Ryan Ritter

California Governor, Gavin Newson, signs SB206 on HBO's The Shop (screen capture via The Uninterrupted

In Their Own Image – SB 206 Signed, First Domino Falls

October 1, 2019 by Ryan Ritter

When the winds of change blow, two choices exist. The first is getting ahead of the game, sitting on the cutting edge and leading a new path forward. The other choice is to do nothing, foolishly attempting to stand in place while blown over. The NCAA, its member institutions, and conferences chose the later. California Governor, Gavin Newsom, unleashed the final gust with a stroke of his pen, singing SB 206 (the full text of which can be found ...

HLS Vault: The Essential Brian VanGorder

September 30, 2019 by Ryan Ritter

It's rare that we feel the need to dig back into our old posts for current content. There are times, however, that not only call for such an act, but require it. This week is that week. The return of Brian VanGorder is that event. Back in January of 2016, Shane put together his greatest video work, highlighting the soon-to-be-fired ND defensive coordinator. It's time to bring this work of art back to the forefront for one of the most important games the Irish will have in 2019. Marvel ...

HLS Podcast: Week 5, Notre Dame/Virginia Recap

September 30, 2019 by Ryan Ritter

After a noon slate that was just full of weird and ugly, we were treated to a tease of an upset of #1 (and they aren't #1 anymore so kinda happened?), and then transitioned to straight murder in the prime-time slate. I'd like to think that the Notre Dame defense really kick started the massive destruction in the second half against Virginia. The argument would probably be a little bit stronger with some better offensive execution, but I guess Irish fans can't have everything that they ...

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Friday Roundup: The Fake Boy Band Edition

September 27, 2019 by Ryan Ritter

If you've watched any amount of college football this season, you've seen them. AT&T's "OK Boy Band" lip syncing a hook to a fake song that you probably don't want to admit becoming an ear-worm. It turns out the fake band has a name, 300 Likes, which I discovered because their fake song, "Summertime Lover" released as a full-blown song last Friday. I've been wanting to write about the most hated/loved commercial of this football season for some time now. However, I don't want to talk ...

HLS Podcast: Notre Dame vs Virginia NCAA Sim

September 27, 2019 by Ryan Ritter

It's that time of the week once again. Time for the most accurate of all prediction and preview methods in sports today, the NCAA '14 Sim. For the second week in a row, Notre Dame finds themselves in the game that features the two highest ranked teams. After a rough road trip against Georgia (both real and Sim-wise), the Irish return home to face the #18 Virginia Cavaliers. Virginia may be for lovers, but the Sim has no love for anyone...especially when it goes on full drugs like it did ...

HLS Podcast: Week 5 Picks

September 26, 2019 by Ryan Ritter

After a less than optimal weekend in Athens, Eddie returns to the pod with some…um, thoughts. It's time to move forward once again as college football stops for no one. So come join us for our weekly picks, aka the things that you are going to fade all weekend. #HAILGAMBLOR ...

HLS Podcast: Notre Dame at Georgia Recap

September 22, 2019 by Ryan Ritter

As we plan to do for all Notre Dame football night games, Shane and I hit Twitch live a few minutes after the final whistle blew in Athens. Kirby Smart tried to let the Irish back into it, but ND ultimately fell short on their final drive, losing 23-17. What went wrong? What went right? Can Notre Dame ever win these kind of games? What does this mean for the rest of the 2019 season? We tackle that and much more off the cuff and raw from the heartbreaking loss, including many questions and ...

Friday Roundup: The Collecting Receipts Edition

September 20, 2019 by Ryan Ritter

Typically, the Friday Roundup collects news, stories, and hilarity from all around the college football universe. Although we all love Notre Dame, it's not the center of that universe and this space helps us enjoy everything that this beautifully stupid sport offers. Sometimes though, Notre Dame is the center of that universe. Notre Dame at Georgia is the lone CBS prime-time game this season. ESPN's College Gameday is in town. It's a top-ten battle with more playoff implications than anything ...

HLS Podcast: Notre Dame at Georgia NCAA Sim

September 20, 2019 by Ryan Ritter

The most accurate of all sports preview methods takes on one of the most anticipated games of the season! It's time for Notre Dame at Georgia. With such a highly anticipated matchup, Shane and I jump straight into the action. No long previews or big news recaps needed. It's time to get straight into the action...right after a cold open in which Shane is the unfortunate victim of technical difficulties and not me for once! ...

HLS Podcast: Week 4 Picks

September 19, 2019 by Ryan Ritter

The week that we've been waiting for has finally arrived: Notre Dame at Georgia. As we start looking forward in earnest to one of the biggest matchups of the season, Eddie and I also get our picks in for one hell of a slate of college football that also features two additional early season top-25 games before a certain marquee game in between the hedges. It's go time. I'm fired up (despite the absolute disaster that was a total false start of the show which I captured in the cold ...