings clear… #foreshadowing
Who to Follow
We’ll have #HLSrecap Top 25 Rankings soon enough, so no outrage over preseason rankings this year. Instead, here’s a list of folks to follow, all easily contained in a single list. (Feel free to recommend others in the comments)
HLS Authors
- lluckoftheirish
- HLS_bayouirish
- HLS_biscuit
- 4leafclovergirl
- HLS_NDtex
- SupermanTDJesus
On-Campus Resources
- NDmonogram
- NDsportsblogger
- NDFIDM
- NDFBequipment
- NDfootball
- jvs3 #InCompliance
Spoof Accounts
- 1stdownmoses
- NDgoldseats
- NDfancomments
- fakeswarbrick
- FatherSorin
- NDsquirrel
Other ND Bloggers
- OneFootDown
- thesubwaydomer
- Dwnthetunnel
Podcasting Types
- irishtightness
- MancaveQB
- SolidVerbal
- tyhildenbrandt
- jdubs88
Past #HLSrecapMadness Champions
- oaknd1
- ramzy
- Lost And Found: A Twitter Summary - December 6, 2021
- See You Never, Rival - October 22, 2021
- The Sandman Cometh - October 6, 2021
Ryan Ritter
You forgot your past #HLSRecap champion during the football season. SMH
Irish Elvis
I don’t remember who ended up winning #HLSrecap champion during the season…