Dear Lo, You and I have never met, but we have something in common: quick hips. Two! We have two things in common: quick hips and Achilles tendon injuries. First, I know your physical pain. The sound of the snap, like a line-drive off a wood bat. The immediate, searing pain. And then the feel of it, when you grab where your tendon used to be and your hand just mushes until you're squeezing bone. Yeah. Been there done that. ...
The Offensive Line: the Secret to Our Success
http://youtu.be/MReJXW7kZyA You can talk all you want about who the quarterback is going to be, or who's gonna carry the ball or who's gonna replace Michael Floyd. When you want to get serious, I'll be here. Go on. What? You're back? Couldn't stay away from the Bayou, could you? You're not the first, baby. And you won't be the last. But before we get into all that, let's talk about the offensive line. To be honest, if the O-line doesn't dominate the line of scrimmage, you could have Matt ...
Here’s Some Football, So Read This Maybe
So. Yeah. Practice started. Did that get your attention? More than boxing? Or a stat book? Did it? Good. Let's get started. ...
Football Outsiders College Football Almanac 2012: “My God, it’s full of stats.”
Brian Fremeau and the boys at footballoutsiders were kind enough to send over an advance copy of their Football Outsiders College Football Almanac for the 2012 season (FOCFA 2012). Having spent the better part of a day with it, I can say that it's the comprehensive team guide to the upcoming season with enough math to make the folks at JPL look up from their Curiosity cams and marvel at all the FEI and S&P+ data. If you're into preseason prognostication, this is the resource you need. If ...
From Under the Dome to Under the Lights, Mike Lee Fights Seever Tonight
Former Notre Dame Bengal Bouts Champion and finance major Mike Lee (9-0-0) steps back in the ring tonight, in his first fight since defeating Eliseo Durazo on June 8. Tonight, Lee takes on Tyler Seever (13-11-1), an eight year professional fighter out of Saint Joseph, Missouri, at the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. http://youtu.be/1hN-M2zEjkc Unbeknownst to most fight fans, including yours truly, when Lee defeated Durazo in four and six rounds, he did so on a bum right hand, ...
Know Thyself, Know Thy Enemy: Coach
http://youtu.be/XLNo_8_c--k Position: Coach Name: Brian Kelly Season: 3rd Record: 16-10 Of all the positions we've featured in this series, Coach Kelly's may be the most scrutinized, the most polarizing and the most studied of them all. Sure, there's been some 1's and 0's expended in the blogosphere on the quarterback situation, but there's no figure more important to the team's success than the man at the top. He's responsible for every facet of the program, from recruiting to hiring ...
Kelly Suspends Rees and Calabrese
Notre Dame's head of football media relations, Brian Hardin (@NDHardin), took to the Twitter machine to break the news of Coach Kelly's decision to suspend both Tommy Rees (QB) and Carlo Calabrese (ILB). Neither will make the trip to Ireland. Kelly's statement in its entirety was, "Our players understand that it's a privilege to be associated with the University of Notre Dame and its football program, but with that comes great responsibility. Carlo and Tommy put themselves in a situation that ...
Debate This: What Happens to Tommy Rees Now?
Grantland-X broke the news here that Tommy Rees plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges, underage drinking and resisting law enforcement, in a deal arising from his May 3 arrest. Displaying a shiftiness he has yet to show on the field, Tommy. at his lawyer's request, showed up by himself, a full 24 hours ahead of schedule to enter his plea. The D.A.'s office, according to the South Bend Tribune, accepted the plea as part of a deal as a matter of course. Now that St. Joe County has extracted ...
Mike and Munificence: Golic, Jr. named to Good Works Team
Allstate and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced their 117 nominees to the 2012 "Good Works" Team. Their list includes Notre Dame's fifth year senior, Mike Golic, Jr. Nominated for his dedication to making the world around him better, efforts which include leadership in The Bald & The Beautiful childhood cancer initiative, Golic is now poised to become the sixth ND player to ultimately make the Good Works team since 1992. Golic is a great story. While obviously from ...
You Like to Watch: Cave, Eifert, Jones, Lewis-Moore, Martin, Te’o and Wood Named
Six Irish players have been named to official, preseason award watch lists. They are: 1.) Braxton Cave (Lombardi, Outland, Rimington); 2.) Tyler Eifert (Lombardi, Mackey, Maxwell, Rimington); 3.) TJ Jones (Biletnikoff); 4.) Kapron Lewis-Moore (Nagurski); 4.) Zack Martin (Lombardi, Outland); 5.) Manti Te'o (Bednarik, Butkus, Lombardi, Nagurski); and 6.) Cierre Wood (Maxwell, Walker). Louis Nix III was named winner of the Louis Nix III award for the 21st straight year. Happy Birthday soon, big ...