Here are your @andrewwinn stats for this week’s #HLSrecap — 230+ tweets from 139 contributors, with 47 first-timers making the cut this week. We now have over 380 unique contributors to at least one #HLSrecap this year. As you know, each week we present the following highly-coveted (and yet totally arbitrary) accolades:
- Brick Helmet Stickers
- #HLSrecap Top 25
- #HLSrecap MVP
A couple new items for this week: T.R.O.L.L. Point contributions and this week’s #HLSrecap Celebrity Guest Editor.
Here now is our Athletic Director, @FakeSwarbrick, who is currently tracking down each member of College Football Playoff Committee.
Brick Helmet Stickers
I’ve spent some time trying to come up with something half-way clever (my usual literary standard) in writing these comments and handing out the stickers. The regulars here at HLS do such a good job at team, opponent, and game analysis that by comparison my comments come across as caveman-speak – “Team good….BK purple…why ball shape funny? Everett NO!!!! Whiskey.”
Come to think of it, that’s still a lot better than Tom Hammond’s usual effort.
Anyway, what a game. Not much more can be said. I’m so damn proud of the coaches and team, and the way they represent this university and fanbase. Consider asshats like Jameis Winston and corrupt programs like North Carolina. Can you understand the pressure to field an honorable team every year when so many programs do everything they can to skirt the rules? While it starts at the top of the Notre Dame administration and down through the athletic department, those are empty words unless Coach Kelly and his staff put those words and promises into action. In families’ living rooms during recuriting, team meetings, the practice field and during games, Notre Dame does more than develop football players — we develop men of character. And Jimbo Fisher can mouth off about character all he wants but he doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about.
Now for the Twitterati, I have to tell you that this gets harder and harder every week. Some new guy named @SarcasticDomer said it best:
https://twitter.com/SarcasticDomer/status/523668402041552896
Have a sticker, I guess, for some well-timed and spot on bitching. I don’t know how @IrishElvis keeps up with favoriting the tweets, and I don’t know how y’all focus on the game AND Twitter. But you do, so here are some well earned #BrickHelmetStickers from the Florida State game.
- @OptimisticDomer – I don’t even want to give him another sticker because it only encourages his behavior.
- @BryonySigrun – now that I can retweet her you’re going to start seeing a lot more of her nasty side. Or you could just follow her.
- @TheSubwayDomer – he was smashed and it was pretty funny.
- @Dapremonster – a steady stream of mostly conherent nonsense.
- @Andrewwinn – in case I need T.R.O.L.L. points later on.
#HLSrecap MVP
Now, onto the quantitative measures. This is just as it sounds — each week, whoever has the most number of tweets that make the final cut will be awarded the #HLSrecap MVP Award and the recipient of a jug and a couple drinking glasses from Indiana Whiskey.
Your MVP winner for the Florida State game is @OptimisticDomer with 10 tweets.
Past 2014 #HLSrecap MVPs
- North Carolina: @HoosIrish (3)
- Stanford: @FatherSorin (10)
- Syracuse: @IrishMoonJ and @HoosIrish (6)
- Purdue: @PDXirish (13)
- Michigan: @SupermanTDJesus (9)
- Rice: @andrewwinn and @IrishMoonJ (5)
#wHLSkey Fine Print
You’re only eligible to win #wHLSkey once per season. If you’ve already won, this week’s most prolific #HLSrecap contributor who hasn’t won will receive the Indiana Whiskey swag. In case of a tie, it will go to the highest-ranked in the overall season rankings.
Special Announcements
#HLSrecap Celebrity Guest Editor is @PDXirish
From the earliest days of #HLSrecap, I’ve been accused of numerous things — focusing on some tweets from @HLS_NDtex while leaving others out. I’ve also spent considerable energy keeping #HLSrecap at a PG-13 reading level. But all my efforts are for naught, because real-life circumstances dictate that I must step away from my duties as editor for the next couple weeks. You’re welcome to start rumors that I’m in talks with the Philadelphia Eagles…I won’t deny them.
I am leaving you in the capable hands (and tweeting thumbs) of @PDXirish for the Navy game. The Midshipmen think it’s cute to have a young lady rap about ND Football whilst boxing? How about a lass who has no fear of tweeting her affinity for Brian Kelly’s sheer polo shirts…
I have no idea @andrewwinn awards one point for each tweet that makes it in; 1/2 point if someone else retweets/quotes/modifies your tweet and it’s included. The Twitter Ranking Of Leprechaun Legion (T.R.O.L.L.) Scale is awarded arbitrarily. Please welcome our newcomers to the Top 25: @Candice4ND, @Subway_Sprout, @jvs3, @IrishTightness, @tricerapops, @D_Farmer.
2014 Cumulative Rankings
Rank |
Name |
Tweet Data |
T.R.O.L.L. Data |
Overall |
Previous Rank |
1 | SupermanTDJesus | 34 | 34 | 1 | |
2 | OptimisticDomer | 30 | 30 | 7 | |
3 | IrishMoonJ | 28 | 28 | 2 | |
4 | PDXIrish | 26.5 | 26.5 | 4 | |
5 | FatherSorin | 26 | 26 | 2 | |
6 | HoosIrish | 25 | 25 | 6 | |
6 | andrewwinn | 24 | +1 | 25 | 5 |
8 | oaknd1 | 21 | 21 | 10 | |
9 | FakeSwarbrick | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9 | |
10 | HLS_NDTex | 18 | 18 | 8 | |
11 | dapremonster | 17 | 17 | 10 | |
11 | IDtheMike | 17 | 17 | 10 | |
13 | PootND | 15 | 15 | 23 | |
14 | taxbastard | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
14 | TheSubwayDomer | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
16 | Candice4ND | 13 | 13 | UR | |
16 | Subway_Sprout | 10 | +3 | 13 | UR |
16 | jvs3 | 5 | +8 | 13 | UR |
19 | IrishTightness | 12 | 12 | UR | |
19 | tricerapops | 12 | 12 | UR | |
19 | eTruth_Irish | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
22 | D_Farmer | 11 | 11 | UR | |
22 | Danny_Concannon | 11 | 11 | 23 | |
22 | jdford | 11 | 11 | 16 | |
22 | taddmike | 11 | 11 | 16 | |
22 | PaulRRigney | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Also receiving votes: @thereidy, @CBusIrish, @1stDownMoses, @awilk, @ItsTripp, @WatchND.
Click here for the Complete Game-by-Game #HLSrecap Recap Appendix.
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