We have some required video viewing for you to get ready for this evening The NDtex25 takes on the first BCS rankings Poot does some great statistical analysis to see if we are BCS ready Biscuit takes a look at the streaky nature of this rivalry When Kiffykins derps, we make sure to post it A new tradition is born as another one is laid to rest with ND's new helmets DMQ points out just how important burning Troy is for our BCS hopes Outside the Bubble Mizzou is going to the SEC which ...
New Golden Domes
Notre Dame decided to unveil the rumored uniform adjustment for the USC game. It wasn't green, it wasn't any form of a throwback, but a new helmet, and the difference between the new and old is downright staggering. According to Notre Dame, the change is a permanent one, and one that Jack Swarbrick has been wanting for a while. He tasked head equipment manager, Ryan Grooms (by the way, you need to be following him on Twitter), with trying to find a color that was more consistent with the ...
NDtex25 Week 7: Taking on the BCS
Rank Team Score Last Week BCS Rank AP Rank Coaches' Rank 1 LSU 115.25 1 1 1 2 2 Alabama 113.5 5 2 2 3 3 Boise State 113.5 4 5 5 7 4 Oklahoma State 113.5 2 4 6 6 5 Oklahoma 108.75 3 3 3 1 6 Clemson 105.5 6 7 8 8 7 Wisconsin 104.25 15 6 4 4 8 South Carolina 103.5 7 14 14 12 9 Auburn 102 22 20 19 23 10 Stanford 99 10 8 7 5 11 Houston 98 ...
HLS Pre-Snap Read
Welcome to the first edition of the HLS Pre-Snap Read! This post will be a new weekly gameday staple at Her Loyal Sons to complete the gameday hype that we've built up throughout the week. The goal is to give you as much Notre Dame material as you can digest leading up to kickoff as well as highlighting some other major stories and games around the world of college football (and tossing in some needed hatred for certain opponents). Since this week is a bye, this inaugural edition will ...
NDtex25: Week 6
Welcome to this week's edition of my little ranking experiment that is the NDtex25. Last week, I was unfortunately in a bit of a rush trying to introduce the method to my madness to my new reading audience here at HLS, so I will try to give a better explanation as to how these teams get their rankings. I had an idea to create a ranking system with as simple of a formula as possible. The main thing I wanted teams to be ranked on was wins and losses, the margin of victory, and the strength ...
Defending Air Force — Beyond the Yardage
Obviously, the biggest complaint about Notre Dame's absolute destruction of Air Force was the fact that the defense gave up a total of 565 yards (5 more than the Irish) with our top ranked rushing defense giving up 363 of them on the ground. It could've been worse too, the Irish managed the option attack much better in the second half after giving up over 200 yards in the first. Personally, I wasn't worried about the defensive performance all game long; in fact, my Twitter feed was ...
Irish Blogger Gathering: In Just Under the Gun
That's right, I'm burning the midnight oil here at HLS! It seems the team here at HLS weren't the only ones that had a crazy week as the Subway Domer had to call a quick audible at the beginning of this week and take over IBG hosting duties. Please do check out his post which has his questions and answers for this week and make sure you check out his home page for all the other IBG responses. 1.So, uh, the defense has looked pretty good. Give me a stat that most exemplifies what this ...
NDtex25: Week 5
Yes, yes, I am very well aware that games have already been played for two nights now, placing us well into week 6 and some of you may very well be reading this while Saturday's games are in progress or done. Blame a work week from hell and my cat betraying me and rebooting my computer while attempting to do all the data entry last night. But hey, the good news is the rankings are done and are finally making their debut here at HLS. For those unaware of what the NDtex25 is, I will do a ...
HLS Adds the Texas Pipeline
Well, howdy y'all! Some of you my know me from my own blog or from my rather colorful Twitter account (which by the way, you should follow), but for those of you that do not, let me introduce myself. My name is Ryan Ritter, aka NDtex, and, as of today, am the newest contributor to Her Loyal Sons. DMQ reached out to me last week to ask if I'd consider blogging ND Football exclusively for HLS and I was very excited to accept, finally giving HLS a much needed southern presence. As far as ...