Three weeks ago, I was bragging to friends that, unlike their daughter, our daughter had not succumbed to the terrible disease known as "Dora the Explorer." But then last week happened. And since then, our daughter has demanded a constant flow of Dora from every conceivable medium. No matter how bad last night's game was, it can't compare to the awfulness that is Dora the Explorer; A cartoon series so insane, only meth-heads who accidentally smoked a metric ton of pot could be writing the plots. ...
Let it out.
I'd had big plans to display some new analytical wizardry with this game this week, but fuck it. That game took on the stupidity of a Dora the Explorer episode's plot-line. Even if we'd won, I'm not sure much could be learned from analysis besides DEFENSEWHUT? So just click play, and say whatever you feel you need to let out in the comments. We'll try to muster up the will to give a fuck and analyze after MSU, which, rather than spending the weekend having it's soul sucked from it, trounced ...
Scoop
Here's the hint: while watching this game, you might not know if it's day or night. Go Irish! ...
Notre Dame v. Michigan Live Blog
Yep, I'm watching this game. In real time. And you can watch every grisly bit of it with me. Just drop by here at 7:45 PM Eastern, and join us! HerLoyalSons - Notre Dame v. Michigan ...
Michigan From The Inside
Long-time, regular readers know of DeepTeaKupp, our resident Michigan fan. He pops up now and then to troll the other regulars and remind me of the unfortunate months we spent working together in Detroit. He's actually just a good guy with horrible taste in college football programs, and he's once again agreed to provide us with a Michigan scouting report. Enjoy? ... HLS nation, thanks once again to Matt, biscuit and the rest of the HLS crew for allowing me the opportunity to provide my ...
Gameday Thread is Open!
We're running an all-day forum thread on our Sideline Forum! Just a reminder, if you want to join the discussion, you'll have to create a forum account if you've not already. Even if you have a commenting account on HLS! See ya there! ...
Irish Blogger Gathering: The “See, I Can Be Optimistic” Edition
The opening week's IBG is hosted by Frank over at UHND. You probably already know he runs one of the top ND fan forums on the net, but he also writes one of the better Irish blogs too! So head on over there, check out his responses to his own questions and links to others! 1. The big news of last week was Dayne Crist winning the starting QB spot. Are you happy with the outcome and how comfortable are you with Crist as the starting quarterback for the 2011 season? I think ...
HLS Top 25 Roulette: #2
Alabama. Or Oklahoma? Hrm. What to do, what to do? On one hand, you've got The Tide, who, after last year's dismantling of Michigan State in their bowl game, look poised to have their ship come in, and on the other hand, you've got Oklahoma, looking about as dominant as you'd expect a perennial contender to look when matched up with a team that somehow lost its way and stumbled into a BCS bowl game. ...
HLS Top 25 Roulette: #5 Oregon
Faster. That's the only way to describe today's Oregon football program. Anything you can do, they can do faster, unless you're Cam Newton. It took me until about mid-way through the season in 2010 to witness an entire Oregon game on live TV, and until I did, I didn't really understand the pace at which this program exists. You could watch all the highlights you want, and get no idea of the operation. And while Oregon actually does a great many of the small things really well, their true ...
HLS Top 25 Roulette: #8 BYU
Because of 2 numbers: 101 and 24. Midway through the 2010 season, BYU was falling apart, and ranked 101st in total defense. Head coach Bronco Mendenhall fired his defensive coordinator after 5 games, we all tweeted about what a cop-out it is to go firing your defensive coordinator after just 5 games, and then the next 8 games happened. And BYU finished the season ranked 24th in total defense. A full 26 spots ahead of Notre Dame, and we all know how awesome we thought Notre Dame's defense ...