As to get this in while we're still in 2015, let's keep this short. This week, the Buckeyes announced Ezekiel Elliott received multiple misdemeanor citations for doing a lot of very bad, possibly illegal driving. Max Redfield was sent home for tardiness. The demise of Notre Dame's standards are much exaggerated. If you need more reasons to pick ND over tOSU...check out our Fiesta Bowl coverage...maybe. In the meantime, GET IN YOUR FINAL PICKS OF THE YEAR. Fill out this form (do not post your ...
Notre Dame’s Jaylon Smith (9) leaps over Boston College’s Myles Willis (23) as QB Jeff Smith (5) passes during the second half of the Notre Dame-Boston College NCAA football game on Nov. 21. SBT Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN
Apples to Oranges: Fiesta Bowl Defensive Preview
When the Irish and the Buckeyes take the field this Friday, the two offenses may be fairly similar with perhaps a slight edge going to the Irish, but the game's eventual outcome will be more a tale of how each side's defense handles these two explosive offenses. The season-long numbers provide a distinct edge to Ohio State. Let's consider how each team ranks nationally in several important categories (actual value in parentheses): Simply put: the numbers strongly favor Ohio State. Whether ...
Notre Dame running back C.J. Prosise runs for a touchdown against Georgia Tech. (Michael Conroy / AP)
Should He Stay or Should He Go?
Last Monday, as Bayou wrote about, the Football Writers Association of America unveiled its 2015 All-America team. Irish players Ronnie Stanley, Jaylon Smith, Will Fuller, and Sheldon Day were all selected to either the first or second team. While the collegiate career of Sheldon Day will conclude on Jan. 1 no matter how much we all might like him to stick around, the other three all have a choice to make about whether to declare for the NFL draft or not. If each wanted to return, they all ...
HLS/ND Fan Radio Bowl Mania! (Now with Prizes!)
Yesterday bowl match-ups were officially named, and the good news is we're less than 2 weeks away from the most wonderful time of the year! Bowl season is a magical time when basically like every team who wasn't terrible (and some that were terrible) get one last chance to prove something or another. If that seems like a lukewarm sales pitch, that's partially accurate. I love bowl season. I try to watch as many of them as possible. This year's very first match-up will happen on December 19, 2015 ...
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Game Predictions! ND vs. Stanford
'Tis the season to express what you're thankful for. I'm thankful for the Kelly regime's recruiting prowess. This Irish team has a different kind of depth from previous teams. Imagine that! If you give a good coach enough time to create a pipeline of talent, you can survive injuries. ND might be on the outside of the playoffs looking in at the very moment, but no need to panic. Not yet at least. Thank you Boston College for your terrible offense that let the Irish escape with a win last ...
Notre Dame’s Jaylon Smith (9) leaps over Boston College’s Myles Willis (23) as QB Jeff Smith (5) passes during the second half of the Notre Dame-Boston College NCAA football game on Nov. 21. SBT Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN
Game Preview: ND v. Stanford – Going Out on a Limb
The past week has been a trying one for some in Irish land. The release of the most recent college football playoff rankings left many with a bad taste in their mouth as the Irish dropped from 4th to 6th in the new poll. The frustrations stemmed from a variety of sources. A lot of the anger was directed towards Iowa whose pillow fight of a schedule, including their fluffy, airy, defeat of soft-landing spot Purdue propelled the Hawkeyes past the Irish in the wake of the uneven performance against ...
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Game Predictions! ND vs. Boston College
So here we are. Late in a season with national championship aspirations on the line. Standing in the way of another glorious run to immortality sits the Notre Dame Waiting List - Boston College. History will tell you one thing. Your heart another. Your whiskey bottle yet a third. Your spouse/significant other yet a fourth. Who am I kidding. Notre Dame Football is all of our mistress, and we'll follow her blindly. Get your picks in! Fill out this form (do not post your predictions in the ...
Notre Dame’s Matthias Farley (41) waves his finger after making a stop during the Notre Dame-Wake Forest NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend. SBT Photo/ROBERT FRANKLIN
Game Preview: ND vs. Boston College
The penultimate game of the regular season is upon us, and of course it's Boston College. When things are going super well, you can always depend on Boston College to show up and give everyone heart burn (but hopefully not heartache). I wonder if anyone else has written about those games which shall not be named. OH MY GAWD MY EYES AND SOUL. Why writers!? Why re-hash those games???? We do this with USC every time good things happen. Why do it with Boston College too? Can't we just have nice ...
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Notre Dame Football vs. Wake Forest: A Twitter Summary
On Senior Day at Notre Dame Stadium, the Irish had, as Keith Arnold noted, the uneasiest of easy performances against the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest, eventually winning 28-7. Naturally, Notre Dame fans acted rationally. ...
Notre Dame's Joe Schmidt (38) reaches out to tackle Temple's John Christopher(7), Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. SBT Photo/BECKY MALEWITZ
Game Predictions! ND vs. Wake Forest
I don't know about y'all, but I'm chill...I'm relaxed. That Pitt game, yes got dicey momentarily in the 4th, but still much calmer than Pitt games of yesteryear. Speaking of 4th...that's where ND finds itself in this week's College Football Playoff Selection Rankings. Now's the time to put up a couple of BIG....and I mean B-I-G "statement" victories versus the softest part of its schedule. Vegas has the Irish by 27...do you trust Vegas or will that Catholic guilt keep you from predicting a ...