Two missed field goals, an interception off a facemask, a horribly inaccurate passing attack, and dumb, undisciplined penalties -- quite frankly the Irish resembled the 2011 squad instead of this year's top five version. However, unlike last year, the Notre Dame prevailed thanks to a career day from Theo Riddick and yet another solid performance by the Irish defense. ...
Notre Dame/BYU Open Thread — Oh and Rees Is Starting
So, Tommy Rees is starting for Notre Dame, huh? I'm sure Grantland-X is simply beside himself right now. Here's hoping Touchdown Tommy arrives under center and Turnover Tommy can remain buried for good. As always, the open thread is below. GO IRISH! ...
Friday Roundup: The “Ferris Bueller” Edition
I'm convinced that being a Notre Dame football fan might just be one of the strangest existences in sports today. Despite the fact that the Irish are 6-0, it is as if we as fans still have something to prove. ...
HLS Top 25 – Week 7
The HLS Top 25 hit a bit of a delay thanks to some work travel on my end. No big analysis this week, let's get straight to the rankings: ...
Irish Blogger Gathering: Halftime
It's the midpoint of the season, the Irish are 6-0 and the Notre Dame defense has managed to throw the Heisman discussion for a loop by elevating Manti Te'o into the mix. There's a lot to be very positive about, but there are also some burning questions, especially when it comes to the offense. This week, I posed some of these questions and accolades to the Subway Domer. His answers, as only he can give them, are below and you can catch my responses to his five questions (being the godfather ...
After Further Review, Notre Dame is Still Undefeated
Seven years ago, ESPN College Game Day rolled into campus as a resurgent Irish took on a ranked team from California. That game ended in controversy as Matt Leinart's QB sneak looked to have been stuffed -- until Reggie Bush shoved him into the endzone. Seven years later, those demons were exorcised and the Irish came out on top with a controversial call going in their favor for a change. ...
ESPN College GameDay & Stanford Open Thread
I decided to open up our thread a little early today. I have a feeling the students and alumni are going to bring their A-game to troll the ever living crap out of ESPN so we need a good spot to enjoy the reindeer games. See any good signs? Take a picture and leave it in the comments. Oh and of course, there is a rather big game going on as well. Looking forward to snapping an opposing winning streak against us. GO IRISH! ...
Friday Roundup: The “Luck Has Run Out” Edition
So Stanford, bet you feel all confident right about now. Sure, you've knocked off USC already this season (and then fell on your face to Washington, but we will forget that for now). And yes, you have won the last three years against the Irish. But your Luck has run out and is now an Indianapolis Colt. Now you face a buzzsaw that is the Irish defense. Spoiler alert: Trees lose to saws. Every. Damn. Time. ...
HLS Top 25 – The Reckoning
This is the time of college football season that I love the most. It's the time when we begin the cream of the college football crop rises to the top. No longer are teams able to shield themselves with weak out-of-conference opponents. Now they have to play teams on their own level. Thanks to that, we've had the most movement ever in the HLS Top 25. For the first time ever, we had a team dropped that was previously in the top 15. Three teams dropped more than ten spots. We have three new ...
Irish Dominate Hurricanes, Rise to #7 in the Nation
The day began with concerns of Brian Kelly going back on his word of making Everett Golson his starting QB. The game itself began with worries that Miami would torch the Notre Dame defense all game long and that Tommy Rees' first nightmare drive would ensure the Irish offense would sputter. Then Miami roughed Ben Turk, Everett Golson ran onto the field, and the worries were gone. ...