The ballots are in. The votes are tallied. The staff here at HLS has done our patriotic duty to exercise our right to vote on the top 25 teams in all of college football...save for one staff member that abstained... America! ...
Not Quite As Planned
I'm sure that a triple OT victory against an unranked opponent was far from the plan that Brian Kelly had for Notre Dame. Losing the turnover battle 3 to 0 surely wasn't in there as well. Nor was having the QB rotation finally backfire in the form of a Tommy Rees interception that led to 7 points for Pitt. I'm sure Kyle Brindza's kicking woes had no place in there as well. With all that I had planned for this football weekend, I figured the actual game would be the least of my ...
UNDEFEATED YEEEEAAAAAH WOOOOOOOO
heart attack averted. phew. carry on. ...
Your Winners for the HLS Giveaway!
Well October is done and that means the giveaway that we ran last month has come to a close and I have selected the winners. We had some great entries and the winning ones can be found after the jump. If you are one of the lucky ones, be sure to check the email that you put on the entry so you can send me your shipping info! ...
Notre Dame #2 in HLS Top 25
It's been quite the crazy week and it delayed getting this together. Sadly the computer rankings are also delayed as I am running into some coding issues. Yes, I am just full of delays, but the show must go on! ...
Friday Roundup: The “Just Win, Baby” Edition
Much of the talk this past week in college football has centered around one central topic. If Alabama, Kansas State, Oregon, and, yes, Notre Dame remain undefeated, who goes to Miami to compete for the national title? Schedules have been compared. Style points tallied. Tea leaves read. Throughout all of the these activities though, one thing must not be forgotten: win. Every. Damn. Game. ...
The Invasion of Norman
The last time I dared to enter enemy territory, I was a senior at Notre Dame. During that 2006 season, I was hopeful that somehow the Irish would manage to upset Southern Cal on their home field and try to find their way into the national title picture. Six years later, I found myself on a bus to Norman hoping the Irish would pull off a different type of upset (by Vegas standards) against the Sooners with 50+ young alumni...and my father. ...
Notre Dame/OU Open Thread
Y'all know the drill by now. Open thread for the day is now open in the comments section. ...
Friday Roundup: The “OU Mad?” Edition
Tomorrow will mark only the tenth time that the Irish and Oklahoma have met on the gridiron. The last time the two met was in 1999. That game, much like most of the series, ended in an Irish victory. In fact, the Irish are 8-1 all time against the Sooners, including the snapping of OU's record 47 game winning streak in 1957, a streak that included a 40-0 destruction of the Irish. So after a decade away these two teams, now both in the top ten, are set to face off in one of the biggest games ...
Alabama No Longer Unanimous #1 in HLS Top 25
After spending the past seven weeks as the unanimous #1 in the HLS Top 25, a couple of the HLS staff members have seen enough to cast their first place votes elsewhere. However, the Tide keeps their #1 spot and the rest of the top of the poll remains rather stable. Most of the shuffling this week came at the bottom of our list, but it is only a matter of time before another large shake up. It's the calm before the storm. ...